[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Norristown:
Art. I, 4-6-1982 as Ch. 40, Art. I, of the 1981 Code; Art. II, 4-6-1982 as
Ch. 40, Art. II, of the 1981 Code. Sections 56-4 and 56-6 amended at time
of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. Other amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Police Department — See Ch.
74.
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch.
305.
Removal and impoundment of vehicles — See Ch. 309.
[Adopted 4-6-1982 as Ch.
40, Art. I, of the 1981 Code]
The position of meter personnel is hereby created.
The duties of meter personnel shall be to assist in the operation and
enforcement of all parking ordinances in the Borough of Norristown. Upon observance
or detection of violations of parking ordinances, the meter personnel shall
give notice to the offending driver by handing a copy of the violation to
the driver of said vehicle or by affixing said violation notice to the vehicle
in question. Said violation notice shall be in the form of a ticket on which
the time, place and nature of the offense shall be noted. The meter personnel
shall send a copy of the violation notice to the Borough Treasurer.
The compensation and other benefits of employment shall be set by the
Borough Council for all meter personnel.
Meter personnel shall be under the direct supervision of the Director
of Public Safety, who shall be responsible for setting the hours and days
to be worked by such personnel. The Director of Public Safety shall have the
right to hire, fire, suspend, discipline and take any appropriate personnel
action with regard to such personnel.
Meter personnel shall be casual, temporary or special employees and
shall not be covered by any civil service regulations or provisions. The meter
personnel shall be paid on an hourly basis.
The Director of Public Safety shall prescribe the uniforms, badges and/or
other signs of employment to be worn by meter personnel.
[Adopted 4-6-1982 as Ch.
40, Art. II, of the 1981 Code]
The position of school traffic guide is hereby created.
The duties of school traffic guides shall be to control and direct the
traffic at or near the various schools in the borough when school children
are normally going to or from such schools and at such other times as may
be necessary. School traffic guides shall have the authority to direct the
movements of both pedestrian and vehicular traffic so as to best protect and
safeguard the lives and well-being of the school children as they go to and
from their respective schools.
School traffic guides shall be employed on a daily or per-diem basis,
and the compensation or rate of pay shall be established from time to time
by resolution of the Council.
School traffic guides shall be casual, temporary or special employees
and shall not be covered by any civil service regulations or provisions.
It is hereby declared unlawful for either pedestrian or vehicular traffic
to interfere with or refuse to obey the commands and directions of such school
traffic guides, and any person refusing to obey such commands or directions
shall be deemed to have violated the provisions of this Article.