[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Mahanoy City as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 5-5-1981 by Ord. No. 81-3]
A Police Department is hereby established in and for the Borough
of Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, and there is also established the rank
of Chief of Police. The Chief of Police shall be the chief executive
of the Police Department. There may also be established subordinate
positions such as Sergeant and patrolman or such other positions as
Council may specify and fill by appointment.
The number of persons to serve on a full-time and/or part-time
basis and compensation and benefits of such shall be determined by
Borough Council from time to time by resolution.
Nothing herein contained shall affect the authority of the Mayor
to appoint special policemen during emergencies.
[Adopted 7-10-1990 by Ord. No. 90-4]
The Borough of Mahanoy City shall enter into an intergovernmental
police cooperation agreement ("agreement") with the other municipalities
executing the mutual agreement under the terms of which the police
officers of each municipality are granted authority to officially
act as police officers of the other municipality, subject to the terms
of the agreement, when performing duties in other municipalities and
establishing procedures for the Police Department of each municipality
to render aid and assistance to one another, such agreement to conform
substantially to the agreement attached to and made a part of this
chapter as Exhibit A.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: This agreement is on file in the office
of the Borough Secretary-Treasurer.
The duration of the agreement shall be indefinite, subject to
termination by either municipality as provided in the agreement.
The purpose and objective of the agreement is to foster improved
governmental cooperation between the Borough of Mahanoy City and other
municipalities executing the mutual agreement to improve law enforcement
in the County of Schuylkill by providing police officers with the
authority to exercise official duties in the other municipality, thereby
alleviating problems of arrests being determined improper or unlawful
by reason of jurisdictional or boundary issues.
Each municipality shall be responsible for all expenses incurred
by reason of action taken by its police pursuant to the agreement,
no other financing being necessary or required to effect its purpose.
No additional organizational structure will be necessary to
implement the agreement, nor will any property, real or personal,
be acquired, managed or disposed of in order to effect the purpose
of the agreement.
The effectiveness of this chapter is conditioned upon the other
municipalities to the agreement executing the aforesaid agreement
and enacting an ordinance implementing the agreement.
This action is taken pursuant to the authority granted the Borough
of Mahanoy City by the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, 1972, July
12, No. 180, § 1 et seq., 53 P.S. § 481 et seq.,
as amended.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said Act was repealed 12-19-1996 by P.L. 1158,
No. 177; see now the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, 53 Pa.C.S.A.
§ 2301 et seq.
