The Civil Service Commission is a six-member body with three regular members and three alternate members. The First Class Township Code requires that Pocono Township have a Civil Service Commission with the following duties and responsibilities:
- Examine and interview all applicants for the Pocono Township Police Department and make hiring recommendations to the Board of Commissioners
- Propose changes to the Department's Standard Operating Procedures for consideration by the Board of Commissioners
- Make decisions on grievances brought to the Commission by the Police Union
