A Police Department shall be and the same is hereby created
and established in and for the Borough of Franklin Park, Allegheny
County, Pennsylvania; said Police Department to consist of the Police
Chief, the Sergeant(s), full-time police officers and part-time police
officers. The part-time police officers are to be appointed from year
to year by resolution of the Borough Council. Borough Council shall
designate the ranks in the Police Department and the duties of each
rank.
The salaries and other compensation by way of reimbursement
for mileage, uniforms, equipment and insurance shall be established
by the Borough Council, from time to time, as Borough Council deems
advisable and subject to any applicable collective bargaining agreement.
The Police Chief, the Sergeant(s), the full-time police officers
and the part-time police officers shall perform the duties and have
those powers and abilities as are granted to police officers under
the laws of this commonwealth, the rules of the Supreme Court or the
ordinances of the Borough for which a fine or penalty is imposed,
unless otherwise excepted in this chapter.
The Police Chief shall be in charge of the Police Department
and shall be responsible directly to the Mayor and Borough Council,
and the police officers shall be subject to the direction and supervision
of the Police Chief and shall be subject to call and duty upon request
and order of the Police Chief. The Mayor shall have full charge and
control of the Police Chief and the Police Department. Borough Council
shall determine the total weekly hours of employment that shall apply
to the police officers. The Police Chief shall use his discretion
with regard to the hours of duty and the hours of reporting for duty
when calling upon the part-time police officers. The Police Chief
shall attend every regular meeting of the Borough Council and shall
furnish the Borough Council with a written report at such regular
meeting of the activities of the Police Department for the preceding
month.