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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 682/77Y~LAW REPEALED BY REPEALS AMENDED BY ?/V AMENDS DISPOSITION THE CORPORATION OF THE TOM OF PICKERING FAY-LAW WU-CBE;R ?S, L" A By-law of tke Corporation of the Town of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. a (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.. 4 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 11 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