[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Steelton 5-16-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-3,[1] approved 5-16-2011. Amendments noted where applicable.]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance specified for its provisions to be added as Chapter 28; such provisions were included as Chapter 13 to maintain the organization of the Code.
The office of the Borough Manager is hereby created by the Borough of Steelton.
The Borough Council shall, by a majority of its members, appoint the Borough Manager. The Manager shall serve at the pleasure of the Borough Council as an at-will employee and may be removed at any time by a majority vote of all of its members. In the event the incumbent Manager desires to resign from the position of Manager, he shall submit a notice of resignation in writing to the Borough Council at least 60 days prior to the desired termination date.
The Borough Manager shall be selected on the basis of his executive and administrative qualifications, with special emphasis on his actual experience in or his knowledge of accepted management practices. The offices of Borough Manager, Street Commissioner, Secretary, Treasurer and Chief of Police shall not be incompatible, and any two or more or all of the said offices may be held by one person. Neither the Mayor nor any member of the Borough Council shall be eligible to hold the office of Borough Manager.
Before entering upon his duties, the Borough Manager shall give a bond to the Borough, with a bonding company as surety, to be approved by the Borough Council, in such sum as it shall from time to time determine conditional for the faithful performance of the Manager's duties, with the premium for the said bond to be paid for by the Borough. The bond of the Manager may be included in, and the Manager may be bonded and covered by, any blanket bond in force and effect for all Borough employees in the aforesaid amount.
The Borough Manager shall receive such compensation as the Borough Council shall fix from time to time.
The Manager shall be the Chief Administrative Officer of the Borough, and he shall be responsible to the Borough 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, ordinance or resolution imposed or conferred upon other Borough officers or employees. The Borough Council is hereby authorized to delegate to the Borough Manager, subject to recall by written notification at any time, any of its nonlegislative and nonjudicial powers and duties.
The Manager shall be directly responsible to the Borough Council and, subject to recall by ordinance, shall also have the power and duty to:
A. 
Supervise and be responsible for the management of all municipal departments presently existing or which hereafter may be established unless such supervision and responsibility is expressly delegated by statute, ordinance or resolution to other Borough officers or employees.
B. 
Designate an employee to perform the duties of any department or position in the administrative service under the control of the Manager which is vacant or which lacks administration due to the absence or disability of the employee.
C. 
Prescribe and enforce such rules and regulations as shall be deemed necessary or expedient for the conduct and operation of administrative departments, unless regulation of such conduct or operation is contained in separate ordinances or resolutions adopted by the Borough Council.
D. 
Review either personally or through a person designated by the Manager, the operations of any department, and, subject to the approval and authorization of the Borough Council, to employ consultants and professional counsel to aid in such reviews.
E. 
Assign any people of the administrative staff to any department requiring the services of that employee; provided, however, that such assignment is appropriate to and consistent with the personnel system's classification of the employee and applicable personnel rules and regulations.
F. 
Maintain proper personnel records for all employees of the Borough, which shall reflect all aspects of the service of each employee.
G. 
Assist department heads in preparing personnel planning programs.
H. 
Administer the personnel system of the Borough subject to the provisions of law, ordinance or resolution.
I. 
Review, analyze and recommend improvements in the administrative organization and procedures throughout the Borough.
J. 
Sign all purchase orders where the value of the item being purchased is $2,999 or less, or an amount fixed by Borough Council resolution.
K. 
Provide all necessary schedules, forms and policies to assist all department heads in the preparation of their departmental budget requests.
L. 
Submit to the Borough Council a budget message, an annual operating budget, a capital budget and proposed schedule of revenues, within the time frame as prescribed by the Borough Code.
M. 
Participate in budget analyses and hearings relative to budget requests, budget amendments and budget allocations.
N. 
Maintain budget expenditure control during the course of the fiscal year and keep the Borough Council informed on the progress and developments of plans, policies and programs as they relate to the budget.
O. 
Participate in and administer labor relations programs, including conducting contract negotiations, contract administration and related programs.
P. 
Attend all Borough Council meetings and other meetings as specified by the Borough Council.
Q. 
Submit to the Borough Council all monthly reports as prescribed, and by a specific time, as established by the Borough Council.
R. 
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 such complaints or establish procedures whereby they are recorded and forwarded to those department heads responsible for corrective action.
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The Manager shall perform such other duties as may be required by the Borough Council not inconsistent with the Borough Code, law, ordinance or resolution, and he may hold such other municipal offices or head one or more of the municipal departments as the Borough Council may from time to time direct.
In case of illness or absence of the Manager from the Borough, the Assistant Borough Manager (or if there is no Assistant Borough Manager or he is unable to serve, then one qualified member of the Manager's staff appointed by the Manager with the concurrence of the Borough Council) shall perform the duties of the Manager during his absence or disability. In the event of disability or absence of the Manager where there is no Assistant Borough Manager or the Manager has not appointed a member of his staff to act in his capacity, the Borough Council shall designate a person as Acting Borough Manager to perform the duties of the Manager until such time as the Manager returns to full duty or his successor is appointed.