There shall be a Department of Public Safety,
the head of which shall be the Chief of Police.
The Department shall be responsible for the
proper and efficient conduct of all public safety functions of the
Borough government, including civil defense and disaster control.
The Department shall enforce within the Borough all applicable laws
and ordinances pertaining to the safety of the public at large. It
shall provide such police assistance as may be necessary to any other
department for its proper functioning. In particular, the Department
shall:
A. Preserve the public peace, prevent crime, detect and
arrest offenders against the penal laws and ordinances effective within
the Borough.
B. Administer and enforce laws and ordinances to regulate,
direct, control and restrict the movement of vehicular and pedestrian
traffic and the use of the streets by vehicles and persons generally.
C. Remove all nuisances in public streets, parks and
other public places, inspect and observe all places of public amusement
or assemblage and all places of business requiring any state or municipal
license or permit and report thereon to the appropriate department.
D. Operate a training program to maintain and improve
the police efficiency of the members of the department.
Subject to the supervision and direction of
the Manager, the Chief of Police shall organize and administer the
work of the Department through divisions and bureaus, to the extent
that any such organization is not inconsistent with law and the ordinances
of the Borough.
Subject to the approval of the Manager, the
Chief of Police shall promulgate, and from time to time revise and
enforce, a manual of police discipline, practices and procedures for
the better administration of the work of the Department and for the
discipline and efficiency of the police force, a copy of which shall
be filed with the Clerk.
The Chief of Police will recommend to the Manager
disciplinary charges against any member of the Department, whenever
the penalty does not involve demotion, suspension for more than five
days or loss of pay for more than five days; otherwise, the Manager
shall hear and determine any charge or charges filed against a member
of the police force pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147 et seq.
[Added 3-26-2002 by Ord. No. 1901-2002; amended 6-12-2012 by Ord. No. 2239-2012; 5-27-2014 by Ord. No.
2316-2014; 5-23-2017 by Ord. No. 2433-2017]
The rules and regulations of the Fair Lawn Police Department which are attached hereto and made a part hereof as Schedule A be and they are hereby adopted in their entirety as §
2-77.
Fire protection services shall be provided by
the volunteer fire companies organized and governed pursuant to law.
First aid and rescue services shall be provided
by volunteer first aid squads organized and governed pursuant to law.
There shall be a Borough Police and Fire Surgeon,
who shall be appointed by the Manager. The Police and Fire Surgeon
shall be called whenever the attendance of a physician is required
by the police force. He/she shall also provide such other services,
within the limits of available appropriations, as may be required
for routine examinations under Borough personnel regulations and other
official purposes.