[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Bell Acres 8-6-1963 by Ord. No. 19. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
A Police Department is hereby formally established
in and for the Borough of Bell Acres. The Mayor shall be the chief
executive of the Police Department. He shall be in charge of the police
force and have supervision over its members in the exercise of their
powers, duties and authority.
[Amended 9-13-1982 by Ord. No. 106]
The following classifications are hereby established
in the Police Department: Chief of Police, Assistant Chief of Police,
Captain, Lieutenant, Sergeant, Patrolman, Street Safety Patrolman,
Deskman and Radio Operator and such clerical help as the Borough Council
may appoint from time to time. The number of persons to serve in each
of such subordinate classifications 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 Mayor to appoint special policemen in accordance with the provisions
of the Borough Code.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 45101
et seq.
All acts and deeds heretofore lawfully performed
by the existing police force and the appointments of all members of
the present police force, effective as of the dates of their employment,
are hereby ratified, adopted and approved.
