[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Clifton Heights 4-17-2000 by Ord. No. 773. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
The office of Borough of Clifton Heights Manager is hereby created
by the Borough Council.
The Manager shall be appointed for an indefinite term by a majority
of all members of the Borough Council. The Manager shall serve at
the pleasure of the Borough Council, and he may be removed at any
time by a majority vote of all its members.
The Manager shall be chosen solely on the basis of his executive
and administrative abilities, with special reference to the duties
of the office as herein outlined.
Before entering upon his duties, the Manager shall give a bond,
in the sum established annually pursuant to a resolution of the Borough
Council, with a bonding company as surety, to be approved by the Borough
Council, conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties,
the premium for said bond to be paid by the Borough of Clifton Heights.
The salary of the Borough of Clifton Heights Manager shall be
fixed from time to time by the Borough Council.
A.
The Manager shall be the chief administrative officer of the Borough
of Clifton Heights and shall be responsible to the Borough Council
as a whole for the proper and efficient administration of the affairs
of the Borough of Clifton Heights placed in his charge. The powers
and duties for administration of all Borough of Clifton Heights business
shall be vested in the Manager, unless expressly imposed or conferred
by statute or ordinance upon other Borough of Clifton Heights officers
or elected officials.
B.
Subject to recall by ordinance, the powers and duties of the Borough
of Clifton Heights Manager shall include the following:
(1)
Supervise and be responsible for the activities of all municipal
departments except the Police Department;
(2)
Prepare and submit to the Borough Council a budget for the next fiscal
year and an explanatory budget message, in such a timely fashion as
will enable the Borough Council to consider and adopt the budget and
related tax ordinances according to the requirements of law. In preparing
the budget, the Manager, or an officer designed by him, shall obtain
from the head of each department, agency or board, or any qualified
officer thereof, estimates of revenues and expenditures and such other
supporting data as is required. The Manager shall review such estimates
and may revise them before submitting the budget to the Borough Council;
(3)
Be responsible for the administration of the budget after its adoption
by the Borough Council;
(4)
Develop, in conjunction with the preparation of the budget, long-range
fiscal plans for the Borough of Clifton Heights, such plans to be
presented annually to the Borough Council for its review and adoption;
(5)
Hold such other Borough of Clifton Heights offices and head such
Borough of Clifton Heights departments as the Borough Council may
from time to time direct;
(6)
Attend all meetings of the Borough Council and its committees with
the right to take part in the discussions;
(7)
Prepare the agenda for each meeting of the Borough Council and supply
facts pertinent thereto;
(8)
Keep the Borough Council informed as to the conduct of Borough of
Clifton Heights affairs; submit such other reports as the Borough
of Clifton Heights requests; and make such recommendations to the
Borough of Clifton Heights as deemed advisable;
(9)
Submit to the Borough Council, as soon as possible after the close
of the fiscal year, a complete report on the finances and administrative
activities of the Borough of Clifton Heights for the preceding year;
(10)
See that the provisions of all franchises, leases, permits and privileges
granted by the Borough Council are observed.
