There is herby created in and for the Town of Dover a Police
Department which shall consist of such employees and officers as shall
be deemed necessary by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen and may include
a Police Chief in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:14-118. The Mayor and
Board of Aldermen shall, from time to time, determine the number of
employees and officers of the Police Department, together with their
compensation.
The Town Administrator, or in the Town Administrator's
absence, the Deputy Town Administrator, shall be designated as the
"appropriate authority" as provided in the New Jersey Statutes. He/she
shall be responsible for the overall performance of the Police Department.
He/she shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for the government
of the Police Department and for the discipline of its members.
No person shall be appointed to the Police Department who is
not qualified as provided in the New Jersey Statutes. The Mayor and
Board of Aldermen may also require that an applicant for appointment
to the Police Department shall successfully complete a physical and
psychological examination. All applicants for appointment shall be
residents of the Town of Dover and must maintain continuous residency
within the Town of Dover from the announced closing date of the Department
of Personnel examination up to and including the date of appointment.
No member or officer of the Police Department shall be suspended,
removed, fined or reduced in rank for any cause other than for incapacity,
misconduct or disobedience as provided in the New Jersey Statutes
and the Police Department's rules and regulations, as may be
amended from time to time.