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Borough of Mahanoy City, PA
Schuylkill County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Mahanoy City 8-6-1968 by Ord. No. 359. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The office of Borough Manager is hereby created by the Borough of Mahanoy City.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 24-2, Appointment and removal, was repealed 1-11-2005 by Ord. No. 1-2005.
A. 
The Manager shall be chosen solely on the basis of his/her executive and administrative abilities, with special reference to his/her actual experience in or his/her knowledge of accepted practices in respect to the duties of his/her office as herein outlined.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
B. 
The Manager shall give the Borough Council 30 days' written notice of an intention on his/her part to resign, and his/her failure to provide such written notice to the Council shall result in the forfeiture of one month's salary.
[Added 5-5-1981 by Ord. No. 81-3]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 24-4, Bond required, was repealed 1-11-2005 by Ord. No. 1-2005.
[Amended 1-11-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-1]
The salary of the Borough Manager shall be fixed from time to time by resolution.
A. 
The Manager shall be the chief administrative officer of the Borough and he/she shall be responsible to the Council as a whole for the proper and efficient administration of the affairs of the Borough. His/her powers and duties shall relate to the general management of all Borough business not expressly by statute imposed or conferred upon other Borough officers.
B. 
Subject to recall by ordinance of Council, the powers and duties of the Borough Manager shall include the following:
(1) 
He/she shall supervise and be responsible for the activities of all municipal departments.
(2) 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 24-6B(2), regarding the hiring, suspending and discharging of all employees under the Borough Manager's supervision, was repealed 1-11-2005 by Ord. No. 1-2005.
(3) 
He/she shall prepare and submit to Council before the close of the fiscal year, or on such alternate date as Council shall determine, a budget for the next fiscal year and an explanatory budget message. In preparing the budget, the Manager or an officer designated by him/her shall obtain from the head of each department, agency, board or officer estimates of revenues and expenditures and other supporting data as he/she requests. The Manager shall review such estimates and may revise them before submitting the budget to the Council.
(4) 
He/she shall be responsible for the administration of the budget after its adoption by the Council.
(5) 
He/she shall hold such other municipal offices or head one or more of the municipal departments as the Council from time to time directs.
(6) 
He/she shall attend all meetings of Council and its committees, with the right to take part in the discussion, and he/she shall receive notice of all special meetings of Council or its committees.
(7) 
He/she shall prepare the agenda for each meeting of Council and supply facts pertinent thereto.
(8) 
He/she shall keep the Council informed as to the conduct of Borough affairs; submit periodic reports on the condition of the Borough finances and such other reports as the Council requests; and make such recommendations to the Council as he/she deems necessary.
(9) 
He/she shall submit to Council, as soon as possible after the close of the fiscal year, a complete report on the financial and administrative activities of the Borough for the preceding year.
(10) 
He/she shall see that the provisions of all franchises, leases, permits and privileges granted by the Borough are observed.
(11) 
He/she may employ, by and with the approval of Council, experts and consultants to perform work and to advise in connection with any of the functions of the Borough.
(12) 
He/she shall attend to the letting of contracts in due form of law, and he/she shall supervise the performance and faithful execution of the same, except insofar as such duties are expressly imposed upon some other Borough officer by statute.
(13) 
He/she shall see that all money owed the Borough is promptly paid and that proper proceedings are taken for the security and collection of all the Borough's claims.
(14) 
He/she shall be the Purchasing Officer of the Borough and he/she shall purchase, in accordance with the provisions of the Borough Code, all supplies and equipment for the various agencies, boards, departments and other offices of the Borough. He/she shall keep an account of all purchases and shall, from time to time or when directed by Council, make a full written report thereof. He/she shall also issue rules and regulations, subject to the approval of Council, governing the requisition and purchasing of all municipal supplies and equipment.
C. 
All complaints regarding services or personnel of the Borough shall be referred to the office of the Manager. He/she or an officer designated by him/her shall investigate and dispose of such complaints, and the Manager shall report thereon to Council.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
The Mayor, upon approval of the Borough Council, is hereby authorized to delegate to the Borough Manager, subject to recall by written notification at any time, any of his/her nonlegislative and nonjudicial powers and duties.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 24-8, Limitation on Council's powers, and § 24-9, Disability or absence of Manager, which sections immediately followed this section, were repealed 1-11-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-1.