PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 638 PRINTER'S NO. 1714
No. 560 Session of 1985
INTRODUCED BY CALTAGIRONE, KUKOVICH, MICOZZIE, PRESSMANN,
LASHINGER AND CAWLEY, MARCH 18, 1985
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON URBAN AFFAIRS, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 12, 1985
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 23, 1931 (P.L.932, No.317), entitled
2 "An act relating to cities of the third class; and amending,
3 revising, and consolidating the law relating thereto,"
4 further providing for the designation of the chief of police
5 and other officers.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 2002 of the act of June 23, 1931
9 (P.L.932, No.317), known as The Third Class City Code, reenacted
10 and amended June 28, 1951 (P.L.662, No.164) and amended December
11 27, 1967 (P.L.893, No.403), is amended to read:
12 Section 2002. Designation of Chief and Other Officers.--(a)
13 The mayor shall designate, from the force, the chief and other
14 officers who shall serve as such officers until their successors
15 are appointed and qualified. The chief of police shall be
16 designated by the mayor and may be demoted without cause, or for <--
17 just cause, in the same manner, but not to any rank lower than
18 the rank which he held at the time of his designation as chief
1 of police.
2 (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), or any
3 other law to the contrary, no officer, including EXCLUDING the <--
4 chief, shall be demoted solely for the reason that a newly
5 elected mayor has assumed office.
6 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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