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REPEALED BY
REPEALS
AMENDED BY ?/V
AMENDS
DISPOSITION
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOM OF PICKERING
FAY-LAW WU-CBE;R ?S, L"
A By-law of tke Corporation of the Town
of Pickering to define and determine the
duties and responsibilities of the Town
Manager
WHEREAS it is deemed expedient and desirable to
establish the position of Town Manager and to define, and
determine the duties and responsibilities thereof;
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE
TOWN OF PICKERING ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1. That there is hereby established the position
of Town Manager.
2. The Town manager shall be the chief administrative
office of the Corporation and ;responsible only to
the Council.
3. The duties and responsbilities of the Town Manager
shall be as follows:
(a) Manage and administer the business affairs
of the Corooration,in accordance with the
policies and plans approved and established
by the Council.
(b) Co-ordinate and direct the preparation of
plans and programs to be submitted to the
Council for the construction, maintenance and
rehabilitation of Corporate property and
facilities.
(c) Co-ordinate and direct the preparation of
plans and programs to be submitted to the
Council for the development and improvement
of Municipal services.
(d) Co-ordinate, direct and generally supervise
the implementation of all-pzograms approved
by the Council.
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(e) Compile, consider, and present to the Council
recommendations arising from departmental
operations which require Council's approval
and to propose legislation or resolutions
arising from such recommendations.
(f) Direct the preparation and compilation of,
and present to the Council, the annual budgets,
estimates of revenues and expenditures, and
other financial projections.
(g) Exercise general financial control over the
departments in terms of approved appropriations.
(h) Control all municipal purchasing, with authority
to enter into contracts involving approved
expenditures not exceeding $2,000.00.
('i) Submit all accounts, to a following meeting of
the Executive Committee of Council, in statement
form, for approval before payment is made, and
after approval given, prepare,, sign and issue
cheques on approved accounts,
(j`) Direct collective bargaining with all Municipal
employees, and upon approval of Council of all
agreements, administer such agreements, and in
general be responsible for all wage and salary
administration subject to normal grievance
procedures.
(k) Have full control and direction of all employees
of the Corporation except those officials as are
appointed under statute in respect to their
statutory duties and responsibilities.
(1) (i) Have authority to recommend to Council
the appointment, employment, suspension
or dismissal of Department Heads.
(ii) Have authority to appoint, employ, promote,
transfer:. suspend or dismiss employees
not covered by collective bargaining
agreements.
(iii) Have authority to appoint and employ all
other employees of the Corporation in
accordance with procedures laid: down in
collective bargaining agreements, and to
dismiss or suspend such employees for
cause.
(m) Keep Council informed by verbal and written
reports, and statements, at least monthly,
of progress and accomplishments in programs
and projects, the status of revenues and
expenditures, and his exercise of financial
and administrative control.
(n) Without limiting the foregoing, perform the
duties and exercise the powers which, from
time to time may lawfully be assigned to him
by the Council.
(o) Meet with Departmental Heads regularly to
discuss matters of €.orporation business and
co-ordinate all departmental activities.
(p) Attend Council and Committee meetings with
the right, with the consent of the Chair, to
speak, but not to vote thereat.
PROVIDED HOWEVER, that the said duties and responsibilities
as set forth above, shall in nowise be deemed to empower the
said Manager, to have, perform, do or direct any act of matter
that would to any extent whatsoever, encroach upon the
statutory authority or legislative powers of the Council.
4. That the Council is hereby authorized and empowered
to appoint by by-law, such person as it may deem
most suitable for the purpose of the carrying out
of, said duties and responsibilities, by a simple
majority of the members of Council present and
voting at a meeting of Council duly called after
at least one week's written notice has been given
at a previous meeting of Cour_cil.
5. That the Town Manager shall not be dismissed except
by a by-law passed by a two-thirds vote of the
Council present and voting at a meeting called with
two weeks notice of motion given at a previous meeting
of Council..
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6, This by-law shall come into farce and tae effect
on the First day of August 1977.
7. By-law N=ber 224/75 is hereby repealed.
By-law read a first, second and third time and PASSED in amen
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Council this _ clay of 1977.
TOWN OF PICKERING;
RECORDED VOTE
I:Y?A NAY
ANnERSON J. ,er
KITCHEN D. }.
MATHESON Ki
ntJERfiSON A.:
CANILL Z
rISHER G.
?Mayor
`town Clerk