The office of Borough Manager is hereby created by the Borough
of Darby, subject to the right of the Borough to abolish said office
at any time by ordinance.
[Amended 11-2-1988 by Ord. No. 660, approved 11-2-1988]
The Manager shall be appointed by a majority of all members
of the Borough Council to serve until his successor is appointed and
qualifies for office. The Borough Council shall have power to enter
into an employment contract with the Borough Manager setting forth
his compensation, duties, responsibilities, powers, etc., in addition
to those set forth in this chapter. In the event of a vacancy, the
Borough Council shall elect a replacement by a majority vote of all
of its members for the unexpired term. The Manager may be removed
at any time by a majority of the Borough Council.
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. The Manager need not
be a resident of the Borough or of the State of Pennsylvania at the
time of his appointment, but within six months he shall become and
during his tenure shall remain a resident of the Borough.
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 Borough, in the sum of $5,000, conditioned for the faithful performance
of his duties. The premium shall be paid by the Council. The bond
of the Borough Manager may be included in and covered by any comprehensive
bond of $5,000 now or hereafter in force or effect for all Borough
employees.
[Amended 3-5-1975 by Ord.
No. 557, approved 3-5-1975; 11-2-1988 by Ord. No.
660, approved 11-2-1988]
The salary of the Borough Manager shall be fixed from time to time in the manner as the salaries of other Borough officers are set or by an employment contract as provided for in §
15-2 hereof, if the Borough Council so determines.
If the Manager becomes ill or needs to be absent from the Borough,
he shall designate one qualified member of his staff to 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 the Council.