There is hereby created and established a Detective
Bureau in the Police Department of the Borough, which shall operate
and function under the supervision of the Chief of Police.
The Chief of Police, subject to the approval
and consent of the Mayor and Council, may assign and detail any officer
or member of the Police Department, not to exceed four in number,
to duty in the Detective Bureau or transfer any police officer serving
in the Detective Bureau from such Bureau to duty in the uniformed
division of the Police Department.
The ranks in the Detective Bureau may consist
of the following: Detective Captain, Detective Lieutenant, Detective
Sergeant and Detective. The police officers assigned to duty in the
Detective Bureau holding any of the aforementioned ranks shall receive
the same salary and other benefits as are received by police officers
of similar rank serving in the uniformed division of the Police Department,
as provided from time to time by the Council in the Salary Ordinance
of the Borough.[1] A police officer serving with the rank of detective in
the Detective Bureau shall receive the salary designated for a patrolperson
with three or more years of service in such Salary Ordinance.
The Detective Bureau shall operate under the
immediate command of the superior officer assigned to duty in such
Detective Bureau by the Chief of Police, subject to the approval and
consent of the Mayor and Council. Such superior officer in command
of the Bureau shall, however, at all times be subject to the orders
and directions of the Chief of Police.
A.
The superior officer in command of the Detective Bureau
shall be responsible for the proper and efficient operation of the
Bureau. The superior officer shall be responsible for the supervision
of the Bureau activities and the assignments of all police officers
assigned to duty in the Bureau. The superior officer shall submit
monthly and yearly reports, in writing, on the activities of the Detective
Bureau to the Chief of Police on dates specified by the Chief.
B.
A superior officer assigned to duty in the Detective
Bureau shall have such authority and jurisdiction over subordinates
in such Bureau as such a ranking officer has in the uniformed division
of the Police Department.
The duties of the police officers assigned to
the Detective Bureau shall include:
A.
The investigation and solution of all crimes committed
within the Borough.
B.
Exerting all efforts to prevent the commission of
crimes in the Borough.
C.
The maintenance of proper written reports and records
of all investigations conducted.
D.
The execution of all orders for investigation and
police action issued by the Chief of Police.
E.
Obeying all the rules of the Police Department.
No police officer assigned to the Detective
Bureau shall act as agent in an extradition case unless the officer
has been so assigned by the commanding officer of the Bureau and has
first had all the officer's expenses involved in such matter approved
for payment by the county or state.
All police officers serving in the Detective
Bureau shall work according to schedules prepared by the commanding
officer of the Bureau and shall be subject to the orders and directions
of such commanding officer.
