[Adopted 9-17-1992 by Ord. No. 15-92 (Ch. 26, Art. VI, of the 1972 Code)]
Qualifications to be eligible for the position
of police dispatcher shall be as follows:
A.
Must possess a high school diploma or its equivalent.
B.
Must not have any criminal convictions involving moral
turpitude.
C.
Must successfully undergo a psychological examination.
D.
Must be able to read and write the English language
fluently.
E.
Must be able to read computer screens and operate
a keyboard.
F.
Must be able to speak clearly and communicate via
two-way radios.
G.
Must not be less than 18 years of age.
The police dispatcher will be responsible to
answer all incoming calls within the Police Department and direct
them to their proper area for resolution; shall dispatch police officers
to the scene of calls for service; shall maintain the records system
for the Police Department; shall coordinate emergency response to
emergency scenes and shall be responsible for carrying out any other
duties so designated by the Chief of Police or his designee.
The regular work week for police dispatchers
will be a forty-hour week with a one-half-hour paid lunch.
Police dispatchers will receive the following
paid holidays:
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New Year's Day
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Presidents' Day
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Good Friday
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Memorial Day
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Fourth of July
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Labor Day
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Columbus Day
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General Election Day
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Veterans' Day
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Thanksgiving Day
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Day after Thanksgiving
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Christmas Eve afternoon
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Christmas Day
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Police dispatchers will be entitled to overtime
at the rate of 1 1/2 times their hourly rate if they work more than
40 hours in a work week.
Police dispatchers will be afforded vacation
time in conformity with the terms contained in that of the Borough
of Kinnelon Personnel Policy in § 32-2, Vacations.[1]
Police dispatchers will be afforded sick leave
in conformity with the terms contained in that of the Borough of Kinnelon
Personnel Policy in § 32-2, Sick leave.[1]
Police dispatchers will be afforded other absence
in conformity with the terms contained in that of the Borough of Kinnelon
Personnel Policy in § 32-2, Other absence.[1]
Police dispatchers will be required to wear
a uniform specified in the Kinnelon Borough Police S.O.P., Chapter
7, Uniforms, Appearance and Equipment. Said uniforms will be supplied
by the Borough upon hiring and an amount to be set in the annual budget
for replacement and repairs to said uniforms, to be paid as an annual
clothing allowance.
Review and evaluation of police dispatchers
will be done as in conformity with the terms contained in that of
the Borough of Kinnelon Personnel Policy in § 32-2, Review,
Part B.[1]
