[Adopted 9-16-1969 as Ch. 36, Art. I, of the 1969 Code]
A Police Department, together with the office of policeman, is hereby established in and for the Borough of Upland.
In the Police Department, the following classifications are hereby established: Captain and patrolman. The priority of authority among said classifications shall be in the order above listed. The number of persons to serve in said classification, on a full-time and a part-time basis, and the compensation of each shall be determined by the Borough Council from time to time.
[Added 11-10-2009 by Ord. No. 6-2009]
Establishing qualifications for the position of full-time police officer are established:
A. 
The applicant must be a citizen of the United States of America.
B. 
The applicant must be at least 21 years of age at the time of Hiring.
C. 
The applicant must be a high school graduate or its equivalent.
D. 
The applicant must be a graduate of the Delaware County Police Academy or otherwise certified by the Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission in strict accordance and compliance with the dictates of Act 120 (codified at 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 2161 et seq.).
E. 
The applicant must be of good moral character and have no misdemeanor or felony convictions.
F. 
The applicant must possess a current valid unrestricted Pennsylvania operator's license (except for restriction of wearing corrective lenses) and must maintain his/her license during his/her tenure as a police officer.
G. 
Each applicant must be physically, psychologically and medically fit for the performance of the duties of a full-time police officer.
H. 
An applicant for the position of full-time police officer shall have served as a part-time police officer in the Borough of Upland for a minimum period of six months immediately prior to the submission of a completed application.
[Amended 11-13-2018 by Ord. No. 5-2018]
I. 
For all other hiring, promotion or for such promotions requiring special scientific, professional, technical, clerical, electronic or mechanical skills, the Upland Borough Civil Service Commission shall specify qualifications for the position.
The Captain of Police shall be the chief executive of the Police Department. He or she 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.
Nothing herein contained shall affect the authority of the Mayor to appoint special patrol officers during emergencies.