Subject to recall by ordinance, the powers and duties of the Manager shall include the following.
(A) He or she shall supervise and be responsible for the activities of all municipal departments, except such departments the supervision of which shall not have been delegated to the Manager by the Mayor or by Council, as the case may be.
(B) He or she shall hire and, when he or she shall deem it necessary for the good of the service, shall suspend or discharge all employees under his or her supervision; provided, that persons covered by the civil service provisions of the Borough Code, 8 Pa.C.S. §§ 101 et seq., shall be hired, suspended or discharged in accordance with such provisions; provided further, that the Manager shall report, at the next regular meeting thereafter of Council, any action taken by authority of this division (B).
(C) He or she 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 or her, shall obtain from the head of each department, agency, board or officer, estimates of revenues and expenditures and other supporting data as he or she requests. The Manager shall review such estimates and may revise them before submitting the budget to the Council.
(D) He or she shall be responsible for the administration of the budget after its adoption by the Council.
(E) He or she shall, under the direction of Council, execute and enforce the laws of the Commonwealth, and ordinances, resolutions and by-laws of the borough except those under the jurisdiction of the Police Department of the borough.
(F) He or she shall hold the office of Borough Treasurer, and shall perform all the duties of such officer, in addition to the specific duties assigned to the Manager by this section.
(G) He or she shall attend all meetings of the Borough Council and of its committees, with the right to take part in the discussion, and he or she shall receive notice of all special meetings of Council and of its committees.
(H) He or she shall prepare the agenda for each meeting of Council and supply facts pertinent thereto.
(I) He or she shall keep the Council informed as to the conduct of borough affairs; submit periodic reports on the condition of the borough finances and such other reports as the Council shall request; and shall make such recommendations to the Council as he or she deems necessary.
(J) He or she shall submit to Council, as soon as possible after the close of the fiscal year, a complete report of the financial and administrative activities of the borough for the preceding year.
(K) He or she shall see that the provisions of all franchises, leases, permits and privileges granted by the borough are observed.
(L) He or she 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.
(M) He or she shall attend to the letting of contracts in due form of law, and he or she 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.
(N) He or she shall 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.
(O) He or she shall be the Purchasing Officer of the borough and he or she 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 or she 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 or she shall also issue rules and regulations, subject to the approval of Council, governing the requisition and purchasing of all municipal supplies and equipment.
(P) He or she shall cooperate with the Borough Council at all times and in all matters that the best interests of the borough and of the general public may be maintained.
(Q) All complaints regarding services or personnel of the borough shall be referred to the office of the Manager. He or she, or an officer designated by him or her, shall investigate and dispose of such complaints, and the Manager shall report thereon to Council.
(1980 Code, Ch. 1, Part 2A, § 27) (Ord. 695, passed 8-15-1955, § 7; Ord. 1037, passed 3-15-1976, § 1)