[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township of
Marple as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 7-12-1971 as Ch. 63, Art. I, of the 1971
Code]
In the conduct or operation of supermarkets, shopping centers, private
parking areas, tournaments and other events or public assemblages where there
are assembled large numbers of persons, the Superintendent of Police may,
upon payment to the township of the sums hereinafter specified, supply the
number of police he deems necessary to properly supervise and police said
activity, in order to maintain public order, the safe and speedy conduct of
traffic on the highways and in, into and out of parking areas, and for the
protection of property and the supervision of attendance of the persons, customers
and patrons attending the said activity.
[Amended 6-12-1972 by Ord. No. 72-12; 1-10-1994
by Ord. No. 94-6]
There shall be paid to the Township of Marple for the police services
provided under the terms of this article a sum based upon the prevailing overtime
wage earned by each policeman, plus a service charge of $3 per man for each
assignment, which shall be paid into the general fund. If the assignment is
less than two hours' duration, there shall be a charge for not less than
two hours.
[Amended 6-12-1972 by Ord. No. 72-12]
The Superintendent of Police shall keep a record of all police officers
who desire to perform off-duty police services, and so far as possible he
shall make off-duty assignments to those men in an equitable manner. For such
assignments, police officers shall be paid the prevailing overtime wage earned
by each police officer with a minimum payment of two hours per assignment.
This compensation shall be included as a part of police compensation for the
purpose of pensions, and during the time police officers are working in this
extra-duty capacity they shall be entitled to all the benefits to which they
are entitled as regular police officers.
At any time if there are not sufficient men available to supply this
police service from the list of policemen who desire extra duty, the Superintendent
of Police may, if available, assign men during their regular assignment, in
which event they shall receive no additional compensation; or the Superintendent
of Police may employ temporarily for this extra service, as an emergency,
regular police of adjacent or adjoining municipalities.
The Superintendent of Police shall keep and maintain a record of the
assignments of police officers to extra service as herein provided and certify
the same to the Police Committee and the Secretary of the Board of Commissioners
at least once monthly; and upon approval of the Police Committee, an order
shall be issued to pay said police officers the sums provided herein, less
proper deductions.
[Adopted 7-12-1971 as Ch. 63, Art. II, of the
1971 Code]
[Amended 7-14-1975 by Ord. No. 75-5]
The following charges shall be made to the public and the following
fees paid by the public to the Township of Marple for copies of police reports,
records and photographs:
The Police Department of the Township of Marple shall collect such fees
upon issuance of such copies and shall transmit such fees to the Township
Manager, who shall record the receipts as general fund receipts and shall
make the transaction a part of the township accounting system and shall deposit
the moneys so received in the general fund bank account, issuing such receipts
as the Police Department and other procedures may require.
