[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Silverdale 10-1-1990 by Ord. No. 220. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
The office of Borough Manager is hereby created
by the Borough of Silverdale.
The Manager shall be appointed for an indefinite
term by a majority of all the members of 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 becomes effective, the Council shall furnish the Manager
with a written statement setting forth its intention to remove him
and the reasons therefor.
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 of Silverdale or of the State
of Pennsylvania at the time of appointment; but as soon as possible
thereafter he shall become and during his tenure shall remain a resident
of the State of Pennsylvania, but need not become or remain a resident
of the Borough of Silverdale.
Before entering upon his duties, the Manager
shall give a bond to the Borough in such sum as shall be required
by the Council, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties.
The premium shall be paid by the Borough.
The Manager's compensation shall be fixed from
time to time by resolution of Council.
A.
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.
B.
Subject to recall by ordinance of Council, the powers
and duties of the Borough Manager shall include the following:
(1)
He shall supervise and be responsible for the activities
of all municipal departments.
(2)
With the concurrence of Council, 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; and provided,
further, that the Manager shall report at the next meeting thereafter
of Council any action taken by authority of this subsection. He shall
also make recommendations to Council with respect to the compensation
of all employees under his supervision, but such compensation shall
be fixed by Council.
(3)
He shall prepare and submit to Council before the
close of the fiscal year, or on such alternate date as 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 office estimates of revenues and expenditures and other supporting
data as he requires. The Manager shall review such estimates and may
revise them before submitting the budget to Council.
(4)
He shall be responsible for the administration of
the budget after its adoption by the Council.
(5)
The Manager shall also serve as Borough Secretary,
for which services he shall not receive additional compensation. In
addition, he shall hold such other municipal offices or head one or
more of the municipal departments as the Council may from time to
time direct.
(7)
He shall attend all meetings of Council and its committees,
with the right to take part in the discussion, and he shall receive
notice of all special meetings of Council or its committees.
(8)
He shall prepare the agenda for each meeting of Council
and supply facts pertinent thereto.
(9)
He shall keep the Council informed as to the conduct
of Borough affairs; submit periodic reports of the condition of the
Borough finances and such other reports as the Council requests; and
make such recommendations to the Council as he deems necessary.
(10)
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.
(11)
He shall see that the provisions of all franchises,
leases, permits, and privileges granted by the Borough are observed.
(12)
He shall 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.
(13)
He shall attend to the letting of contracts in due
form of law, and he shall supervise the performance and faithful execution
of them, except insofar as such duties are expressly imposed upon
some other Borough officer by statute.
(14)
He shall see that all money owed the Borough is promptly
paid and that proper proceedings are taken for the security and collection
of all of the Borough's claims.
(15)
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, from time to time or when directed by
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 municipal supplies and equipment.
(16)
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 all
such complaints, and the Manager shall report thereon to Council.
With approval of the Borough Council, the Mayor
may delegate to the Borough Manager any of his nonlegislative and
nonjudicial powers and duties.
If the Manager becomes disabled, through illness
or otherwise, or is absent from the Borough, the Borough Council or
a person it shall designate shall perform the duties of the Manager
during his absence or disability.
