[Ord. 283, 1/7/1963]
The office of Borough Manager is hereby created by the Borough
of Selinsgrove.
[Ord. 283, 1/7/1963]
The Manager shall be appointed by a majority of all the members
of Council, and he shall serve until the first Monday of January of
the even-numbered year succeeding his election and until his successor
qualifies. The Manager shall serve at the pleasure of the Council,
and he may be removed at any time by a majority vote of all its members.
At least 30 days before such removal becomes effective, the Council
shall furnish the Manager with a written statement setting forth its
intention to remove him and the reasons therefore.
[Ord. 283, 1/7/1963]
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 his office, as herein outlined. The Manager need not
be a resident of the Borough or of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
at the time of his appointment, but as soon as possible thereafter
he shall become and during his tenure shall remain a resident of the
Borough.
[Ord. 283, 1/7/1963; as amended by Ord. 800, 6/4/2012]
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 as required by such Council, conditioned
for the faithful performance of his duties. The premium shall be paid
by the Borough.
[Ord. 283, 1/7/1963; as amended by Ord. 825, 10/3/2016]
The salary of the Borough Manager shall be set by motion.
[Ord. 283, 1/7/1963; as amended by Ord. 708, 12/2/2002]
1. 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, imposed or conferred upon other Borough officers.
2. Subject
to recall by ordinance of the Council, the powers and duties of the
Borough Manager shall include the following:
A. He shall
supervise and be responsible for the activities of all Borough departments.
B. He shall
hire and, when necessary for the good of the service, shall suspend
or discharge all employees under his supervision, provided that persons
covered by the civil service provisions of the Borough Code shall
be hired, suspended or discharged in accordance with such provisions;
provided, further, that the Manager shall report, at the next meeting
thereafter of the Council, any action taken by authority of this subsection.
C. He shall
prepare and submit to the Council, before the close of the fiscal
year or on such alternate date as the 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 revenue 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
hold such other Borough offices or head one or more of the Borough
departments as the Council may from time to time direct.
F. He shall
attend all meetings of the Council and its committees, with the right
to take part in the discussion, and he shall receive notice of all
special meetings of the Council or its committees.
G. He shall
prepare the agenda for each meeting of Council and supply facts pertaining
thereto.
H. He shall
keep the Council informed as to the conduct of Borough affairs, submit
monthly reports on the condition of the Borough finance and such other
reports as the Council requests and make such recommendations to the
Council as he deems necessary.
I. 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.
J. He shall
see that the provisions of all franchises, leases, permits and privileges
granted by the Borough are observed.
K. 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.
L. He shall
attend to the letting 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.
M. He shall
see that all money owed to the Borough is promptly paid and that proper
proceedings are taken for the security and collection of all the Borough’s
claims.
N. He shall
be the purchasing officer of the Borough, and he shall purchase, in
accordance with the provisions of the Borough Code, 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 monthly or when directed by the 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 Borough supplies and equipment.
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.
P. He shall
supervise and manage the financial affairs of the Borough in conjunction
with the Borough Treasurer, which supervision and management shall
include, but not be limited to, the investment and reinvestment of
Borough funds, the purchase of certificates of deposit, selection
of depositories and related activities, all of which must be as permitted
by law. Such transactions shall be reported to Borough Council at
its first regular meeting following the completion of such transactions.
He shall submit an updated report of the transactions each month thereafter.
A full review of all of the transactions shall be a part of the biannual
reorganization meeting.
[Ord. 283, 1/7/1963]
Mayor’s Powers and Duties. The Mayor
is hereby authorized to delegate to the Borough Manager, subject to
recall by written notification at any time, any of his non-legislative
and non-judicial powers and duties.
[Ord. 283, 1/7/1963]
Neither the Council nor any of its committees or members thereof
shall dictate or attempt to dictate the hiring of any person to, or
his discharge from, employment by the Manager, or in any manner take
part in the hiring, suspending or discharging of employees in the
administrative service of the Borough except as required to do so
by the civil service provisions of the Borough Code, 53 P.S. §46171 et seq. Except for the purpose of inquiry, the Council,
its committees and its members shall deal with the administrative
service solely through the Borough Manager; and neither the Council
nor any of its committees nor any of its members shall give orders
publicly or privately, to any subordinates of the Manager.
[Ord. 283, 1/7/1963]
If the Manager becomes ill or needs to be absent from the Borough,
he shall designate one qualified member of his staff who shall perform
the duties of the Manager during his absence or disability. The person
so designated shall not perform these duties for a period longer than
two weeks without the approval of the Council.