[Adopted 3-2-1982 as Ch. I, Part 4, of the 1982 Code of
Ordinances]
A Police Department is hereby established in
and for the Borough of Brentwood. The Chief of Police shall be the
chief executive of the Police Department. He shall, under the direction
of the Mayor, be in charge of the police force and have supervision
over its members in the exercise of their powers, duties and authority.
Subordinate to the Chief of Police, in the Police
Department, the following classifications are hereby established:
Captain, Lieutenant, Sergeant and patrolman, or those of such classifications
to which Council shall at any specific time have appointed one or
more police officers. The priority of authority among such subordinate
classifications shall be in the order listed above. The number of
persons to serve in each of such subordinate classifications, on a
full-time and/or a part-time basis, and the compensation of each shall
be as determined by the Borough Council from time to time.
Nothing contained in this article shall affect
the authority of the Mayor to appoint special policemen during emergencies.
