Document Citation: 302 Pa. Code § 29.10-3

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TITLE 302. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
PART III. TOWNSHIPS, FIRST CLASS
CHAPTER 29. TOWNSHIP OF PENN HILLS HOME RULE CHARTER
ARTICLE X. POLICE

Date:
08/31/2009

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§ 29.10-3. Special Police

The Mayor, with the advice and consent of Council, may appoint special police who shall have the duty of controlling and directing traffic and providing for the public safety at or near schools and churches, and who shall be in uniform and shall display a badge or other sign of authority, and who shall be vested with all of the powers of Municipal police officers. Such police shall serve at the pleasure of the Council and shall not come within the Career Service and personnel provisions of this Charter, nor shall they be eligible to join any police pension fund maintained for municipal police.

The Mayor may appoint special police with full police powers and jurisdiction for the duration of any emergency in which the safety and welfare of the Municipality and the public is endangered.

Auxiliary police may be appointed as provided by general law.