There is hereby created a Police Department of the Township of Raccoon
which department shall consist of the Chief of Police and so many patrolmen
as the Board of Supervisors shall from time to time determine to be necessary
for the adequate protection of persons and property in the Township of Raccoon.
Members of the Police Department shall be paid such compensation as
the Board of Supervisors shall from time to time determine to be proper and
adequate compensation for the services required.
The Board of Supervisors may enact retirement and pension plans and
other social welfare plans for the benefit of the members of the Police Department
and their dependents. Any such plans which may be now in effect are hereby
ratified.
Members of the Police Department shall be under and subject to the control
of the Board of Supervisors pursuant to the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.