[Ord. 301, 3/26/1956, § 1]
The office of Borough Manager is hereby created by the Borough
of Wellsboro, subject to the right of the Borough, by ordinance, at
any time to abolish such office.
[Ord. 301, 3/26/1956, § 2]
As soon as practicable after the enactment of this Part, the
Borough Council shall elect, by a majority vote of all its members,
one person to fill the office of Borough Manager, who shall serve
until the first Monday of January of the even-numbered years succeeding
his appointment, and until his successor is elected and qualifies.
The said office shall be filled biennially thereafter. In the case
of a vacancy, the Council shall fill said office by majority vote
of all its members. The Borough Manager shall, however, be subject
to removal at any time by a majority vote of all the members of the
Council.
[Ord. 301, 3/26/1956, § 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 the office as herein outlined. The Manager need not
be a resident of the Borough or the State of Pennsylvania at the time
of his appointment, but as soon as possible thereafter he shall become
and during his tenure as Manager shall remain a resident of the Borough.
[Ord. 301, 3/26/1956, § 4; as amended by A.O.]
Before entering upon his duties, the Borough Manager shall give
bond to the Borough with a bonding company as surety, in the sum as
established from time to time by resolution of Borough Council, conditioned
for the faithful performance of his duties, premium for the said bond
to be paid for by the Borough of Wellsboro. The bond of the Borough
Manager may be included in, and the Manager may be bonded under and
covered by the blanket bond now in force and effect for all Borough
employees in the aforesaid amount.
[Ord. 301, 3/26/1956, § 5]
The Borough Manager shall receive such compensation as shall
be fixed from time to time by the Council.
[Ord. 301, 3/26/1956, § 6; as amended by A.O.]
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. The Mayor is hereby authorized
to delegate to the Borough Manger, subject to recall by written notification
at any time, any of his nonlegislative and nonjudicial powers and
duties.
[Ord. 301, 3/26/1956, § 7; as amended by A.O.]
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 municipal
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 hire and, when he shall deem it necessary for the good of
the service, shall suspend or discharge all employees under his supervision;
provided, that all full-time policemen shall be suspended or discharged
in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth. Provided, further,
that the Manager shall report at the next regular meeting thereafter
of Council any action taken by authority of this subsection.
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 review such estimates and may 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, under the direction of the Mayor, execute and enforce the
laws of the commonwealth and ordinances, resolution and by-laws of
the Borough.
F. He shall 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.
G. 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 shall request; and shall make such
recommendations to the Council as he deems necessary.
H. 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.
I. He shall see that the provisions of all franchises, leases, permits
and privileges granted by the Borough are preserved.
J. 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.
K. He shall attend to the lettering 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.
L. He shall see that all money owed by the Borough is promptly paid
and that proper proceedings are taken for the security and collection
of all the Borough's claims.
M. 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.
N. 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.
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.
[Ord. 301, 3/26/1956, § 8]
In case of illness or absence of the Manager from the Borough
he shall, with the approval of the Council, delegate one qualified
member of his staff who shall perform the duties of the Manager during
his absence or disability.