BOROUGH OF MOUNTVILLE
Lancaster CountY, PennsYlvania
RESOLUTION NO. 2014 -2
BILLL272 ENABLING
A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF SENATE BILL 1340 AND HOUSE
SPEED-TIMING EQUIPMENT
ALL MUNICIPAL POLICE TO USE THE SAME MOTOR VEHICLE
AS THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE
are established and exisu and
whereos,public protection is a principal reason why municipalities
statutorily authorized to protect the
Whereas,municipal police and the Pennsylvania State Police are
Motor Vehicle Code; and
public, primarily through the enforcement of the Crimes Code and
Pennsylvania State Police are also
Whereos,all of the tools of law enforcement available to the
that being radar; and
available to municipal police, with one notable exception,
America that gives its municipal police
whereos,pennsylvania is the only state in the United states of
using a common and effective piece of
law enforcement mandate and then prohibits them from
are permitted to use; and
speed-timing equipment that the Pennsylvania state Police
in uneven enforcement of the
whereas,the inability of the municipal police to use radar has resulted
to Pennsylvania's distinction as the
maximum speed laws across Pennsylvania, as well as contributed
percentage of
;;;;;;1il ;;; 3;, highest number of speed-retated vehicle fatalities and the 2nd highest
speed-related vehicle fatalities in the country; and
Borough of Mountville call upon the
Now therefore be it resolved,the Mayor and Council of the
General Assembly of Pennsylvania, and
Members of the Senate and House of Representatives of the
P. Aument to support senate Bill 1340 and
specifically, senator Mike Brubaker and Representative Ryan
police to use the same motor vehicle speedHouse B:ill1272which bills would enable all municipal
timing equipment as the Pennsylvania State Police'
Duty Adopted this
/l
day of
a/'w
2oL4 by Borough council of the Borough of Mountville, Lancaster
County, Pennsylvania, in lawful s#sion duly assembled'
BOROUGH OF MOUNTVILLE
La ncaster CountY, PennsYlva nia
Borough Council President
BOROUGH SEAL