When an opening is posted, members who meet the qualifications
for that position may submit their names to the Coordinator for consideration.
The Command Staff will review the qualifications of all applicants.
The Command Staff shall conduct interviews and the Coordinator shall
make recommendations to the Mayor and Council of qualified candidates
for appointment.
There is a weekly on-call schedule staffed by two coordinators.
They will respond when requested or when they deem it necessary to
any serious call for service, unless otherwise directed by the Incident
Commander or his or her designee.
The Coordinator or his/her designee shall maintain a schedule
of training and drills and shall activate the Department for drills
or training when and where it becomes necessary. These training sessions
may include any and all mandated training courses as set forth in
the rules and regulations of the Department and any elective training
sessions as the Command Staff may deem necessary or beneficial. The
Borough will pay any fees or costs for the training that are not covered
by the state or other agencies.
The Coordinator shall be responsible to maintain a record of
duty hours and attendance at training sessions of each member. These
records are necessary to document the service hours for the stipend
program.
Any member of the Department who operates any Borough vehicle
must complete the required driver training as set forth in the rules
and regulations of the Department. Members of other Borough agencies
who may be required to operate any vehicles must have completed adequate
driver training courses.
All requests for repairs or supplies for the Department shall
be presented to the Coordinator for approval. Purchases shall be made
in accordance with applicable state and municipal regulations and
meet the approval of the Chief Purchasing Agent of the Borough.
No member of the Department shall be permitted to tamper with,
fix or repair any vehicles or equipment unless directed to do so by
the Coordinator or a member of the Command Staff, and then only in
the case of an emergency.
Members shall be subject to the Borough's employee drug and alcohol testing policy. [Note: See Ch.
32A, Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy. (See Appendix 2.)]