[Ord. 409, 1/9/1951, § 1]
An office to be called the office of Borough Manager is established
and created for the Borough.
[Ord. 409, 1/9/1951, § 2]
While the office of a Manager exists, Council shall, from time
to time whenever there is a vacancy, elect by a vote of a majority
of all its members one person to fill the office of Manager, for an
indefinite term, and subject to removal by Council at any time by
a vote of a majority of its members.
[Ord. 409, 1/9/1951, § 3]
The Manager shall carry on the business of the Borough under the direction of Council, and his duties shall consist of those prescribed by §§
1-205 and
1-206, as well as the general management of all Borough business not specifically given by statue or other ordinances or other officials of the Borough.
[Ord. 409, 1/9/1951, § 4]
The compensation of the Manager shall be fixed by Council from
time to time, and the Manager shall give bond in a sum to be fixed
by Council with surety approved by Council, conditioned for the faithful
performance of his duties.
[Ord. 577, 4/13/1976, § 1]
1. The duties of the Manager shall consist of the following:
A. The Manager shall be the chief administrative officer of the Borough
responsible to Council as a whole for the proper and efficient administration
of the affairs of the Borough, including all Borough business not
specifically vested in some other officer or person by statute, ordinance
or resolution.
B. The Manager shall supervise and be responsible for the activities
of all municipal departments, except that he shall not exercise any
supervision or authority over the Police Department other than such
duties as may be delegated to him from time to time by the Mayor.
C. He shall hire, appoint, suspend or remove all municipal employees in accordance with §
1-206, except as otherwise provided by law or ordinance, and excepting that all employees covered by the civil service provisions of the Borough Code shall be hired, suspended, or discharged in accordance with those provisions. The Manager shall at the next succeeding meeting of Council report any action taken under authority of this subsection.
D. He shall prepare and submit the annual operating budget for the succeeding
year to Council in sufficient time prior to the close of the preceding
fiscal year to allow for its adoption as required by law. He shall
submit such explanatory budget message as may be required and obtain
from all employees and other persons estimates of revenues and expenditures
and other supporting data as may be required to fully explain his
proposed budget.
E. He shall submit to Council with his proposed budget, a complete written
report on the finances and administrative activity of the municipality
for the current year.
F. He shall, subject to other requirements by law, ordinance or resolution,
generally superintend and manage all of the day-to-day fiscal affairs
of the municipality. He shall continually examine and review all accounts
in which the municipality is concerned, either as debtor or creditor,
and prepare and present to Council such written reports and financial
statements as may be required.
G. He shall keep Council fully informed and advised as to the financial
condition and the conduct of business affairs of the Borough and its
future needs, submitting such periodic reports and making such recommendations
for action concerning the fiscal and other business affairs of the
municipality as he deems necessary.
H. He shall attend all Council meetings and all committee meetings,
at which his presence is requested, and shall have the right to take
part in discussion in those meetings of Council or its committee but
shall have no vote in those meetings. He shall prepare an agenda for
each meeting of Council for the conduct of the business of Council,
subject, however, to the right of the Council President to authorize
deviation from the order of business listed in the agenda. Each councilman
shall be supplied with a copy of the agenda no later than the Friday
preceding the regular monthly meeting.
I. He may employ experts or consultants to perform work or advise or
assist in the business of the Borough. However, the approval of Council
shall be necessary if the cost of any such expert or consultant exceeds
a sum set by Council from time to time by resolution.
J. He shall be responsible for the letting of contracts and shall supervise
the performance and execution of contracts unless those duties are
imposed by law, ordinance or resolution upon some other officer or
person.
K. He shall act as purchasing officer of the Borough and shall purchase,
subject to the requirements of the Borough Code, all supplies and
equipment required by any agency, board, department or officer of
the Borough. He shall keep an account of those purchases and from
time to time make full written report of them to Council.
L. He shall be responsible for investigating all complaints regarding
Borough affairs, problems, personnel and actions, and shall, when
appropriate, take appropriate action, keeping a record of those complaints
investigated or reported to him and the action, if any, taken on them.
M. He shall keep appropriate records as required by law, and he shall
be authorized to certify and attest to the execution of all ordinances,
contracts or other instruments. He shall have custody of the municipal
corporate seal.
N. He shall, where authorized by law, ordinance or resolution, acknowledge
and execute documents, contracts, obligations or other papers, on
behalf of the municipality.
O. He shall have the duty to enforce ordinances and regulations of the
municipality.
P. He shall have the authority to represent the Borough in deliberation
with other governmental bodies.
Q. He may hold such other municipal offices or departments or boards
of the municipality as Council may from time to time direct.
R. The above list shall be construed as a general guideline of the extent
of the Manager's powers and duties. The listing of a power and duty
in the above list shall not be construed to deny Council the right
to remove that power or duty from the list or to add any power or
duty by ordinance or resolution.
[Ord. 577, 4/13/1976, § 2]
Except as required by civil service provisions of the Borough
Code, the Manager and pertinent committee of Council involved, with
the approval of Council, shall have the right to hire, discharge or
suspend Borough employees, and he shall have the right solely to direct
the Borough employees. All actions of Council relating to the Borough
employees shall be conducted through the Manager.
[Ord. 577, 4/13/1976, § 3]
In the absence of, or upon the disability of the Manager, he
shall nominate and appoint an employee of the Borough who shall perform
his duties during such absence or disability. In the event such a
substitute is required for longer than two weeks, his continued appointment
shall require the approval of Council.
[Ord. 577, 4/13/1976, § 4]
The Manager shall, within two years after his appointment, fix
his residence within the Borough.