[Adopted 8-5-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-07]
There is hereby created the position of Parking
Enforcement Officer in the Township of Franklin, County of Hunterdon,
State of New Jersey, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-154.7.
The person appointed to this position shall
be responsible for the enforcement of county or municipal statutes,
resolutions, ordinances or regulations relating to the parking of
vehicles within the Township.[1] The Parking Enforcement Officer shall also possess the
powers and authority, in the manner and to the extent provided for
by statute as follows:
A.
Issue parking tickets for parking offenses as those
terms are defined in the Parking Offenses Adjudication Act (N.J.S.A.
39:4-139.2 et seq.);
B.
Serve and execute all process for any parking offense
issuing out of the court in the municipality having jurisdiction over
the complaint; and
C.
Cause any vehicle parked, stored or abandoned in the
municipality in violation of a statute, resolution, ordinance or regulation
to be towed away from the scene of the violation and to collect from
the vehicle owner or the owner's agent, on behalf of the municipality,
the cost of the towing and subsequent storage of the vehicle before
surrendering the vehicle to the owner or agent.
No person shall be appointed as a Parking Enforcement
Officer unless and until he or she meets all qualifications required
by statute. The Chief of Police or other chief law enforcement officer
of the municipality shall ascertain the ability and qualifications
of the applicant and report these determinations in writing to the
governing body.
