Borough of West Conshohocken, PA Manager, Borough

The Office of Borough Manager is hereby created by the Borough of West Conshohocken.

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/she may be removed at any time by a majority vote of all its members. At least 30 days before such removal is to become effective, the Council shall furnish the Manager with a written statement setting forth its intention to remove him/her.

[Amended 5-13-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-05, approved 5-13-2008]

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. The Manager need not be a resident of the Borough or of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Manager shall not have held any elective or appointive political office within the two years prior to his/her appointment and shall not hold any elective or appointive political office during his/her tenure as Borough Manager.

Before entering upon his/her 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 $250,000, conditioned upon the faithful performance of his/her 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 resolution of the Council and/or by ordinance.

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/her 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 to be responsible for the activities of all municipal departments.

(2)

To hire and, when necessary for the good of the service, to suspend or discharge any employee under his/her 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 and have the same reviewed, rejected and/or ratified by the Council.

(3)

To fix wages and salaries of all personnel under his/her supervision, within a range previously determined by the Council.

(4)

To prepare and submit to the Council, before the close of each fiscal year, a budget for the next fiscal year and an explanatory budget message. In preparing the budget, the Manager, or an officer designated by him/her, 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 the Council.

(5)

To be responsible for the administration of the budget after its adoption by the Council.

(6)

To develop, in conjunction with the preparation of the yearly budget, long-range fiscal plans for the municipality, such plans to be presented annually to the Council for its review and adoption.

(7)

To hold such other municipal office and to head such municipal department as the Council may from time to time direct.

(8)

To attend all meetings of the Council and its committees with the right to take part in these discussions. The Manager shall receive notice of all special meetings of the Council and its committees.

(9)

To prepare the agenda for each meeting of the Council and supply facts pertinent thereto.

(10)

To keep the Council informed as to the conduct of Borough affairs; to submit periodic reports on the condition of the Borough finances and such other reports as the Council requests; and to make such recommendations to the Council as he/she deems advisable and as requested by the Council.

(11)

To submit to the 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 the 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 letting 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 office.

(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 and pursuant to Council directives, all supplies and equipment for the agencies, boards, departments and other offices of the Borough. The Manager shall keep an account of all purchases and shall, from time to time or when directed by the Council, make a full written report thereof. He/she shall also issue rules and regulations, subject to the approval of the Council, governing the procurement of all municipal supplies and equipment.

(17)

To investigate and dispose of, or to designate an officer to investigate and dispose of, all complaints regarding Borough services and to report to the Council thereon. All complaints regarding Borough services shall be referred to the office of the Manager.

(18)

To search for and apply for grants and aid from various governmental agencies.

(19)

To enforce the ordinances and regulations of the Borough.

If the Manager becomes ill or needs to be absent from the Borough, he/she shall designate one qualified member of his/her staff to perform the duties of the Manager during his/her 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.