[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Economy:
Art. I, 3-9-1982 as Ord. No. 239; Art.
II, 7-15-1992 as Ord. No. 325. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Dogs — See Ch. 75.
[Adopted 3-9-1982 by Ord. No. 239]
Pursuant to the powers and duties vested in the Borough of Economy by
the laws and statutes of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, there is hereby
created the position of Animal Control Officer.
The Animal Control Officer is hereby charged with the authority and
power to administer and enforce the Dog Law of 1965 (3 P.S. § 460-101
et seq.)[1] and Economy Borough Ordinance No. 223[2] within the geographical boundaries of the Borough of Economy and
further to administer and enforce any applicable state, county and municipal
regulations not inconsistent therewith.
[Amended 2-10-1987 by Ord. No. 274]
The terms and conditions of employment of the said Animal Control Officer
shall be determined from time to time by the Borough Council of the Borough
of Economy as it shall deem necessary and proper.
[Amended 2-10-1987 by Ord. No. 274]
In the administration and enforcement of this chapter, the Borough Council
shall have the authority to authorize the expenditure of such moneys from
the general revenue as it deems fit, proper and necessary to implement the
provisions and policy of this chapter.
All provisions of Ordinance No. 223 of the Borough of Economy, enacted
August 12, 1980, are hereby confirmed and continued in full force and effect.
[Adopted 7-15-1992 by Ord. No. 325]
The office of Borough Manager is hereby created by the Borough of Economy.
The Manager shall be appointed for an indefinite term by a majority
of all members of the Council. 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 is effective, the Council shall
furnish the Manager with a written statement setting forth its intention to
remove him.
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
herein. The Manager need not be a resident of the Borough or of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania at the time of appointment, but during the tenure of office
he must reside within a reasonable distance of the office of the Borough of
Economy as determined by Council.
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 Council, in
the sum of $50,000 conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties,
the premium for said bond to be paid by the Borough.
The salary of the Borough Manager shall be fixed from time to time by
Council.
A.
The Manager shall be the Chief Administrative Officer
of the Borough and shall be responsible to the Council as a whole for the
proper and efficient administration of the affairs of the Borough placed in
his charge. The powers and duties of administration of all Borough business
shall be vested in the Manager, unless expressly imposed or conferred by statute
or ordinance upon other Borough officers.
B.
Subject to recall by ordinance of the Council, the powers
and duties of the Borough Manager shall include the following:
(1)
To supervise and be responsible for the activities of
all municipal departments. Nothing in this provision is intended, however,
to apply to the office of Borough Solicitor or to supervision of the Police
Department.
(2)
To recommend to the Council the hiring and, when necessary
for the good of the service, to recommend the suspension or discharge of any
employee 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, and provided, further, that the Manager
shall report, at the next meeting thereafter of the Council, any action taken
by authority of this subsection.
(3)
To recommend to Council wages and salaries of all personnel
under his supervision with a range previously determined by Council and to
demonstrate to Council that there is an adequate wage and salary program in
operation within his administration.
(4)
To prepare and submit to Council, before the end of October,
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 or board or any qualified officer thereof,
estimates of revenues and expenditures and such other supporting data as is
required. The Manager shall review such estimates and may revise them before
submitting the budget to Council.
(5)
To be responsible for the administration of the budget
after its adoption by Council.
(6)
To develop, in conjunction with the preparation of the
yearly budget, long range fiscal plans for the Borough.
(7)
To hold such other municipal office and to head such
municipal departments as Council may from time to time direct, in accordance
with law.
(8)
To attend all scheduled meetings of Council with the
right to take part in the discussions. The Manager shall receive notice of
special meetings of council and its committees and attend upon request.
(9)
To prepare the agenda for each meeting of Council and
supply facts pertinent thereto.
(10)
To keep Council informed on a monthly basis as to the
conduct of Borough affairs; to submit monthly reports on the condition of
the Borough finances and such other reports as Council requests; and to make
such recommendations to Council as he deems advisable.
(11)
To submit to Council, as soon as possible after the close
of the fiscal year, a complete report on the finances and the administrative
activities of the Borough for the preceding year.
(12)
To see that the provisions of all franchises, leases,
permits and privileges granted by the Borough are observed.
(13)
To 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.
(14)
To attend to the awarding of contracts in due form of
law. The manager shall supervise the performance and faithful execution of
the same except insofar as such duties are expressly imposed by statute upon
some other Borough officer.
(15)
To see that all money owed the Borough is promptly paid
and that proper proceedings are taken for the security and collection of all
the Borough's claims.
(16)
To serve as Purchasing Officer of the Borough and to
purchase in accordance with the provisions of the Borough Code,[1] all budgeted supplies and equipment for the agencies, boards,
departments and other offices of the Borough. Purchases in excess of an amount
to be set from time to time by Council will require prior Council approval.
The Manager shall keep an account of all purchases and shall make a full written
report thereof, monthly. He shall also issue rules and regulations subject
to the approval of Council, governing the procurement of all municipal supplies
and equipment.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 45101 et seq.
(17)
To investigate and dispose of or to inform the appropriate
officer to investigate and dispose of all complaints regarding Borough services
and to report to the Council thereon.
(18)
To perform such other duties as may be from time to time
conferred upon him by ordinance.
The Borough reserves the right at any time by ordinance to amend or
otherwise modify or repeal this article in any particular.
The Mayor may, upon Council approval, delegate in writing to the Borough
Manager, subject to revocation by written notification at any time, any of
his nonlegislative and nonjudicial duties.
Other than for the purposes of inquiry, Council or any of its members
or any of Council's committees or its members shall deal with the administrative
service solely through the Borough Manager, and neither Council nor any of
its members nor any of Council's committees or its members shall give
orders, publicly or privately, to any subordinate of the Manager.
If the Manager becomes ill or needs to be absent from the Borough, he
shall, upon notification and approval of Council, designate one qualified
member of his staff to perform the duties of the Manager during his absence
or disability.
Wherever in this article a masculine pronoun is used, it includes the
feminine.
