[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Dormont 8-1-1994 by Ord. No. 1433. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fire Department — See Ch. 20.
The office of Borough Manager is hereby created by the Borough
of Dormont.
The Borough Manager shall be appointed for an indefinite term
by a majority of all members of the Borough Council. The Borough Manager
shall serve at the pleasure of the Borough Council, and he or she
may be removed at any time by a majority vote of all its members.
At least 30 days before such removal is to become effective, the Borough
Council shall, by a majority vote of its members, adopt a preliminary
resolution stating the reasons for his or her removal. The Borough
Manager may reply in writing and may request a hearing, which shall
be held not earlier than 20 days nor later than 30 days after the
filing of such request. After such hearing, if one is requested, and
after full consideration, the Borough Council, by majority vote of
its members, may adopt a final resolution of removal.
The Borough Manager shall be chosen solely on the basis of executive
and administrative abilities, with special reference to the duties
of the office as herein outlined. No Borough Council member or other
elected Borough official shall be appointed Borough Manager during
the term for which he or she shall have been elected nor within one
year after the expiration of his or her term.
A.
The Borough Manager shall be the chief administrative officer of
the Borough and shall be responsible to the Borough Council as a whole
for the proper and efficient administration of the affairs of the
Borough placed in his or her charge. The powers and duties of administration
of all Borough business shall be vested in the Borough Manager unless
expressly imposed by statute upon other Borough officers or officials.
B.
The powers and duties of the Borough Manager shall include the following:
(1)
To supervise and to be responsible for the activities of all municipal
departments.
(2)
To appoint and, when necessary for the good of the service, to suspend
or remove all officers and employees under his or her supervision,
provided that persons covered by civil service provisions shall be
appointed, suspended or removed in accordance with such provisions,
and further provided that the Borough Manager shall report at the
next meeting thereafter of the Borough Council any action taken by
authority of this subsection. All recommendations for appointment
or removal shall be based solely on the merit, qualifications or disqualifications
of the official concerned, without regard to his or her political
beliefs or affiliations.
(3)
To prepare and submit to Borough Council a personnel system for the
Borough based upon merit principles, and to be responsible for the
administration of such after its adoption and/or revision.
(4)
To prepare and submit to Borough Council the annual budget, together
with a message describing the important features, and to be responsible
for the administration of such after its adoption.
(5)
To prepare the agenda for each meeting of the Borough Council and
supply facts pertinent thereto, and to attend all meetings of the
Borough Council with the right to take part in the discussions.
(6)
To negotiate contracts for the Borough subject to the approval of
the Borough Council; to make recommendations concerning the nature
and location of municipal improvements; to execute municipal improvements;
to execute municipal improvements as determined by the Borough Council;
to see that the provisions of all contracts, franchises, leases, permits
and privileges granted by or executed on behalf of the Borough are
faithfully observed; and to employ, when directed by the Borough Council,
experts and consultants to perform work and to advise in connection
with any of the functions of the Borough.
(7)
To submit to the Borough Council, as soon as possible after the close
of the fiscal year, a complete report on the finances and the administrative
activities of the Borough for the preceding year; to keep the Borough
Council informed as to the conduct of all Borough affairs; to submit
periodic reports on the condition of Borough finances and such other
reports as the Borough Council requests; and to recommend adoption
of such measures as he or she may deem necessary or expedient for
the health, safety or welfare of the community or for the improvement
of administrative services.
(8)
To investigate all complaints regarding Borough services and to report
to the Borough Council thereon. All complaints regarding Borough services
shall be referred to the Borough Manager.
(9)
To see that all laws, provisions of this chapter and actions of the
Borough Council subject to enforcement by him or her or by officers
subject to his or her direction are faithfully executed.
(10)
To perform such other duties as may be required by ordinance, resolution
or motion of the Borough Council, and to be responsible to the Borough
Council for carrying out all policies established by it and for the
proper administration of all affairs of the Borough within the jurisdiction
of the Borough Council.
The Borough Manager shall furnish a surety bond to be approved
by the Borough Council, said bond to be conditioned on the faithful
performance of his or her duties. The premium of the bond shall be
paid by the Borough.
The salary of the Borough Manager shall be fixed from time to
time by the Borough Council.
By notice filed with the President of the Borough Council, the
Borough Manager shall designate a qualified administrative officer
of the Borough to exercise the powers and perform the duties of the
Borough Manager during his or her temporary absence or disability.
The Borough Council may revoke such designation at any time and appoint
another officer of the Borough to serve until the Borough Manager
shall return or his or her disability shall cease.
With the approval of the Borough Council, the Mayor is hereby
authorized to delegate to the Borough Manager, subject to revocation
by written notification at any time, any of his or her nonlegislative
and nonjudicial powers and duties.
It is the intention of this chapter that the Borough Council
shall act in all matters as a body, and it is contrary to the spirit
of this chapter for any of its members to direct or request the appointment
of any person to or his or her removal from office or to interfere
in any way with the performance by such officers of their duties,
except as required by civil service provisions. Other than for purposes
of inquiry or in circumstances of overriding public interest or emergency,
the Borough Council, its members and committees shall deal with the
administrative service solely through the Borough Manager and shall
not give orders to any subordinates of the Borough Manager, either
publicly or privately. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the
Borough Council from appointing committees or commissions of its own
members or of citizens to conduct investigations into the conduct
of any offices or departments or any matter relating to the welfare
of the Borough and delegating to such committees or commissions such
powers of inquiry as the Borough Council may deem necessary.
