[Adopted by Ord. No. 2-7-56B]
8.1.1.
The office of Municipal Manager is hereby created by the Municipality
of Bethel Park.
[Amended by Ord. No. 4-10-61B]
8.2.1.
The Manager shall be appointed by a majority of all the members of
Council, and he shall serve at the will of Council.
[Amended by Ord. No. 4-10-61B]
8.3.1.
The Manager shall be chosen principally on the basis of his executive
and administrative abilities, with special reference to his actual
experience in or his knowledge or accepted practices in respect to
the duties of his office as herein outlined.
8.4.1.
Before entering upon his duties, the Manager shall give a bond to
the Municipality of Bethel Park with a bonding company as surety,
to be approved by the Council, in the sum of $10,000, conditioned
for the faithful performance of his duties. The premium shall be paid
by the Municipality of Bethel Park.
8.5.1.
The salary of the Municipal Manager shall be established by Council
from time to time.
8.6.1.
The Manager shall be the chief administrative officer of the municipality
and he shall be responsible to the Council as a whole for the proper
and efficient administration of the affairs of the municipality. His
powers and duties shall relate to the general management of all municipal
business not expressly by statute imposed or conferred upon other
municipal officers.
8.6.2.
Subject to recall by ordinance of Council, the powers and duties
of the Municipal Manager shall include the following:
1.
He shall supervise and be responsible for the activities of all municipal
departments, except the Police Department.
2.
He shall with approval of Council hire, and when necessary for the
good of the service shall suspend without pay, all employees under
his supervision, and shall report at the next meeting thereafter of
Council any action taken by authority of the subsection, provided
that persons covered by the civil service provisions of the Municipality
Code shall be hired, suspended or discharged in accordance with such
provisions.
3.
He shall prepare and submit to Council before the close of the fiscal
year, or on such alternate date as Council shall determine, a suggested
budget for the next fiscal year and an explanatory budget message.
In preparing the budget, the Manager or an officer designated by him
shall obtain from the head of each department, agency, board or officer,
estimates of revenues and expenditures and other supporting data as
he requests and may suggest revisions when submitting the suggested
budget to the Council.
4.
He shall be responsible for the administration of the budget after
its adoption by the Council.
5.
He shall hold such other municipal offices or head one or more of
the municipal departments as the Council may from time to time direct.
6.
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 or its committees.
7.
He shall prepare the agenda for each meeting of Council and supply
facts pertinent thereto.
8.
He shall keep the Council informed as to the conduct of municipal
affairs; submit periodic reports on the condition of the municipal
finance, and such other reports as the Council requests; and make
such recommendations to the Council as he deems necessary.
9.
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 municipality for the preceding year.
10.
He shall see that the provisions of all franchises, leases, permits
and privileges granted by the municipality are observed.
11.
He 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 municipality.
12.
He shall attend to the letting of contracts in due form of law, subject
to the approval of the Solicitor, and he shall supervise the performance
and faithful execution of the same, except insofar as such duties
are expressly imposed upon some other municipal officer by statute.
13.
He shall see that all money owed the municipality is promptly paid,
and that proper proceedings are taken for the security and collection
of all the municipal's claims.
14.
He shall be the Purchasing Officer of the municipality and he shall
purchase, in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Code,
all supplies and equipment for the various agencies, boards, departments
and other offices of the municipality. He 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 shall comply with the orders,
rules and regulations established by Council, governing the requisition
and purchasing of all municipal supplies and equipment.
15.
All complaints regarding services or personnel of the municipality
shall be referred to the office of the Manager. He or an officer designated
by him shall investigate, and the Manager shall dispose of, such complaints,
and the Manager shall report thereon to Council.
8.7.1.
The Mayor is hereby authorized to delegate to the Municipal Manager,
subject to recall by written notification at any time, any of his
nonlegislative and nonjudicial powers and duties.
8.8.1.
Except for the purpose of inquiry, the Council, its committees and
its members shall deal with the administrative service solely through
the Municipal Manager, and neither the Council nor any of its committees,
or any of its members, shall give orders, publicly or privately, to
any sub-ordinates of the Manager.
[Amended by Ord. 2-20-56]
8.9.1.
If the Manager becomes ill or needs to be absent from the Municipality,
he shall designate one qualified member of his staff who shall perform
the duties of the Manager during his absence or disability. The person
so designated shall not perform these duties for a period longer than
two weeks without the approval of Council.
8.10.1.
All ordinances or resolutions, or parts of ordinances or resolutions,
insofar as they are inconsistent herewith, be and the same are hereby
repealed.
