[Adopted 1-13-1969 as Ch. 11, Art. II, of the 1969 Code;
amended in its entirety 1-4-1988 by Ord. No. 07-88]
The office of Borough Manager was created by
Borough of Oakmont Ordinance No. 1037, enacted the 11th day of November
1947.
The Manager shall be appointed for an indefinite
term by a majority of all members of Council. The Manager shall serve
at the pleasure of the Council and 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.
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
at the time of appointment, but during the tenure of the office, he/she
may reside outside the Borough only with the approval of Council.
If the Council fails within a reasonable time, not to exceed 60 days
after the appointment, to approve the Manager's residence outside
the Borough, he/she must immediately become, and during his/her tenure
remain, a resident of the Borough.
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 a sum as set from time to time by
resolution of the Borough Council, 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 the Borough 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/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 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[1] 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 Council, any action taken
by authority of this subsection.
(3)
To fix wages and salaries of all personnel under his/her
supervision, within a range previously determined by Council.
(4)
To prepare and submit to 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 therefor, 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.
(8)
To attend all meetings of Council and its committees
with the right to take part in the discussions. The Manager shall
receive notice of all special meetings of Council and its committees.
(9)
To prepare the agenda for each meeting of 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 Council requests; and to
make such recommendations to Council as he/she 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 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 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 Borough claims.
(16)
To serve as purchasing officer of the Borough and
to purchase, in accordance with the provisions of the Borough Code,
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 Council,
make a full written report thereof. He/she shall also issue rules
and regulations, subject to approval of 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 Council thereon. All complaints regarding
Borough services shall be referred to the office of the Manager.
(18)
To enforce the ordinances and regulations of the Borough.
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.
Neither the Council, its members nor its committees
shall dictate or influence or attempt to dictate or influence the
hiring of any person to, or his discharge from, municipal employment
by the Manager, or in any manner take part in this hiring, suspending
or discharging of employees in the administrative service of the Borough
except as required by the civil service provisions of the Borough
Code.[1] Other than for the purposes of inquiry, Council or any
of its members or any of Council's committees or their members shall
deal with the administrative service solely through the Borough Manager,
and neither the Council nor any of its members, nor any of Council's
committees or their members, shall give orders, publicly or privately,
to any subordinate of the Manager.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 33-13, Disability or absence,
was repealed 3-14-2016 by Ord. No. O21-2016.
