[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Kittanning as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 2-10-1970 by Ord. No. 126-1970 (Ch. I, Part 6, of the 1970 Code
of Ordinances)]
A Police Department is hereby established in and for the Borough
of Kittanning. The Chief of Police shall be the chief executive of
the Police Department. He shall, under the direction of the Mayor,
be in charge of the police force and 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 following classifications are hereby established: Lieutenant and
Patrolman, or those of such classifications to which the Council shall
at any time have appointed one or more police officers. The priority
of authority among such subordinate classifications shall be in the
order above listed. The number of persons to serve in each of such
subordinate classifications, on a full-time and/or a part-time basis,
shall be as determined by the Borough Council from time to time.
Nothing herein contained shall affect the authority of the Mayor
to appoint special policemen during emergencies.
[Adopted 11-12-1991 by Ord. No. 365-1991 (Ch. I, Part 11A, of the 1970
Code of Ordinances)]
The Borough of Kittanning has evidenced its intent to participate
in the Armstrong County Task Force activities designed to combat the
illegal possession and trafficking of narcotics and other illegal
or controlled drugs within its municipal boundaries as well as within
the boundaries of other near or adjacent communities through cooperation
with the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General and other signatory
municipalities.
The Borough of Kittanning hereby adopts the agreement which
provides a framework for intergovernmental police cooperation with
various signatory municipalities under the terms of which police officers
of each such municipality shall be and are granted the authority to
officially act as police officers in conditions of the agreement,
a copy of which is attached hereto, made a part hereof and marked
Exhibit "A."[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The exhibit is on file in the Borough offices.
The duration of the agreement shall be indefinite, subject to
termination as provided in the agreement.
The purposes and objectives of the agreement are to foster increased
cooperation among the various signatory municipalities, to improve
drug law enforcement throughout the signatory municipalities, and
to enhance the skill and professionalism of police officers from each
of the signatory municipalities by, among other things, conferring
authority upon police officers to exercise official duties in other
municipalities thereby reducing the law enforcement problems relating
to jurisdiction, territory, or boundary issues.
Each municipality shall be responsible for all expenses incurred
by reason of action taken by its police officers pursuant to this
agreement with the assistance of funds supplied by the Pennsylvania
Office of Attorney General.
The organizational structure necessary to implement the agreement,
to the extent that it is not set forth in the agreement itself, shall
be covered by directives, procedures, and guidance from the Pennsylvania
Office of Attorney General and other area police departments from
municipalities which are signatories to said agreement.
All property, real and personal, which may be acquired, managed,
licensed or disposed of pursuant to this agreement shall be in accordance
with both the terms of the agreement as well as the directives, procedures,
and guidance of the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General.
The municipality shall retain responsibility for the management,
direction and control of its employees with assistance, financial
or otherwise, from the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General.
The entity created by this article shall be empowered to enter
into contracts for policies of group life insurance and employee benefits,
including social security, for its employees.
This article shall become effective upon the execution of the
agreement and enactment of ordinances by each of the municipalities
who are or in the future may become parties to this agreement.
