The existing Police Department is hereby recognized
and reestablished in and for the Borough of Palmerton. The Chief of
Police shall be the chief executive of the Police Department. He/she
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 11-7-1977 by Ord. No. 375]
Subordinate to the Chief of Police, in the Police
Department, the following classification is hereby established: patrolman.
The number of persons to serve in such classification, 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 Chief of Police to nominate auxiliary policemen, who shall
be called to active duty by the Mayor during a period of emergency.