[Ord. 440, 2/10/1969]
The existing Police Department of the Borough of Oxford is hereby
recognized and established as the Police Department of the said Borough.
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.
[Ord. 440, 2/10/1969; as amended by Ord. 711, 5/20/1996;
and by Ord. 779, 12/12/2005, § 1]
Subordinate to the Chief of Police in the Police Department
the following classifications are hereby established: Lieutenant,
Sergeant, Corporal, Patrol Officer of the First Class and Patrol Officer,
or those of such classifications to which Council shall, at any specific
time, have appointed one or more police officers. The priority of
authority among such subordinate classifications shall be in the order
hereinabove listed. The number of persons to serve in each such subordinate
classification on a full-time and/or part-time basis, and the compensation
of each, shall be as determined by Borough Council from time to time.
The Chief of Police and Lieutenant shall be considered management
and shall not be considered members of any collective bargaining unit.
[Ord. 440, 2/10/1969]
Nothing herein contained shall affect the authority of the Mayor
to appoint special policemen during emergencies.
