[Added 10-31-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-12]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-118, the Township
Committee shall have the authority over the Police Department including
designating personnel needs and the chain of command and for the adoption
and promulgation, as the appropriate authority, of rules and regulations
for the governance of the force and for the discipline of its members.
The Police Department as heretofore established
is hereby continued, organized and established.
[Amended 2-4-1988 by Ord. No. 88-2; 11-4-2004 by Ord. No.
2004-19; 5-11-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-08]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-118, the Township
Committee shall have authority over the Police Department, including
designations, personnel needs, chain of command, and for the adoption
and promulgation, as the appropriate authority, of rules and regulations
for the governance of the force and for discipline of its members.
A. Organization.
[Amended 3-28-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-03]
(1) The Police Department shall consist of the following
officers and men, whose offices and positions are hereby created and
continued:
(2) Nothing herein shall require the Township to fill
any or all designated positions.
B. There is hereby created the position of Police Director
in the Township of Franklin, County of Hunterdon, State of New Jersey.
The Police Director shall, consistent with law, be deemed to be the
civilian head of the Police Department. The Police Director shall
also act as liaison and coordinator of the police function with the
Emergency Management, Fire and Rescue Squads.
[Amended 6-10-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-02]
[Amended 3-14-1996 by Ord. No. 96-19; 6-10-2010 by Ord. No.
2010-02]
During any vacancy in the position of Police
Director, the Township may designate such other member of the Police
Department as the officer in charge. Such designation shall be for
such period of time as, in the sole discretion of the Township Committee,
is necessary to maintain the operational efficiency of the Police
Department. Such designation shall not operate to otherwise alter
the employment status of the designated officer or any other member
of the Department.