The office of Borough Manager is hereby created by the Borough
of Dallastown.
[Amended 6-14-1982 by Ord. No. 348]
The Manager shall be appointed for an indefinite term by a majority
of all members of the Borough Council. The Manager shall serve at
the pleasure of the Borough 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 Borough Council shall furnish
the Manager with a written statement setting forth its intention to
remove him.
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.
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 Council, in an amount specified by the Borough Council,
conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties, the premium
for said bond to be paid by the Borough.
The salary and hours of employment of the Borough Manager shall
be fixed by the Borough Council and may be changed from time to time
at the discretion of the Borough Council.
Other than for the purposes of inquiry, the Borough Council
or any of its members or any of Borough Council's committees
or its members shall deal with the administrative service solely through
the Borough Manager and neither the Borough Council nor any of its
members nor any of Borough Council's committees or its members
shall give orders publicly or privately to any subordinate of the
Manager.
During any absence of the Manager, the normal operating functions
of the Borough shall be delegated to the appropriate committee heads
in accordance with such table of organization as established by the
Borough Council and in force at the time of the disability or absence
of the Manager. Duties of the Manager not so specifically delegated
shall be performed by the Borough Council.