[Ord. 475, 8/24/1966, § 1]
The office of Borough Manager is hereby created by the Forest
Hills Borough.
[Ord. 475, 8/24/1966, § 2]
The Manager shall be appointed for an indefinite term by a majority
of all members of Council. The Manager shall serve at the pleasure
of 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 Council shall furnish the Manager with a written statement
setting forth its intention to remove him.
[Ord. 475, 8/24/1966, § 3; as amended by Ord. 976,
1/16/2008]
The Manager shall be chosen solely on the basis of his executive
and administrative abilities, with special reference to the duties
of his office as herein outlined. The Manager need not be a resident
of the Borough or of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at the time
of his appointment, but during the tenure of his office he may reside
outside the Borough only with the approval of Council. The office
of Borough Manager and Borough Secretary may be held by the same person.
[Ord. 475, 8/24/1966, § 4; as amended by Ord. 830,
3/18/1992; and by Ord. 976, 1/16/2008]
Before taking office, and each year thereafter, the Borough
Manager shall furnish a fidelity bond in an amount as set from time
to time by resolution of the Borough Council, conditioned upon the
faithful performance of his/her duties. This fidelity bond shall be
in a form acceptable to the Borough Solicitor and shall be issued
by a corporation licensed to do business as a surety in the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania. The cost of such bond shall be paid from the general
revenue of the Borough.
[Ord. 475, 8/24/1966, § 5; as amended by Ord. 976,
1/16/2008]
The salary to the Borough Manager shall be fixed from time to
time by resolution of the Borough Council.
[Ord. 475, 8/24/1966, § 6; as amended by Ord. 830,
3/18/1992]
1.
The Manager shall be the chief administrative officer of the Forest
Hills Borough, and he shall be responsible to the Council as a whole
for the proper and efficient administration of the affairs of the
Borough. The powers and duties of administration of all Borough business
shall be vested in the Manager, unless expressly imposed or conferred
by statute upon other Borough officers.
2.
Subject to recall by ordinance of Council, the powers and duties
of the Borough Manager shall include the following:
A.
He shall supervise and be responsible for the activities of all municipal
departments, except the Police and Fire Departments.
B.
He shall hire, and when necessary for the good of the service, shall
discipline including but not limited to communications to suspend
or discharge any employee under his supervision; provided, that persons
covered by the civil service provisions of the Borough Code 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 Council, any action taken by authority of this paragraph.
C.
He shall have the power to fix wages and salaries of all personnel
under his supervision, within a range previously determined by Council.
D.
He shall prepare and submit to Council, before the close of each
fiscal year, a 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, or board, or any qualified officer thereof, estimates of revenues
and expenditures and such other supporting data as he requires. The
Manager shall review such estimates and may revise them before submitting
the budget to the Council.
E.
He shall be responsible for the administration of the budget after
its adoption by the Council.
F.
He shall, in conjunction with the preparation of the yearly budget,
develop long-range fiscal plans for the Borough, such plans to be
presented annually to the Council for its review and adoption.
G.
He shall hold such other Borough offices and head such Borough departments
as the Council may from time to time direct.
H.
He shall attend all meetings of Council and its committees with the
right to take part in the discussions, and he shall receive notice
of all special meetings of Council and its committees.
I.
He shall keep the Council informed as to the conduct of Borough affairs,
submit periodic reports on the condition of the Borough finances and
such other reports as the Council requests, and make such recommendations
to the Council as he deems advisable.
J.
He shall submit to Council, as soon as possible after the close of
the fiscal year, a complete report of the finances and the administrative
activities of the Borough for the preceding year.
K.
He shall see that the provisions of all franchises, leases, permits
and privileges granted by the Borough are observed.
L.
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 Borough.
M.
He shall attend to the letting of contracts in due form of law, and
he shall supervise the performance and faithful execution of the same,
except insofar as such duties are expressly imposed by statute upon
some other Borough officer.
N.
He shall see that all money owed the Borough is promptly paid and
that proper proceedings are taken for the security and collection
of all the Borough's claims.
O.
He shall be the purchasing officer of the Borough, and he shall purchase,
in accordance with the provisions of the Borough Code, all supplies
and equipment for the agencies, boards, departments, and other offices
of the Borough. 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 also issue rules and regulations, subject
to the approval of Council, governing the procurement of all Borough
supplies and equipment.
P.
All complaints regarding Borough services shall be referred to the
office of the Manager. He, or an officer designated by him, shall
investigate and dispose of such complaints, and the Manager shall
report thereon to Council.
[Ord. 475, 8/24/1966, § 7; as amended by Ord. 830,
3/18/1992]
The Mayor is hereby authorized to delegate to the Borough Manager,
subject to revocation by written notification at any time, any of
his nonlegislative and nonjudicial powers and duties with the consent
of Council.
[Ord. 475, 8/24/1966, § 8]
Neither the Council, its members, nor its committees shall dictate
or influence or attempt to dictate or influence the hiring of any
person to, or his discharge from, Borough employment by the Manager,
or in any manner take part in the hiring, suspending, or discharging
of employees in the administrative service of the Borough, except
as required by the civil service provisions of the Borough Code. Other
than for the purposes of inquiry, the Council or any of its members,
or any of Council's committees or its members, shall deal with the
administrative service solely through the Borough Manager, and neither
the Council nor any of its members, nor any of Council's committees
or its members, shall give orders, publicly or privately, to any subordinate
of the Manager.
[Ord. 475, 8/24/1966, § 9]
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 Council.
