[Adopted 7-18-2000 by Ord. No. 12-00]
The position of civilian police dispatcher is hereby created, ratified, and confirmed in the Borough of Maywood. The civilian police dispatcher may also be referred to as "police telecommunicator."
A. 
The Mayor shall appoint, with the consent of the Council, all civilian police dispatchers, with consideration given to the recommendation of the Chief of Police. All appointments are conditioned upon the satisfactory completion of the training as set forth in § 46-50C.
B. 
The civilian police dispatchers shall serve as employees at will of the borough.
A. 
To be eligible for appointment as a civilian police dispatcher, a person shall:
(1) 
Be a United States citizen or an alien authorized to work in the United States and a resident of the State of New Jersey. Maywood residents will have preference for hiring purposes.
(2) 
Be of good moral character; be able to read, write and speak the English language sufficiently to perform the duties of the position.
(3) 
Be in good health, and sound in body and in mind, so that the applicant does not have any disabilities that would prevent him or her from satisfactorily performing the job duties described in § 46-51.
B. 
Each appointee shall be sworn to the faithful performance of the required duties.
C. 
Applicants or new appointees to the position shall complete a period of preassignment training of such nature and duration as the Chief of Police shall find necessary to the performance of the required duties.
A. 
The duties of the civilian dispatchers are as follows:
(1) 
Answer incoming telephone calls to the Maywood police lines.
(2) 
Where appropriate, inform and dispatch police officers and other emergency personnel to respond to a particular matter.
B. 
The duties of the civilian dispatchers may be altered or changed under the directive of the Chief of Police, as approved by the Mayor and Council.
Civilian police dispatchers shall:
A. 
Adhere to and be governed by all the rules and regulations laid down for the guidance of the Police Department members insofar as these rules and regulations are applicable to and consistent with the duties prescribed for civilian police dispatchers;
B. 
Comply with all other applicable ordinances, rules and regulations adopted by the Mayor and Council; and
C. 
Be governed by all of the contents of the Borough's administrative manual and employee manual, where applicable.
Civilian police dispatchers shall not be a part of nor in any way be deemed members of the Police Department of the Borough of Maywood.
Each civilian police dispatcher shall be provided with and wear a uniform prescribed by the Mayor and Council in consultation with the Chief of Police. The uniform shall include a suitable identifying patch and badge.
Civilian police dispatchers shall be employees at will. The Mayor and Council shall have the authority to summarily dismiss any civilian police dispatcher for any reason the Mayor and Council finds sufficient. The Chief of Police shall have the authority to discipline, suspend, for up to three days, civilian police dispatchers and to recommend that the Mayor and Council approve a longer suspension or dismissal of a civilian police dispatcher whenever it is found to be in the best interest of the Borough.
The terms of compensation for the civilian police dispatchers shall be as set forth in the Borough's General Salary Ordinance.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 83, Salaries and Compensation.