The Police Department of Crafton Borough is hereby established.
The Mayor of Crafton shall be the official head of the Police Department.
The Chief of Police shall supervise the day-to-day activities of the Police
Department and all police officers and Department employees, subject to the
direction of the Mayor. The Chief shall exercise all the powers and authorities
granted by the laws of the commonwealth and the ordinances of the Borough.
The Police Department shall consist of the number of sworn police officers
and employees, who are not sworn police officers, as may be authorized by
Council from time to time. Council may establish a personnel classification
system for officers and employees, but all personnel shall be subordinate
to the Chief of Police. Council shall fix the total weekly hours of employment
that shall apply to police officers and employees.
The operation of the Police Department and the conduct of all police
officers and employees shall be in accordance with the Police Department Manual
of Rules and Procedures. The Chief of Police shall be responsible for promulgating,
revising, modifying and maintaining the Police Department Manual of Rules
and Procedures, subject to approval by the Borough Council.
Upon an alarm of fire, the Chief of the Crafton Fire Department shall
become the supreme police officer of the Borough for the subject scene of
a fire and/or alarm, and shall continue in such capacity until the fire is
extinguished and/or the alarm is canceled. It shall be the duty of the police
officer(s) of the Borough on duty to immediately report, by radio or in person,
to the Fire Chief or other officer or member of the Fire Department in charge
at the scene of a fire and/or alarm and to act under his/her direction. The
said police officers shall not absent themselves temporarily or permanently
from the scene of a fire and/or alarm without permission from the Fire Chief
or other officer or member of the Fire Department acting in the Fire Chief’s
absence.
The Mayor may, in accordance with the provisions of the Borough Code, appoint special police who shall serve temporarily during an emergency
in which the safety and welfare of the Borough and public are endangered.
Compensation for special police officers shall be determined by Council.
Borough Council may appoint special school police who shall have the
duty of controlling and directing traffic at or near schools. The appointment,
duties and compensation of such officers shall be as provided by the Borough
Code. Special school police shall be under the direction
and supervision of the Mayor and Chief of Police.