[Ord. No. 77-2, § 2, 4-6-1977]
A Police Department is hereby established in and for the Township
of West Pottsgrove. The Chief of Police shall be the Chief Executive
of the Police Department. Under and subject to the orders and direction
of the Board of Township Commissioners, or such other person or committee
as may be designated by ordinance or resolution of the Board for such
purposes, the Chief of Police shall be in charge of the Police force,
shall have supervision over its members, and shall have the power
to prescribe rules and regulations for the exercise of their duties,
powers and authority.
[Ord. No. 77-2, § 2, 4-6-1977]
The number and compensation of members of Police force shall
be determined by the Board of Township Commissioners.
For subordinates to the Chief of Police, the following grade
is hereby established in the Police Department: Patrolman. The number
of person to serve in said grade on a full-time or part-time basis,
and the compensation of the Chief of Police and of each of the other
members of the Police Department shall be as the Board of Township
Commissioners shall determine from time to time.
[Ord. of 7-9-1967, § 3; Ord. No. 77-2,
§ 3, 4-6-1977]
The Chief of Police and all other members of the Police force
shall obey the orders of the Board of Township Commissioners or such
other person or committee as may be designated by ordinance or resolution
of the board for such purposes.
[Ord. No. 73-9, 12-5-1973; Ord. No. 77-2, § 4, 4-6-1977]
Hereafter, each and every appointment to and promotion directly
by the Township to the Police force, shall be made only in accordance
to qualifications and fitness to be ascertained by examination which
shall be competitive, and no person shall hereafter be suspended,
removed or reduced in rank as a paid employee in the Police force,
except in accordance with the provision of the Act of June 24, 1931,
PL 1206 as amended and as known as The First Class Township Code -
Civil Service for Police.
[Ord. No. 73-9, 12-5-1973; Ord. No. 77-2, § 4, 4-6-1977]
The civil service commission of West Pottsgrove Township shall
consist of three Commissioners who shall be qualified electors of
the Township and shall be appointed by the Township Commissioners
initially to serve for the term of two, four and six years, and as
terms thereafter expire, shall be appointed for terms of six years.
The appointments shall be in accordance with the Act of June 24, 1931
as amended and in accordance therewith.
[Ord. No. 73-9, 12-5-1973; Ord. No. 77-2, § 4, 4-6-1977]
The Civil Service Commission hereinafter appointed shall organize
in accordance with the Act of June 24, 1931 as amended, shall promulgate
rules and regulations, keep minutes and records, conduct investigations,
issue subpoenas and provide for general rules and regulations for
the examination of applicant, provide for physical examination, promotions,
removals, hearings on dismissals and reduction in rank, in accordance
with the Act of June 24, 1931 as amended.
[Ord. No. 96-4, 12-18-1996]
West Pottsgrove Township shall become a participating municipality
of the ChesMont Response Team and that the attached municipal Police
cooperative agreement[1] shall be executed by the proper Township officials and
the Chief of Police, or his designee.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said agreement is available in the office
of the Township secretary.
[Ord. No. 2006-2, 7-5-2006]
West Pottsgrove Township will enter into an Intergovernmental
Agreement with the Borough of Pottstown for Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle
Code enforcement and the proper Township officials and the Chief of
Police, or his designee, are authorized to execute the attached Mutual
Police Traffic Enforcement Agreement.
