Administration

    Board of Trustees Policy

    SUBJECT:

    Firearms in the Police Academy Program

    		 NUMBER:
    5.7
    DATE:
    January 2004
    SUPERSEDES:
     

    Firearms

    All College-owned firearms used in the Act 120 Municipal Police Officers (MPO) Training Program are stored in a safe/monitored location on the Central Campus, in the Facilities Management Building (FMB). Access to the combination is limited to: the Vice President for Administration and Finance, Manager of Public Service Programs/Director of the Police Academy, Deputy Director of the Police Academy, and Public Safety Supervisor.

    Ammunition

    All college-owned ammunition used in the Act 120 Municipal Police Officer (MPO) Training Program, is stored in a large capacity combination and key steel safe secured to a concrete floor with the highest fire and theft rating. The safe is located in a limited access area on the West Campus, in Pottstown Pa. The College has entered into a contract with the Pottstown Police Department to conduct all MPO firearms training at its outdoor firearms range. Access to the MPO ammunition is limited to: the Dean of the West Campus and his/her designee, the Manager of Public Service Programs/Director of the Police Academy, the Deputy Director of the Police Academy, and approved Police Academy certified firearms instructors while engaged in scheduled training.

    Firearms and Ammunition Removal

    Firearms are only removed from the safe by the Manager of Public Service Programs/Director of the Police Academy or the Deputy Director of the Police Academy when: quarterly inventories are performed, use during Act 120 MPO firearms training, trade-in/acquisitions, scheduled repairs and when deemed necessary by the Manager of Public Service Programs/Director of the Police Academy.

    Upon completion of approved training all firearms will be returned to the Manager of Public Service Programs/Director of the Police Academy, or the Deputy Director of the Police Academy. At that time, an inventory will be performed and the weapons will be secured in the safe.

    The Public Safety Department must be notified and an officer present whenever firearms are removed from or returned to the safe on Central Campus for the purpose of recording: the date, time and identity of the authorized individual opening the safe on his/her log.

    Only the Manager of Public Service Programs/Director of the Police Academy, the Deputy Director of the Police Academy, or designated Police Academy certified firearms instructors are authorized to retrieve and transport ammunition from the secured area on the West Campus to the approved firearms range.

    Upon completion of approved training all ammunition will be returned to the Manager of Public Service Programs/Director of the Police Academy, or the Deputy Director of the Police Academy. At that time, an inventory will be performed and the ammunition will be secured in the safe.

    The Public Safety Department must be notified and an officer present whenever ammunition is removed from or returned to the secured area, on West Campus for the purpose of recording: the date, time and identity of the authorized individual accepting the ammunition.

    Quarterly Inventory

    The Manager of Public Service Programs/Director of the Police Academy or the Deputy Director of the Police Academy will inventory all firearms and ammunition on a quarterly basis. Police Academy staff will maintain the inventory reports. A copy will be forwarded to the Dean of Workforce Development and Continuing Education.