[Ord. 3/19/1956, § 1]
The office of Borough Manager is hereby created by the Borough
of Bristol.
[Ord. 3/19/1956, § 2; as amended by Ord. 532, 9/9/1957,
§ 1; and by Ord. 735, 3/15/1971, § 1]
The Manager shall be appointed by a vote of a majority of all
the members of the Borough Council, subject to removal by the Council
by a vote of a majority of all the members of the Council. Provided,
the Council, at its discretion, shall have authority to enter into
a contract with the Borough Manager, which, inter alia, may fix the
term of such Manager, but no such term shall exceed three years in
length, but such contract may be renewed and extended as often and
at such times as Council by a majority vote of all its members may
determine.
[Ord. 3/19/1956, § 3]
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 as soon as possible thereafter he shall
become and during his tenure shall remain a resident of the Borough.
[Ord. 3/19/1956, § 4; as amended by Ord. 735, 3/15/1971,
§ 2]
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 Council, in such sum as the Council shall prescribe, conditioned
upon the faithful performance of his duties. The premium shall be
paid by the Borough.
[Ord. 3/19/1956, § 5; as amended by Ord. 735, 3/15/1971,
§ 3]
The salary of the Borough Manager shall be fixed from time to
time by the Borough Council.
[Ord. 3/19/1956, § 6; as added to by Res. 6/11/1962,
§ 7]
1.
The Manager shall be the chief administrative officer of the Borough
and he shall be responsible to the Council as a whole for the proper
and efficient administration of the affairs of the Borough. His powers
and duties shall relate to the general management of all Borough business
not expressly by statute imposed or conferred 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 Borough
departments.
B.
He shall recommend to Council the hiring and, when necessary for
the good of the service, the suspension or discharge of any and all
employees under this 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; provided further,
that the final decision as to hiring and discharge of employees shall
remain with Council.
C.
He shall prepare and submit to Council before the close of the fiscal
year, or on such alternate date as Council shall determine, 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, board, or officer, estimates
of revenues and expenditures and other supporting data as he requests.
The Manager shall revise them before submitting the budget to the
Council.
D.
He shall be responsible for the administration of the budget after
its adoption by the Council.
E.
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.
F.
He shall attend all meetings of Council and its committees with the
right to take part in the discussion and he shall receive notice or
all special meetings of Council or its committees.
G.
He shall prepare the agenda for each meeting of Council and supply
facts pertinent thereto.
H.
He shall keep the Council informed as to the conduct of Borough affairs;
submit periodic reports on the condition of the Borough properties
and such other reports as the Council may request; and, make such
other recommendations to the Council as he deems necessary.
I.
He shall submit to Council, as soon as possible after the close of
the fiscal year, a complete report on the administrative activities
of the Borough for the preceding year.
J.
He shall see that the provisions of all franchises, leases, permits,
and privileges granted by the Borough are observed.
K.
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.
L.
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 upon some other
Borough officer by statute.
M.
He shall see that all money owned the Borough is promptly paid and
that proper proceedings are taken for the security and collection
of all the Borough's claims.
N.
He shall be the purchasing officer of the Borough and he shall purchase,
in accordance with the provisions of the Borough Code, 53 P.S. § 45101
et seq., all supplies and equipment for the various 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
requisition and purchasing of all municipal supplies and equipment.
O.
All complaints regarding services or personnel of the Borough 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.
P.
He shall have the right to cancel any vacation or terminate same
after commencement thereof on account of an emergency in his sole
discretion by giving verbal notice to the employee and in such case
the employee involved shall be entitled to first preference in choosing
another vacation period to make up same, or to waive his vacation
or make-up days as the case may be by working during the course thereof
in which case he shall be entitled to receive an addition to his wages
for his actual work, his vacation pay or part thereof at base rates.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: This paragraph is all that remains of Res.
6/11/1962; all other parts have become obsolete and were removed at
the request of Borough officials.
[Ord. 3/19/1956, § 7]
The Mayor is hereby authorized to delegate to the Borough Manager,
subject to recall by written notification at any time, any of his
nonlegislative and nonjudicial powers and duties.
[Ord. 3/19/1956, § 8]
Except for the purpose of inquiry, the Council, its committees,
and its members shall deal with the administrative service solely
through the Borough Manager and neither the Council nor any of its
committees, or any of its members shall give orders, public or privately,
to any subordinates of the Manager.
[Ord. 3/19/1956, § 9]
If the Manager becomes ill or needs to be absent from the Borough,
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 the Council.
