Borough of Quakertown, PA Article B Operating Procedures.

§ 221 The Functions of Council.

[Res. 1/5/1976, Art. B, § 1]

Council shall establish all policy procedures and deal directly with the Manager.

§ 222 Functions of the Manager.

[Res. 1/5/1976, Art. B, § 2]

The Manager shall carry out and enforce all policies established by Council, and shall be responsible directly to Council.

§ 223 Functions of Department Heads.

[Res. 1/5/1976, Art. B, § 3]

The department heads shall carry out the directives of the Manager and shall be responsible directly to the Manager.

§ 224 Chain of Responsibility from Employees to Manager.

[Res. 1/5/1976, Art. B, § 4]

Each employee shall be responsible to his immediate supervisor, and this chain of responsibility shall continue to the next immediate supervisor up to the Manager.

§ 225 Hiring and Dismissal of Employees.

[Res. 1/5/1976, Art. B, § 5]

The Manager shall be responsible for hiring all personnel. He shall be responsible for dismissing all employees, except that in a case where an employee disobeys orders, that employee may be dismissed immediately by the foreman or department head. In such a situation, the employee may appeal immediately to the Manager following the procedure set out in § 238.