[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Burgettstown as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 5-3-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-2]
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Editor's Note: All references throughout this Code to the
Burgettstown Police Department and officers of said Department shall
be construed to refer to the organization and officers currently under
contract to provide police services to the Borough.
Effective April 14, 2010, the Burgettstown Police Department
is dissolved and terminated.
A.
All insignias, mottos, badges and the like as pertains to vehicles,
uniforms and any other matter involving the Police Department are
hereby revoked, canceled and abandoned, wherein the same shall no
longer be used, nor be considered to be the official or quasi-official
identification for the Borough and/or its Police Department.
B.
All officers who have not already done so shall immediately return
to the Mayor of Burgettstown Borough any and all Borough equipment
and/or property, as well as any and all identification cards, badges
and the like.
C.
Henceforth, no person shall represent himself or herself as an employee
or member of the Burgettstown Borough Police Department except as
pertains to prosecutions of summary offenses and/or criminal offenses
filed prior to April 14, 2010.
D.
To the extent that any former employee or officer is called upon
to testify and/or otherwise participate in any action filed prior
to April 14, 2010, the Borough of Burgettstown shall continue to be
responsible for compensation as pertains to attendance fees and the
like as was previously established and/or in place.
E.
The Washington County District Attorney's office shall have supervision,
custody and control over the evidence storage locker, daily patrol
logs, incident reports, and all criminal and investigative records
and/or files of any nature located in the repository of the Borough
of Burgettstown Police Department. All records, evidence and any items
so obtained shall be under the direct control and supervision of the
Washington County detectives of the office of the District Attorney
until further order of court [per order of April 15, 2010, by President
Judge Debbie O'Dell Seneca at No. MD 310-10 (Criminal Division)].
[Adopted 10-7-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-2]
[Amended 3-6-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-002]
The Police Department providing services to the Borough through
a valid agreement, when patrolling and serving this municipality,
shall use the municipal parking ticket attached hereto as "Attachment
1."[1] Said municipal parking tickets are made a part hereof
by said attachment. Said municipal parking ticket form may be used
to enforce the laws and ordinances of this municipality.
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Editor's Note: Attachment 1 is on file in the Borough offices.
