[Amended 5-11-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-08; 10-31-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-12]
Members of the Police Department shall be entitled
to annual vacations in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement.
The membership status, including any and all
pertinent rights of seniority, rank, official title and tenure of
office, of each and every member of the Police Department on the date
when this chapter shall take effect, shall not be interrupted or impaired
by the enactment and taking effect of this chapter.
Pronouns used in this chapter denoting masculine
gender shall also denote feminine gender.
The Township Committee of the Township shall,
at all times, have full power and authority, in its sole discretion,
to amend or supplement this chapter and the rules and regulations
herein provided and established, to repeal any part or parts of this
chapter, to repeal any one or more of the said rules and regulations
and to repeal this chapter in it entirety.
[Added 10-3-1980; amended 4-18-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-03; 5-11-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-08]
When copies of police reports or records are
sent by mail by the Township to the purchaser, a minimum handling
and mailing charge, as established by Chapter 186, Fees, of the Code
of the Township of Franklin, shall be made, which shall include any
per-page copy charge. If the requested record exceeds 10 pages, the
charge shall be established by N.J.S.A. 47:1A-2.
Each member of the Department shall submit to
a medical examination by one of the physicians designated by the Township
Committee once per year at Township expense. Failure to do so may
result in appropriate disciplinary action.
[Amended 5-11-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-08; 10-31-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-12; 6-10-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-02]
As provided for in the collective bargaining
agreement, each member of the Police Department shall be permitted
noncumulative sick leave per year. A certificate made by the Township
Physician setting forth the medical cause of any absence in excess
of three consecutive days shall be submitted by the member of the
Department absent for a period of time in excess of three consecutive
days; provided, however, that the Police Director may require such
a certificate for any period of absence without regard for the duration
thereof.
[Added 6-28-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-08]
A. Supplementary employment shall be any outside employment undertaken
by any officers of the Franklin Township Police Department that does
not interfere with the officer's performance of his sworn duty, or
the logistical operation and scheduling of the Franklin Township Police
Department, and as approved by the Chief of Police, Public Safety
Director or officer in charge.
B. Any supplemental employment under "color of authority," i.e., road
construction, traffic duty, large social gatherings, etc., occurring
within the confines of the Township shall be charged to the contractor
at $85 per hour, with $65 per hour paid to the employee and $20 per
hour paid to the Township.
C. Any officer who engages in the supplementary employment outside the confines of the Township which meets the requirements of Subsection
A above shall not be supplied with Township equipment other than the items of identification required by law and shall not be covered by any benefits enjoyed while engaged in the performance of his regular Township employment. Compensation for such outside employment shall be paid directly to the employee by the contractor at the prevailing rate.