There is hereby established a Police Department in and for the
Borough of Royersford.
[Amended 2-25-2003 by Ord. No. 780]
A. The Chief of Police shall be the chief executive police officer of
the Police Department. He/she shall administer the Police Department
and shall have supervision over its members in the exercise of their
powers, duties and authority pursuant to statutory law, ordinances
of this Borough and such regulations adopted from time to time by
the Borough Council. The Chief of Police shall be appointed by the
Borough Council subject to statutory law.
B. Subordinate to the Chief of Police, the following classifications
are hereby established:
(3) Patrolman. The priority of authority among such subordinates'
classifications shall be in the order above listed.
C. To be eligible for promotion to corporal of police with the Royersford
Police Department, an applicant must meet the following criteria:
[Added 5-10-2016 by Ord.
No. 882]
(1) Must be a full-time police officer with the Borough of Royersford;
(2) Must have been employed with the Borough of Royersford Police Department
for two years; and
(3) Must have five years' full-time police officer experience.
D. To be eligible for promotion to sergeant of police with the Royersford
Police Department, an applicant must meet the following criteria:
[Added 5-10-2016 by Ord.
No. 882]
(1) Must be a full-time police officer with the Borough of Royersford;
(2) Must have been employed continuously with the Royersford Borough
Police Department for five years.
E. Both corporals and sergeants shall serve a probationary period of
one year. During the probationary period, each can be reduced to his/her
previous rank and salary without a hearing, in accordance with the
civil service provisions and Borough Code.
[Added 5-10-2016 by Ord.
No. 882]
The number of persons to serve in each such classification on
a full-time and/or part-time basis, and the compensation of each,
shall be determined by the Borough Council of the Borough of Royersford
from time to time pursuant to applicable Acts of Assembly.
Subject to civil service provisions of the Borough Code of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and as may otherwise be provided by law, Borough Council
shall from time to time designate the individuals assigned to each
classification or office and the compensation received by them.
The Police Department and the members thereof shall have such
powers, duties and authority as may from time to time be set forth
by Borough Council and as otherwise provided by law, including but
not limited to enforcement of Borough ordinances and statutes of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Nothing therein contained shall affect the authority of the
Mayor to appoint special policemen during emergencies, as provided
by law.
The Borough Council of the Borough of Royersford may, by resolution,
adopt a manual for the Police Department for the Borough of Royersford.