[Ord. 171, —/—/2000, § 1]
The office of Borough Manager is hereby created by the Council
of the Borough of Honey Brook.
[Ord. 171, —/—/2000, § 2]
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. At least 30 days before
such removal is to become effective, the Borough Council shall furnish
the Manager with a written statement setting forth its intention to
remove him.
[Ord. 171, —/—/2000, § 3]
The Manager shall be chosen by Borough Council, with special
reference to the duties of the office as herein outlined. The Manager
need not be a resident of the Borough of Honey Brook or of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania at the time of appointment, but during the tenure
of office he may reside outside the Borough of Honey Brook only with
the approval of the Borough Council. If the Borough Council fails
within a reasonable time, not to exceed 60 days after the appointment,
to approve the Manager's residence outside the Borough of Honey
Brook, he must immediately become, and during his tenure remain, a
resident of the Borough of Honey Brook.
[Ord. 171, —/—/2000, § 4]
Before entering upon his duties, the Manager shall give a bond,
in the sum of $20,000, to the Borough with a bonding company as surety,
to be approved by Borough Council, conditioned upon the faithful performance
of his duties, the premium for such bond to be paid for by the Borough.
[Ord. 171, —/—/2000, § 5]
The salary of the Borough Manager shall be fixed from time to
time by the Borough Council.
[Ord. 171, —/—/2000, § 6]
1. The 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 charge. The powers and duties for administration of
all Borough business shall be vested in the Manager, unless expressly
imposed or conferred by statute or ordinance upon other Borough officers.
2. Subject to recall by ordinance of the Borough, the powers and duties
of the Borough Manager shall include the following:
A. Supervise and be responsible for the activities of all municipal
departments.
B. Hire and, when necessary for the good of the Borough, suspend or
discharge any employee under his supervision, provided that persons
covered by any civil service provisions of the Borough Code, 53 P.S.
§ 45101 et seq., shall be hired, suspended or discharged
in accordance with such provisions, and provided further that the
Manager shall report, at the next meeting thereafter of the Borough,
any action taken by authority of this subsection.
C. Fix wages and salaries of all personnel under his supervision, within
a range previously determined by the Borough Council.
D. 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 designated 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.
E. Be responsible for the administration of the budget after its adoption
by the Borough Council.
F. Develop, in conjunction with the preparation of the budget, long-range
fiscal plans for the Borough, such plans to be presented annually
to the Borough Council for its review and adoption.
G. Hold such other Borough offices and head such Borough departments
as the Borough Council may from time to time direct.
H. Attend all meetings of the Borough Council and its committees with
the right to take part in the discussions. The Manager shall receive
notice of all special meetings of the Borough Council and its committees.
I. Prepare, or be responsible for the preparation of, the agenda for
each meeting of the Borough Council and supply facts pertinent thereto.