[Adopted 6-5-1986 by Ord.
No. 436]
The office of Borough Manager is hereby created by the Borough
of Blawnox.
The Manager shall be appointed for a definite term, not to exceed
two years for any Manager after the first Manager hired by the Borough
of Blawnox, by a majority of all members of Council. The Manager shall
be required to enter into a binding contractual agreement with the
Borough of Blawnox for the performance of duties as Borough Manager.
Such agreement shall be called the "Manager's contract." Provisions
for the Manager's term in office and for the removal of the Manager
shall be specifically outlined in the Manager's contract.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
A. The Manager shall be chosen solely on the basis of executive and
administrative abilities, with special reference to the duties of
the office as herein outlined.
B. The following requirements must be satisfied by the applicant for
the position of Borough Manager:
(1) He/she
must be a graduate of an accredited university.
(2) He/she
must have completed two years of service in the field of public administration.
C. The requirement in Subsection
B(1) may be waived by a majority vote of Council where Council finds the applicant's experience in the area of public administration sufficiently qualifies the applicant for the position of Borough Manager.
The Manager need not be a resident of the Borough of Blawnox
at the time of his/her appointment. However, if the appointed Manager
is a nonresident of the Borough of Blawnox, the Council of the Borough
of Blawnox shall direct the Manager to become, and during his tenure
remain, a resident of the Borough within a specific time interval.
Any such directive of Council shall be included as a provision in
the Manager's contract and failure to become a resident of the
Borough within the specified time interval shall be considered as
a breach of contract and just cause for the removal of the Manager.
The Manager may reside outside the Borough of Blawnox only with the
approval of the Council of the Borough of Blawnox.
[Amended 8-27-2015 by Ord. No. 581]
Before entering upon his/her duties, the Manager shall give
a bond to the Borough with a bonding company as surety, in the amount
of 12.5% of the Borough's annual operating budget, the premium
for said bond to be paid by the Borough. The Manager shall provide
such bond for each year during his/her tenure.
The salary of the Borough Manager, once agreed upon by both
the Council of the Borough of Blawnox and the Manager, shall be fixed
and specifically defined in the Manager's contract.
The Mayor is hereby authorized to delegate to the Borough Manager,
subject to revocation by written notification at any time, any of
his nonlegislative and nonjudicial powers and duties.
If the Manager becomes ill or needs to be absent from the Borough,
the President of Council shall perform the duties of the Manager during
his absence or disability. The President of Council shall not perform
these duties for a period longer than two weeks without approval of
the Council.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances conflicting with the provisions
of this chapter are hereby repealed.