[Ord. 700, 1/5/1981, § 1]
The office of Borough Manager is hereby created by the Borough
of Hatboro, subject to the right of the Borough, by ordinance, at
any time to abolish such office.
[Ord. 700, 1/5/1981, § 2; as amended by Ord. 907,
9/23/1996, § 1-202]
The Borough Manager shall be selected by a majority vote of
all the members of the Borough Council for a term to be determined.
At the expiration of that term the Manager shall be reappointed by
a majority vote, or terminated. The Borough Manager shall at any time
be entitled to 60 days' notice in writing of any decision to
terminate. Either party may terminate the Manager's employment
without cause upon 60 days' written notice.
[Ord. 700, 1/5/1981, § 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 the office as herein outlined.
[Ord. 700, 1/5/1981, § 4]
Before entering upon his duties, the Borough Manager shall be
bonded for the faithful performance of his duties by coverage provided
by the Borough as part of the employee blanket bond.
[Ord. 700, 1/5/1981, § 5]
The Borough Manager shall receive such compensation as shall
be fixed from time to time by Borough Council.
[Ord. 700, 1/5/1981, § 6]
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 or ordinance, imposed or
conferred upon other Borough officers. With approval of the Borough
Council, 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. 700, 1/5/1981, § 7]
1.
Subject to recall by ordinance, the powers and duties of the Manager
shall include the following:
A.
He shall supervise and be responsible for the activities of all Borough
departments, except such departments the supervision of which shall
not have been delegated to the Manager by the Mayor or by Council,
as the case may be.
B.
He shall, subject to the approval of Borough Council, hire and suspend
or discharge all employees 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.
C.
He shall prepare and submit to Council before the dose 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 review such estimates and submit them with suggested
revisions to Borough Council.
D.
He shall be responsible for the administration of the budget after
its adoption by the Council.
E.
He shall, under the direction of the Mayor, execute and enforce the
laws of the Commonwealth, and ordinances and resolutions of the Borough.
F.
He shall hold the office of Borough Secretary and shall perform all
the duties of such office, in addition to the specific duties assigned
to the Manager by this Part.
G.
He shall, at the invitation of Council, attend all meetings of the
Borough Council and of its committees, with the right to take part
in the discussion, and he shall receive notice of all special meetings
of Council and of its committees.
H.
He shall prepare the agenda and be responsible for the minutes of
each meeting of Council and supply facts pertinent thereto.
I.
He shall keep the Council informed as to the conduct of Borough affairs;
submit periodic reports as the Council shall request; and shall make
such recommendations to the Council as he deems necessary.
J.
He shall submit to Council, as soon as possible after the close of
the fiscal year, a complete report on the financial and 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, after securing 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 upon some other
Borough officer by statute.
N.
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.
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 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 issue rules and regulations, subject
to the approval of Council, governing the requisition and purchasing
of all Borough supplies and equipment.
P.
He shall cooperate with the Borough Council at all times and in all
matters that the best interest of the Borough and of the general public
may be maintained.
Q.
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.
