The Police Department is hereby reestablished
in and for the Borough of Mount Oliver. The Chief of Police shall
be the chief executive of the Police Department. He shall, under the
direction of the Mayor, be in charge of the police force and have
supervision over its members in the exercise of their powers, duties
and authority.
[Amended 6-17-2002 by Ord. No. 867; 2-17-2014 by Ord. No. 938]
Subordinate to the Chief of Police in the Police
Department, the following classifications/ranks are hereby established:
Sergeant, Corporal, patrolman. The priority of authority between such
classifications shall be in the order above-listed. The number of
persons to serve in each of such classifications on a full-time or
a part-time basis, and the compensation of each, shall be as determined
by the Borough Council from time to time.
Nothing herein contained shall affect the authority
of the Mayor to appoint special policemen during emergencies.