[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Mount Union 6-14-1972 by Ord. No. 612 (Ch. I, Part 2, §§ 21
to 26, of the 1980 Code of Ordinances). Amendments noted where applicable.]
The office of Borough Manager is hereby created by the Borough
of Mount Union.
The Manager shall be appointed for an indefinite term by a majority
of all the members of Council. The Manager shall serve at the pleasure
of the Council and may be removed at any time by a majority vote of
all its members. At least 30 days before such removal becomes effective,
the Council shall furnish the Manager with a written statement setting
forth its intention to remove him and the reasons therefor.
[Amended 11-4-1996 by Ord. No. 1038]
The Manager shall be chosen solely on the basis of his executive and administrative abilities, with special reference to his actual experience in or his knowledge of accepted practices in respect to the duties of his office as herein outlined (§ 42-6). The Manager need not be a resident of the Borough of Mount Union or of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at the time of his appointment, but he must become a resident of the greater Mount Union area within a period of six months after his appointment and during his tenure in office. The "greater Mount Union area" shall be defined as that area provided with municipal services by either the Mount Union Area Municipal Authority or the Mount Union Area Water Authority.
Before entering upon his duties, the Manager shall give a bond
to the Borough with a bonding company as surety, to be approved by
the Council, in the sum of $25,000, conditioned for the faithful performance
of his duties. The premium shall be paid by the Borough.
[Amended 7-18-1979 by Ord. No. 877]
The salary of the Borough Manager shall be fixed from time to
time by Borough Council.
The Manager shall be chief administrative officer of the Borough,
and he shall be responsible to the Council as a whole for the proper
and efficient administration of the affairs of the Borough. His powers
and duties shall relate to the general management of all Borough business
not expressly, by statute or ordinance, imposed or conferred upon
other Borough officers or committees. Subject to recall by ordinance
of Council, the powers and duties of the Borough Manager shall include
the following:
A.
He shall supervise and be responsible for the activities of all municipal
departments.
B.
With the prior concurrence of Council, he shall hire and, when necessary
for the good of the service, shall suspend or discharge all employees
under his supervision, provided that persons covered by the civil
service provisions of the Borough Code shall be hired, suspended,
or discharged in accordance with such provisions, and provided further
that the Manager shall report at the next meeting of Council thereafter
any action taken by authority of this subsection. He shall also make
recommendations to Council with respect to compensation of all employees
under his supervision, but such compensation shall be fixed by Council.
C.
He shall prepare and submit to Council, before the close of the fiscal
year, a budget for the next fiscal year as provided by the Borough
Code. In preparing the budget, the Manager shall obtain from the head
of each department, agency, board, or officer estimates of revenues
and expenditures and other supporting data as he requires. The Manager
shall review such estimates and may revise them before submitting
the budget to Council.
D.
He shall be responsible for the administration of the budget after
its adoption by Council.
E.
The Manager shall also serve as Borough Secretary, for which service
he shall not receive additional compensation. In addition, he shall
hold such other municipal offices or head one or more departments
as the Council may from time to time direct.
F.
He shall attend all meetings of Council and its committees with the
right to take part in the discussion, and he shall receive notice
of all special meetings of Council and its committees.
G.
He shall prepare the agenda for each meeting of Council and supply
facts pertinent thereto.
H.
He shall keep the Council informed as to the conduct of Borough affairs;
submit periodic reports of the condition of the Borough's finances
and such other reports as the Council requests; and make recommendations
to Council as he deems necessary.
I.
He 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.
J.
He shall see that the provisions of all franchises, leases, permits
and privileges granted by the Borough are observed.
K.
He shall attend to the letting of contracts approved by Council in
due form of law, and he 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.
L.
He shall see that all money owed the Borough is promptly paid and
that proper proceedings are taken for the security and collection
of all Borough claims.
M.
He shall be the purchasing officer of the Borough, and he 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 shall keep an account of all purchases
by issuing a purchase order therefor.
N.
All complaints regarding services or personnel of the Borough shall
be referred to the office of the Borough Manager. He, or an officer
designated by him, shall investigate and dispose of all such complaints,
and the Manager shall report thereon to Council.
