The Borough Administrator shall act as the chief administrative officer of the Borough. His duties shall include the development of rules and regulations for administrative procedures governing operation of all departments, personnel management and general coordination of departments, offices, boards and agencies of the Borough, all for the purpose of increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of the Borough government and promoting its economic operation. All rules and regulations promulgated by the Borough Administrator shall be subject to approval by a majority vote of the Borough Council. The Borough Administrator shall perform the duties hereinafter enumerated and such other duties as may be assigned to him by the Mayor with the consent of the Borough Council.

He shall act as the chief administrator of the Borough government and, as such, will supervise all salaried personnel of the Borough through the respective department heads unless otherwise provided for by law or by this chapter.

He shall coordinate the functions of all departments, boards, agencies, offices, officials and employees of the Borough and shall maintain liaison with the Board of Education of the Borough.

He shall collect all data and prepare a proposed budget for consideration by the Mayor and Borough Council, annually, on or before December 15 of each year after obtaining requests for appropriations from all departments of the Borough and consulting with the department heads. The proposed budget shall be accompanied by the proper supplemental detail in support of the proposed budget appropriation with a comparison of the prior year's expenditure and an analysis of the proposed expenditures with recommendations regarding the feasibility thereof. Upon adoption of the budget, current accounts of the expenditures made shall be kept on a monthly basis based upon the supplemental detail of the adopted budget.

He shall require the various departments of the Borough to furnish annually an adequate inventory of all equipment, materials and supplies in stock and recommend the sale of any surplus, obsolete equipment, materials and supplies.

He shall cause to be prepared and have custody of all municipal records not required by law to be kept by another officer of the Borough and establish and ensure the maintenance of a coordinated filing system for all Borough departments, offices, boards and agencies.

He shall keep the Mayor and Borough Council currently informed on all matters within his jurisdiction by submitting such reports as he deems advisable or as requested by the Mayor and Borough Council and prepare and present to the Mayor and Borough Council an annual report on Borough matters and make such other reports as from time to time the Mayor and Borough Council may require.

He shall advise the Mayor and Borough Council on all matters of administration, organization and personnel and assign office personnel to the performance of various duties in various departments. He shall study, recommend, implement and enforce personnel organization and policy of the Borough and implement vacation policy as established by the Borough Council for all departments, except as otherwise provided by statute for Police and Fire Departments.

He shall study, recommend, implement and enforce procedures and policy of the Borough and its departments for receipt, dissemination and collation of and responses to communications and requests for information, after consultation with department heads, and receive, distribute and follow up requests for information and complaints from citizens and keep the Mayor and Borough Council informed on such matters.

He shall attend all meetings of the Mayor and Borough Council unless excused by that body.

He shall give advice to the Governing Body on background information in all matters it requests as an aid to the establishment of policy or legislation.

He shall follow up on matters of interest to the Governing Body and bring them to a conclusion under its direction.

He shall make recommendations to the Governing Body on legislation concerned with the health, safety and welfare of the community.

He shall prepare and distribute, with the approval of the Governing Body, information concerning municipal affairs.

He shall approve and recommend to the Mayor and Borough Council the payment of all bills and vouchers, subject to preaudit and control as prescribed by law.

The Borough Administrator shall be responsible to recommend to the Governing Body the selection, discipline or the removal of department heads, as well as the recommendation of the employment of the department heads; however, the Mayor and Borough Council shall make the final determination in these matters.

He shall investigate, at any time, the affairs of any department of the Borough and report any and all findings to the Mayor and Borough Council.

He shall see that all terms and conditions imposed in favor of the Borough or its inhabitants in any statute, public utility franchise or other contract are faithfully kept and performed, and upon knowledge of any violation, call the same to the attention of the Borough Council.

He shall study the governmental and administrative operations and needs of the Borough government and prepare and recommend to the Borough Council for adoption such plans, programs and measures as he may deem necessary or expedient to meet any present and foreseeable needs.

He shall perform such other duties as may be required and prescribed by the Mayor and Borough Council.

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