A Police Department is hereby established in and for the Borough
of Girard. The Chief of Police shall be the chief executive officer
of the Police Department. He shall, under the direction of the Mayor,
be in charge of the police force and shall have supervision over its
members in the exercise of their powers, duties and authority.
Subordinate to the Chief of Police, in the Police Department,
the classifications of Captain, Lieutenant, Sergeant and patrolman
are hereby established, to be filled from time to time by Council
as deemed necessary. The number of persons, if any, to serve as patrolmen
on a full-time and/or part-time basis, and the compensation of each,
shall be determined by the Borough Council from time to time.
Nothing herein shall affect the authority of the Mayor to appoint
special policemen during emergencies.