[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Athens as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 11-10-1964 by Ord. No. 245, approved 11-10-1964 (Ch. 21,
Art. I, of the 1977 Code)]
A Police Department is hereby established in
and for the Borough of Athens, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. The
Chief of Police shall be the chief executive of the Police Department.
He shall, subject to the rights and powers given to the Mayor by statute,
be in charge of the police force and have supervision over its members
in the exercise of their powers, duties and authority.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Subordinate to the Chief of Police, in the Police
Department, the following classifications are hereby established:
Sergeant and patrolman. Priority of authority among such subordinate
classifications shall be in the order above listed. The number of
persons to serve in each of the classifications on a full-time or
part-time basis, and their compensation and terms of employment 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.
