Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ
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2023-04-25
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The Code
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Chapter 46 Police Department
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Article IV Tenure of Office
- The Code
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2 Affordable Housing
- Ch 3 Ambulance Corps
- Ch 3A Alarm Systems
- Ch 4 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 5 Animals, Prohibited
- Ch 6 Automobile and Motorcycle Racing
- Ch 7 Background Checks
- Ch 8 Board of Health
- Ch 10 Borough Personnel
- Ch 12 Cable Television
- Ch 13 Cats
- Ch 14 Claims Procedure
- Ch 15 Cooperative and Condominium Association Registration
- Ch 16 County Services, Contracts for
- Ch 16A Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 16B Defined Contribution Retirement Program
- Ch 17 Development Fees
- Ch 18 Dogs
- Ch 18A Dogs and Cats, Excessive Number of
- Ch 18B Donation Clothing Bins
- Ch 19 Drug-Free Zone Map
- Ch 20 Entertainment, Licensed
- Ch 21 Excavations and Dredging
- Ch 22 (Reserved)
- Ch 23 Filming
- Ch 25 Fire Department
- Ch 26 Fire Prevention
- Ch 27 Floodplain Management
- Ch 27A Curfew
- Ch 28 Hazardous Waste Materials
- Ch 29 Health Code
- Ch 31 Hunting and Firearms
- Ch 31A Illicit Connections
- Ch 32 Improper Disposal of Waste
- Ch 32A Land Use Procedures
- Ch 32B Land Subdivision and Site Plan Review
- Ch 32C Landscaper Registration
- Ch 33 Library
- Ch 33A Lightning Warning System
- Ch 34 Littering
- Ch 35 (Reserved)
- Ch 35A Mobile Telephones
- Ch 36 Municipal Court
- Ch 37 Insurance Certificate Registry
- Ch 38 Offenses, Miscellaneous
- Ch 39 Official Map
- Ch 39A Outdoor Cafes
- Ch 39B Paintball Guns and Devices
- Ch 40 Peddlers, Solicitors and Canvassers
- Ch 41 (Reserved)
- Ch 42 Personnel Rules and Regulations
- Ch 43 Pet Waste
- Ch 44 Plumbing Code
- Ch 46 Police Department
- Ch 46 Art IV Tenure of Office
- § 46-10 Probationary period; confirmation of appointment.
- § 46-11 Removal for political reasons prohibited.
- § 46-12 Disciplinary actions.
- § 46-13 Designation of appropriate authority.
- § 46-14 Rules and regulations.
- § 46-15 (Reserved)
- Ch 47 Property Maintenance
- Ch 47A Public Contracting Pay-To-Play Reform
- Ch 48 Public Scavengers
- Ch 49 Public Works Department
- Ch 50 Refrigeration Equipment, Water-Cooled
- Ch 51 Records, Public Access to
- Ch 51A Recreation Commissioners, Board of
- Ch 52 Recycling
- Ch 53 Salaries
- Ch 54 School Zone Map
- Ch 55 Sewage Disposal: Individual Systems
- Ch 56 Sewers
- Ch 56A Sexual Harassment Policy
- Ch 57 Shade Tree and Beautification Committee
- Ch 57A Short-Term Rental Property
- Ch 58 Sidewalks, Curbs and Streets
- Ch 60 (Reserved)
- Ch 61 Snow, Ice, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 62 Social Media and Public Outreach Policy
- Ch 63 Soil Movement
- Ch 63A Soil Importation
- Ch 64 Solid Waste
- Ch 65 Storage Tanks, Underground
- Ch 66 (Reserved)
- Ch 66A Stormwater Control
- Ch 66B Stream Corridor Protection
- Ch 67 Swimming Pools
- Ch 69 (Reserved)
- Ch 70 Taxicabs
- Ch 71 Temporary Storage Units
- Ch 72 (Reserved)
- Ch 74 (Reserved)
- Ch 75 Towing Services
- Ch 75A Transient Merchants
- Ch 75B Trees
- Ch 76 Trees in Highways
- Ch 76B Trees, Bamboo
- Ch 76C Trees, Protection of
- Ch 77 Uniform Construction Code Department
- Ch 79 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 80 Volunteer Incentives
- Ch 81 Water and Water Rates
- Ch 82 Wildlife Feeding
- Ch 83 (Reserved)
- Ch 85 Zoning
- Ch 86 (Reserved)
- Ch 95 Education for Government Officials
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Amended 8-2-1981 by Ord. No. 559; 2-26-2002 by Ord. No. 848]
All members of the Police Department, after having been appointed
and qualified, shall severally hold their respective offices during
good behavior and efficiency in the performance of their duties; provided,
however, that all original appointments shall be for a probationary
period of one year, which probationary period may be extended upon
recommendation of the Chief of Police and confirmation thereof by
the Borough Council. Thereafter, such appointments may become absolute
upon confirmation by the Borough Council.
No member of the Police Department, after his appointment shall
have become absolute, shall be removed from office or employment in
the Police Department for political reasons.
[Amended 11-25-2014 by Ord. No. 1033]
Discipline of employees and police officers will be imposed
consistent with New Jersey State statutes and the rules and regulations
of the Ho-Ho-Kus Police Department. The Chief of Police or designee
will proffer the written charges as provided in the New Jersey Statutes
and the Police Department's rules and regulations. Police officers
and employees may also be subject to discipline for violating other
statutes, ordinances and policies.
[Amended 8-28-1990 by Ord. No. 662; 11-25-2014 by Ord. No. 1033]
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:14-118, the Mayor and Borough
Council of Ho-Ho-Kus is hereby designated as the appropriate authority
and is hereby vested with the powers and duties of an appropriate
authority as delegated by law.
[Amended 11-25-2014 by Ord. No. 1033]
The appropriate authority shall, from time to time as may be
necessary, adopt and amend the rules and regulations for the government
and discipline of the Police Department and employees thereof. Said
rules and regulations may fix and provide for the enforcement of such
rules and regulations and the enforcement of penalties for the violation
of such rules and regulations. All employees of the Police Department
shall be subject to such rules and regulations and penalties.
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Editor's Note: Former § 46-15, Optional disciplinary
action, was repealed 2-26-2002 by Ord. No. 849.
