[Adopted 9-9-2004 by Ord. No. 14-2004]
Whereas the Borough of Moosic has heretofore
established a Police Department and has also designated one of the
members thereof as Chief of Police, and has designated other members
thereof to serve as Assistant Chief of Police, and patrolmen; and
providing particularly for the appointment of auxiliary police and
part-time police, the Borough of Moosic desires to continue said Department
and the positions therein, and to expand said positions and activities.
The existing Police Department is hereby recognized
and hereby reestablished in and for the Borough of Moosic. Further,
all persons now appointed to positions within the Police Department
are recognized as such without further Council action required.
[Amended 2-12-2019 by Ord. No. 9-2019]
The Borough Council shall appoint the Chief
of Police pursuant to the Borough Code and provisions of the Borough
Civil Service Rules and Regulation. The Chief of Police shall be the
Chief Executive Officer of the Police Department. He shall be under
the direct supervision of the Mayor and shall possess such duties
as prescribed in the Borough Code.
[Amended 12-8-2020 by Ord. No. 20-2020]
Subordinate to the Chief of Police, in the Police
Department, the following classifications are hereby established:
Assistant Chief of Police, one Captain position, three Sergeant positions,
and patrolmen, or those of such classification 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 part-time
basis shall be as determined by the Borough Council from time to time.
Full time members to the Police Department shall
be appointed by Borough Council in accordance with the manner as set
forth in the Act of February 1, 1966, P.L. (1965) 1656, 53 P.S. § 46184.
All members of the Police Department of the
Borough of Moosic, auxiliary police, and special school police shall,
before they enter upon their duties, be sworn in by the Mayor.
The compensation of the Chief of Police shall be as determined by the Borough Council from time to time. The compensation of other full-time members under § 48-9 of this article shall be as determined by Borough Council from time to time, subject to collective bargaining procedures as stipulated by law (Act III of 1968). The compensation of part-time police shall be as determined by Borough Council by resolution.
A.
Part-time police authorized. The Borough Council hereby
declares its intent to create and hereby creates part-time police
officers. Such appointment is made in accordance with the Act of February
1, 1966, P.L. (1965) 1121, 53 P.S. § 46121.
B.
Appointment of part-time police. Part-time members
of the Police Department shall be appointed by Borough Council in
accordance with the manner as set forth in the Act of February 1,
1966, P.L. (1965), 1656, 53 P.S. § 46184.
C.
Powers of part-time police. Part-time police, while
on active duty, shall have the same powers as the full-time police
officers of the Borough of Moosic.
D.
Duties of part-time police. Part-time police, when
on active duty, shall have the same duties as the full-time police
officers of the Borough of Moosic.
A.
Auxiliary police authorized. The Borough Council hereby
declares its intent to create and hereby creates an auxiliary police
force to supplement the regular police force in times of need.
B.
Appointment of auxiliary police. The Chief of Police
shall nominate persons as auxiliary police who have satisfactorily
completed such training as the Chief may prescribe and/or may be prescribed
by law. All such persons so nominated shall, before they enter upon
their duties, be approved by the Mayor and a majority of Borough Council,
and be sworn by the Mayor.
C.
Term of service of auxiliary police. Auxiliary police
shall serve at the pleasure of the Chief of Police.
D.
Powers of auxiliary police. Auxiliary police, when
on active duty, shall have the same powers as the regular police officers
of the Borough of Moosic, and shall perform such other duties as may
be assigned to them by the Chief of Police. Auxiliary police officers,
when on active duty, are hereby designated as peace officers of the
Borough of Moosic. The powers herein conferred may be exercised by
auxiliary police officers only after they report for active duty and
until they are relieved from duty.
E.
Duties of auxiliary police. The Chief of Police, under
the direction of the Mayor, shall have charge of all auxiliary police,
and shall have supervision of auxiliary police in the exercise of
their duties, powers and authorities. Auxiliary police shall perform
such duties as may be assigned to them by the Chief of Police. These
duties include, but are not limited to, aiding and supplementing the
regular police force in routine duties, providing police protection
at athletic events, serving as park police officers or guards, acting
as crossing guards and such other assignments as the Chief of Police
may determine.
F.
Compensation for auxiliary police. The compensation
for persons serving as auxiliary police shall be as determined by
Borough Council from time to time.
A.
Appointment of special school police. The Borough
Council may appoint special school police.
B.
Duties of special school police. Special school police
shall have the duty of controlling and directing traffic at or near
schools and shall be in suitable and distinctive uniforms and shall
display a badge or other sign of authority. Such appointments shall
be in accordance with the Act of February 1, 1966, P.L. (1965), 53
P.S. § 46127.
C.
Powers of special school police. Special school police
are vested with all the powers of local police officers and while
on duty shall be under and subject to the direction of the Mayor.
D.
Term of service of special school police. Special
school police shall serve at the pleasure of the Borough Council and
shall not come within the civil service provision of the Borough Code[1] and shall not be entitled to participate in any police
pension plan or plans now in effect or hereafter effective.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 45101
et seq.
E.
Compensation of special school police. The compensation
for persons serving as special school police shall be fixed by Borough
Council and shall be jointly paid by the Borough Council and the Board
of School Directors, in a ratio to be determined.
Whenever any member of the Police Department
reaches 62 years of age, he shall be retired from active duty in the
Police Department and placed on inactive status. Any such member of
the Police Department may be subject from time to time as a police
reserve in case of riot, tumult or preservation of the public peace
until unfitted for such service, when he may be finally discharged
by reason of age or disability. Any regular salaried member of the
regular police force who is retired from active duty under the provisions
of this article shall be eligible to receive any pension or retirement
benefits for which he qualifies under the Borough Code and as determined
by the provisions of a duly enacted retirement plan or pension fund.
While on duty as a police reserve, such person shall be paid as wages,
in addition to his regular pension, such sum as Council may in each
case determine but only out of the general fund of the Borough.