The Police Department of the Borough of Lansdale shall consist
of a Chief of Police, Lieutenants of Police, Sergeants of Police and
such other patrolmen as may be appointed from time to time. The Borough
Council of the Borough of Lansdale may, from time to time, make appointments
to such other rank as the Borough Council shall deem advisable, with
all such appointments to be made in strict conformity with applicable
law.
Every member of the Police Department, with the exception of
the Chief of Police, shall be chosen by the Borough Council from the
list of eligible candidates as prepared by the Civil Service Commission
of the Borough of Lansdale.
The salaries of the members of the Police Department, other
than the Chief of Police and Lieutenants, shall be as set forth in
the applicable collective bargaining agreement, with payment to be
made in conformance therewith.
The Chief of Police and all members of the Police Department
shall be under the supervision of the Mayor, who shall have all such
powers as are provided to the Office of Mayor under the Borough Code and other applicable law.
No member of the Police Department shall be appointed as a probationary
patrolman, and no person shall be promoted from patrolman of any class
to a higher class, excepting in accordance with the requirements of
the rules and regulations of the Civil Service Commission and the
Borough Council. Neither shall any member of the Police Department
be demoted excepting in accordance with the provisions of the Civil
Service Act of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Nothing contained in this section shall apply to the position
of Chief of Police of the Borough of Lansdale.