[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Canonsburg 11-1-1988 as Ch. 1, Part 7, of the 1988 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The following duties are prescribed for performance (by the
following classifications of officers), subject to reasonable and
lawful rules as may be issued by the Mayor under his powers in the
Borough Code.
A. Chief of Police. The Chief of Police is hereby constituted the chief
executive officer of the Police Department; the Chief of Police shall
have active charge of any police office maintained by the Borough,
and implicit observance must be rendered to his orders by all officers
of the Department. His duties shall consist of the following:
(1) Administrative duties. It shall be his responsibility to:
(a)
Efficiently supervise the office and police force.
(b)
Maintain good public relations with the public, citizenry and
press.
(c)
Coordinate the activities of his Department with those of the
other offices and officials of the Borough.
(d)
Cooperate with other police agencies, local, county and state.
(e)
Report all charges preferred against any officer, be present
at their investigation and keep a record of the charge, evidence presented
and defense offered.
(f)
Keep an inventory of all Police Department property.
(g)
Keep or cause to be kept a complete record of all arrests and
law violations, identities of the violators, the nature of the charges,
by whom arrested and a resume of circumstances and the disposition
of the case. A written summary shall be submitted monthly to the Mayor
and the Public Safety Committee of the Council.
(2) Supervisory duties. In the performance of his supervisory duties,
he shall:
(a)
Detail such orders to the members of the police force as may
be necessary to carry out the duties outlined herein.
(b)
Inspect all members of the police force from time to time, supervise
their general conduct, observe their performance of duty and report
the same to the Mayor and to the Council with such recommendations
as he may deem advisable.
(c)
Require subordinate officers to report on duty wearing the approved
uniform.
(d)
Prepare or cause to be prepared and post schedule of the subordinate
officers' working hours.
(e)
Investigate or cause to be investigated any and all crimes reportedly
committed within the Borough.
(f)
Report personally to the scene of any alleged felony and investigate
the same and, in the instance of a homicide, take charge of the premises.
(g)
Keep or cause to keep a daily check on any premises in the Borough
which have been used consistently for violations of the law.
(h)
Report promptly all serious fires, explosions, disasters, riots
or other tumultuous assemblages within the Borough, assume command
of the police officers present there, protect property, dispel all
crowds if necessary and cause the arrest of any person refusing to
take orders, disturbing the peace or inciting others to do so. Nothing
herein contained shall derogate from the authority conferred upon
the Mayor in cases of emergency.
(i)
Carry out all duties imposed upon him by law.
(j)
Establish and conduct training programs for police personnel.
(k)
Be responsible to diligently enforce or cause to be enforced
all the laws of the United States, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
and the Borough of Canonsburg.
B. Deputy Chief.
[Added 3-13-1995 by Ord. No. 1194]
(1) The position of the Deputy Chief of Police is added to the classification
of officers of the Borough of Canonsburg Police Department.
(2) Said Deputy Chief, while on his shift, shall be constituted to be
the second officer in command and, in the absence of the Chief, is
to be charged with the responsibility of performing all the duties
of the Chief as spelled out for the Chief in this section and, in
addition, to all the duties of a policeman when the schedule or conditions
require.
(3) Said Deputy Chief shall be considered a managerial, executive or
assistant position to the Chief, but he shall perform all the duties
of a policeman when the schedule shifts or conditions require so as
to require no additional staffing. Said Deputy Chief will be governed
by a written contract with the Borough Council similar to that presently
existing with the Chief of Police.
(4) The Borough Council, in establishing this Assistant or Deputy Chief
position, states that no party will be considered for said position
unless he has had a minimum of five years' experience as a Lieutenant
or Sergeant in good standing on the Canonsburg Police Force as of
the time the job is to be filled.
(5) The positions of Lieutenant and Sergeants and Corporals shall be
considered to change so that the Lieutenant is hereby constituted
to be behind in command to the Assistant or Deputy Chief, and the
Sergeant is constituted to be behind in command to the Assistant or
Deputy Chief, and the Sergeant is constituted to be behind the Lieutenant
as the next in command, and the Corporal is constituted to behind
the Sergeant as the next in command. Any tests for promotion to Sergeant
or Lieutenant may only be taken by a police officer who has five years'
service with the Department.
(6) Should at any time the Borough Council, in its sole discretion, deem
that this position is no longer needed or that a vacancy occurs, the
Borough Council, by resolution, may eliminate said position or leave
the position open; however, any individual holding said Assistant
or Deputy Chief position at such time is guaranteed to be returned
to the regular police force at his old rank and with said rank's pay
and benefits as said individual would have been entitled to had he
not become Deputy Chief.
C. Lieutenant of Police. The Lieutenant, while on his shift, shall be
constituted to be the second officer in command and, in the absence
of the Chief, is charged with the responsibility of performing the
duties of the Chief necessary on his shift, in addition to all the
duties of a patrolman when the schedule or conditions require.
D. Sergeant. The Sergeant is hereby constituted to be next in command
behind the Chief and the Lieutenants. All duties assignable to the
Lieutenants may be assigned to the Sergeants.
E. Corporal. The Corporal is hereby constituted to be next in command
behind the Chief, Lieutenants and Sergeants. All duties assignable
to the Lieutenants and Sergeants may be assigned to the Corporals.
F. Patrolmen. It shall be the duty of every patrolman to report on duty,
in uniform, at all reasonable times scheduled and to promptly and
obediently carry out his assigned beat, patrol and such lawful orders
as may be issued to him by the Chief or Lieutenant. He shall be responsible
for the enforcement of any laws while on duty at any time.
G. All the police personnel shall have the duty to be on twenty-four-hour
call and shall be subject to work above and beyond their regular scheduled
hours when necessary for the protection of the citizens of Canonsburg.
The working hours of the Chief shall not be inconsistent with the
duties of the Office of Chief of Police.