[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Kutztown 6-15-2004
by Ord. No. 13-2004.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 38, Police
Department, adopted 2-7-1961 by Ord. No. 1-1961, as amended.
The establishment of a Police Department in and for the Borough of Kutztown
on January 7, 1924, is hereby ratified and confirmed.
A.
The Chief of Police shall be the chief executive of the
Police Department. The Chief of Police shall, under the direction of the Mayor
and Council, be in charge of the police force and have supervision of its
members in the exercise of their powers, duties and authority.
B.
The following are the duties and responsibilities of
the Police Chief:
(1)
Plan, coordinate, supervise and evaluate Police Department
operations.
(2)
The development and preparation of policies and procedures
for the Police Department, in order to implement directives from the Borough
Council or Mayor.
(3)
Plan and implement a law enforcement program for the
Borough in order to better carry out the policies and goals of Borough management
and the Council. In furtherance of implementing a law enforcement program
for the Borough, the Chief shall also be responsible for evaluating the effectiveness
of the plan and amending the plan to alleviate deficiencies.
(4)
Coordinate the information gathered and work accomplished
by various officers and assign officers to special investigations utilizing
their specific skills, as the need arises.
(5)
Assure that personnel are assigned to shifts or working
units which provide optimum effectiveness in terms of current situations and
circumstances governing deployment.
(6)
Evaluate evidence, witnesses, and suspects in criminal
cases to correlate all aspects and to assess for trends, similarities, or
for association with other cases.
(7)
Supervise and coordinate the preparation and presentation
of an annual budget for the Department; direct the implementation of the Department's
budget; plan for and review specifications for new or replacement equipment.
(8)
Prepare purchasing proposals and bid specifications;
aid in the development of ads for items to be purchased; review bids and recommend
the appropriate party to be awarded contracts.
(9)
Arrange for the preparation of Department-related ordinances
and resolution and review same for accuracy.
(10)
Be responsible for all Departmental correspondence, public
relations, and public safety as concerns the operation of the Department.
(11)
Review and approve Departmental payroll records to insure
proper payment in accordance with the agreement between the Borough of Kutztown
and the Kutztown Police Association.
(12)
Assure compliance with the agreement between the Borough
of Kutztown and the Kutztown Police Association.
(13)
Direct the development and maintenance of systems, inventory
and equipment and records and legal documents that provide for the proper
evaluation, control and documentation of Police Department operations.
(14)
Be responsible for the training and development of Department
personnel.
(15)
Be responsible for Departmental personnel issues, including
job descriptions, evaluations, recommendation of discipline, grievances, and
the efficiency and the general good conduct of assigned personnel.
(16)
Be responsible for personnel issues for the Police Department
nonuniformed employees as delegated by the Borough Manager.
(17)
Prepare and submit periodic reports to the Borough Mayor
and/or Borough Council regarding the Department's activities and other
matters as appropriate.
(18)
Meet with elected or appointed officials, other law enforcement
officials, community and business representatives and/or the public on all
aspects of the Department's activities.
(19)
Attend conferences and meetings to keep abreast of current
trends in the law enforcement field and to represent the Borough Police Department
at a variety of local, county, and state meetings.
(20)
Cooperate with county, state and federal law enforcement
officers as appropriate where activities of the Police Department are involved.
(21)
Direct the investigation of major crimes while at the
scene and during the course of the investigation.
(22)
Be responsible for the supervision of Departmental activities
involving special detail, such as parades, stadium events, civil disturbances
or major disorders.
(23)
Fully cooperate with and provide mutual assistance between
the Police Department and all other branches of the Borough.
(24)
Perform all duties and responsibilities of the Chief
of Police under the provisions of the Departmental Manual for the Kutztown
Police Department, agreement between the Borough of Kutztown and the Kutztown
Police Association, Rules and Regulations of the Civil Service Commission
of the Borough of Kutztown, Berks County, Pennsylvania, the Borough Code,
the approved Borough of Kutztown Chief of Police position description, as
well as all safety policies and procedures, work rules and regulations or
security standards as established by the Borough of Kutztown.
(25)
Perform other work-related duties as assigned by the
Mayor or other persons or committees as may be designated by ordinance or
resolution of the Borough Council.
[Amended 7-20-2004 by Ord. No. 16-2004]
B.
The priority of authority among such subordinate classifications
shall be in order above listed, and in the event that there shall be more
than one member of the Police Department holding any such classification,
then as to such classification the priority of authority shall be based on
seniority in that classification. The number of persons to serve in each of
such classifications on a full-time and /or part-time basis, and the compensation
of each shall be determined by the Borough Council from time to time. From
time to time the Mayor may designate a member of the Police Department to
fulfill the functions and duties of a criminal investigator.
The duties of the Department shall be to:
A.
Prevent crimes against persons and properties.
B.
Enforce all laws and ordinances of the Borough of Kutztown.
C.
Promote public safety through the enforcement of highway
safety and motor vehicle codes.
D.
Maintain records and files of crimes and criminals.
E.
Operate the facilities for the safe keeping of prisoners.
F.
Develop and conduct community relations and educational
programs.
G.
Operate and maintain the police radio and emergency communications
systems as may be assigned to the Department.
H.
Maintain records and logs relating to radio and emergency
communications as required by law.
A.
The Sergeant shall be responsible for assisting in the
direction and supervision of the Police Department and other activities of
the Police Department. The Sergeant shall be responsible for providing special
assistance and tactical operations, personnel, administration, and investigation.
The Sergeant shall be subordinate in authority to the Police Chief and act
on behalf of the Chief of Police on Borough Police business during short-term
absences of the Police Chief. The Sergeant shall also supervise the Police
Corporal and subordinate officers during the course of investigations, traffic
regulation and related law enforcement activities.
B.
The Sergeant shall perform all duties and responsibilities
as specified in the approved Borough of Kutztown Sergeant position description.
A.
The Corporal shall be responsible for assisting in the
direction and supervision of the Police Department. The Corporal shall also
be responsible for providing special assistance in personnel, administration,
tactical operations, supervision and training of other officers, and other
related functions. The Corporal shall be subordinate in rank to the Police
Chief and the Sergeant. In the absence of both the Police Chief and the Sergeant,
the Corporal shall act on behalf of the Chief of Police on Borough Police
business during short-term absences of both superiors.
B.
The Corporal shall perform all duties and responsibilities
as specified in the approved Borough of Kutztown Corporal position description.
A.
The criminal investigator shall be a patrol officer with
the title of "criminal investigator" bestowed upon him/her by the Mayor, and
said title shall be held at the discretion of the Mayor. The criminal investigator
shall be particularly charged with the prevention of crimes, the investigation
of criminal cases within the Borough, the detection and arrest of criminal
offenders, the locating of missing persons, the recovery of lost and stolen
property, the proper conduct of fugitive requisition proceedings, and be cognizant
to all conditions relating to or tending toward the fostering of crime including
vice and gambling. The criminal investigator shall acquaint him/herself with
various methods of operation adopted by criminals in the commission of crime
and in evading detection. He/she shall be prepared to combat criminals and
take the progressive steps necessary to prevent crime in the Borough. He/she
shall develop, retain and improve sources of information in every medium of
the Borough's society.
B.
In the absence of supervisory personnel, the criminal
investigator, when at the scene of a crime in which he was called to or is
actively engaged in a criminal investigation of, shall perform all of the
supervisory and command functions of said supervisory and command personnel
as it directly relates to his investigation.
C.
The criminal investigator shall be charged with acting
on behalf of the Chief of Police on Borough Police business during short-term
absences of the Borough's command staff consisting of the Police Chief,
Sergeant, and Corporal.
D.
The criminal investigator shall perform all duties and
responsibilities as specified in the approved Borough of Kutztown criminal
investigator position description.
A.
It shall be the duty of the Mayor to preserve order in
the Borough, to enforce the ordinances and regulations, to remove nuisances,
to exact a faithful performance of the duties of the officers appointed, and
to perform such other duties which shall be vested in his office by law or
ordinance.
B.
Nothing herein contained shall affect the authority of
the Mayor as defined by the Borough Code.
