[Adopted 12-14-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-02]
This ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the "Lancaster Township Police Ordinance."
The contract dated October 14, 2009, by and between the Township of Lancaster and the Township of Manheim, titled the Police Services Agreement, is hereby approved, and the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Lancaster is hereby authorized to sign the contract.
The police personnel of the Township of Manheim are hereby authorized to provide all police services within the Township of Lancaster, including the enforcement of all laws and ordinances of the Township of Lancaster, and to perform all acts which are normally performed by police and those which are contemplated by the Police Services Agreement. Pursuant to 53 P.S. § 2303, the following are all stated in the Police Services Agreement which is approved hereby: the conditions of agreement in the case of cooperation with or delegation to other local governments, the Commonwealth, other states or the Federal Government; the duration of the term of the agreement; the manner and extent of financing the agreement, the organizational structure necessary to implement the agreement, and the manner in which real or personal property shall be acquired, managed, licensed or disposed of. Any property required for the police services shall be acquired by the Township of Manheim. No separate entity is created by the Police Services Agreement or this article.
A. 
Some services contemplated by the Police Services Agreement may be performed by other than persons specifically designated as police officers. All persons who may not be officially designated as police officers of the Township of Manheim, but who are retained, hired, deputized or otherwise engaged and authorized by the Township of Manheim to provide services to the Township of Lancaster and its residents under the Police Services Agreement, including (but not limited to) the enforcement of laws and ordinances, parking ordinances and regulations, traffic control, crowd control, investigations, information collection, crime control programs, responses to emergencies including public emergencies whether fire, crime, medical, weather, natural disaster or other emergencies, and to provide support and support services for police officers of the Township of Manheim, are hereby authorized to do so within the Township of Lancaster.
B. 
Such actions are authorized whether such persons are providing services which are referred to as specialist services, support services, services of police aides, or by any other name or designation.