[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the Borough of West Chester as
indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 2-8-1967 by Ord.
No. 7-67]
A Police Department has already been established in and for the Borough
of West Chester, and such establishment is hereby ratified. 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 and the exercise of their powers, duties and authority.
[Amended 1-9-1980 by Ord.
No. 3-1980]
Subordinate to the Chief of Police in the Police Department, the following
classifications are hereby established: Lieutenant, Sergeant, Corporal and
patrolman, or those of such classifications to which the Council shall at
any specific time have appointed one or more police officers. The number of
persons to serve in each of such subordinate classifications on a full-time
and/or part-time basis and the compensation of each shall be as determined
by the Council of the Borough of West Chester from time to time.
Nothing herein contained shall affect the authority of the Mayor to
appoint special policemen during emergencies.
[Adopted 5-15-2002 by Ord.
No. 3-2002]
Each police officer employed by the Borough of West Chester shall follow
the guidelines established in Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure No.
71, as the same may be from time to time amended, modified and supplemented,
and any hereafter promulgated Police Department procedures, if any, in making
arrests without warrant upon probable cause as authorized by 42 Pa. C.S.A.
§ 8902(a).
