The office of Borough Manager is hereby created
by the Borough of Athens.
[Amended 7-26-2010 by Ord. No. 629, approved 8-23-2010; at time of
adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
The Manager shall be appointed by a majority
of all members of the Council for a term of two years after the effective
date of the agreement or the date of the organizational meeting of
Council following the next municipal election, whichever shall occur
first. At least two months before the termination of the contract,
the Council shall furnish the Manager with a written statement setting
forth its intention to renew the contract; however, failure to comply
with this notice provision shall not operate to automatically extend
the employment contract.
[Amended 10-26-2009 by Ord. No. 623, approved 10-26-2009; 7-26-2010 by Ord. No. 629, approved 8-23-2010]
The Manager shall be chosen solely on the basis
of executive and administrative abilities, with special reference
to the duties of the office as outlined in this contract. The Manager
is not required to be a resident of the Borough.
[Amended 7-26-2010 by Ord. No. 629, approved 8-23-2010]
The Manager will also serve as the Assistant Secretary/Treasurer
and shall maintain a bond as required under the Borough Code.
[Amended 7-26-2010 by Ord. No. 629, approved 8-23-2010]
The salary of the Borough Manager shall be set
by the Borough Council and shall follow the benefits/wage increases
of the nonuniform contract. The Manager does not get fewer benefits/pay
increases than the Public Works Department/clerical employees. The
Borough may provide greater benefits/pay increases at its option.
The Borough reserves the right at any time by
ordinance to amend or otherwise modify or repeal this chapter in any
particular.
The Mayor is hereby authorized to delegate,
in writing, 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 Council shall designate one qualified member
of his staff to perform the duties of the Manager during his absence
or disability.
Wherever in this chapter a masculine pronoun
is used, it includes the feminine.