[Adopted 6-26-1945 by Ord. No. 148 (Ch. 20, Art. I, of the 1973 Borough
Code)]
[Amended 2-10-1948 by Ord. No. 164; 8-18-1970 by Ord. No. 297; 9-19-1978 by Ord. No. 396; 3-2-1982 by Ord. No. 447; 11-1-1984 by Ord. No. 475; 12-5-1996 by Ord. No. 649]
The Police Department of the Borough of Mount Ephraim is hereby
established and shall consist, in such numbers as shall be determined
by the Board of Commissioners, of:
A.
A Chief of Police.
B.
One Captain of Police.
C.
Up to a maximum of three Sergeants of Police, one of which may be
a Detective Sergeant, the exact number to be determined by the Board
of Commissioners.
[Amended 12-1-2005 by Ord. No. 754]
D.
Such other officers with the rank of patrolman, the exact number
to be determined by the Board of Commissioners with the recommendation
of the Chief of Police, and also special police as said Board of Commissioners
shall deem advisable or necessary.
The Director of Public Safety shall have power to appoint, with
the advice and consent of the Board of Commissioners, and without
pay or compensation for their services, such special officers as the
Board of Commissioners may deem advisable and may further appoint
such special officers as the Board of Commissioners may authorize,
which special officers shall be paid only when they are actually engaged
in performing their duties as such.
[Amended 1-2-1973[1]]
No person shall be hired and/or appointed to membership in the
Borough of Mount Ephraim Police Department who is not a citizen of
the United States; is less than 21 or more than 35 years of age; who
is not of good moral character, sound of body and in good health;
and who cannot read, write and speak the English language well and
intelligently.
All police officers employed in the regular and established
Police Department at a fixed annual salary shall severally hold their
respective offices during good behavior, efficiency and residence
in the Borough or until such time as by age or disease they may become
permanently incapacitated from discharging their regular duties; provided,
however, that any such police officer may be removed as hereinafter
provided.
[Amended 9-1-1983 by Ord.
No. 459[1]]
No police officer employed in the regular and established Police
Department at a fixed annual salary shall be suspended, reduced in
rank, fined or removed from office or employment for political reasons
or for any cause other than incapacity, misconduct or disobedience
of the rules and regulations established for the government of the
Police Department and then only after a written complaint is filed
against the officer signed by the person or persons making said charge
and filed with the Director of Public Safety; a copy of said charges
shall be served upon the officer personally or by leaving the same
at his usual place of abode with a member of his family over the age
of 14 years, and thereafter a hearing shall be held in accordance
with law.
[Amended 9-19-1978 by Ord. No. 396]
A.
All regular full-time police officers shall receive an annual salary
which shall be in accordance with the provisions of the annual Salary
Ordinance.
B.
All regular part-time police officers shall receive such sum per
hour as may be authorized by the Board of Commissioners for each hour
engaged in performing their duties, in accordance with the provisions
of the annual Salary Ordinance.
C.
Relief police officers and special officers shall receive such sum
per hour as may be authorized by the Board of Commissioners for each
hour engaged in performing their duties. Said sums, including the
salary specified above, shall be payable semimonthly.
[1]
Editor's Note: Specific salaries included in this section
by Ord. No. 148 have been deleted as no longer current. The salaries
of the members of the Police Department are provided for in the annual
Salary Ordinance, which is on file in the Borough offices. Police
Department salaries, as contained in the Salary Ordinance, have been
established from time to time by ordinance adopted pursuant to a petition
signed by 20% of the legal voters and approved at general election.
Ordinances of this type, such as Ord. No. 299, adopted 9-15-1970,
are also on file in the Borough offices.
The Director of Public Safety is hereby authorized to adopt
rules for the governance, regulation and equipment of the Police Department
and for the management and discipline of the same; all such officers
and all regular police officers shall be under the direction of the
Director of Public Safety of the Borough of Mount Ephraim.
[Added 6-7-1977 by Ord.
No. 373]
It shall be the duty of the members of the Police Department
to see to the enforcement of all of the ordinances of the municipality
and all of the statutes applicable therein; and to preserve order
and prevent infractions of the law and arrest violators thereof.
[Added 6-7-1977 by Ord.
No. 373]
It shall be the duty of every member of the Police Department
to conduct himself in a proper and law-abiding manner at all times
and to avoid the use of unnecessary force. Each member of the Department
shall obey the orders and directions of his superior.
[Added 6-7-1977 by Ord.
No. 373]
A.
The Chief of Police shall be specifically charged with the supervision
of all members of the Department and shall be held strictly responsible
for the conduct and efficiency of all such members for the general
good order of the Department and shall be responsible to the governing
body.
B.
He shall have regular hours of duty during each working day.
C.
He shall have a thorough knowledge of all sections of the municipality.
D.
The Chief of Police shall diligently inquire into all complaints
and charges of laxity and misconduct in the performance of duty by
members under his command and shall take such steps as are set forth
in the rules and regulations or as he may deem necessary when not
in conflict with the rules and regulations.
E.
The Chief of Police shall have full power and authority to reprimand
any member of the Police Department and to file charges against him
for nonconformance with good basic police procedure.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The following original sections of the 1973 Borough Code, which immediately and respectively followed this section, were repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I): § 20-11, Rules and regulation, added 6-7-1977 by Ord. No. 373; § 20-12, Violations enumerated, added 6-7-1977 by Ord. No. 383; § 20-13, Reprimand; grounds for suspension, added 6-7-1977 by Ord. No. 383; and § 20-14, Hearings, added 6-7-1977 by Ord. No. 383; as amended 6-5-1980 by Ord. No. 424, 9-1-1983 by Ord. No. 459, and 4-28-1999 by Ord. No. 676.
