Any member of the Police Department of the Borough
of Totowa shall be subject to reprimand, suspension from duty without
pay, reduction in rank or dismissal from the Department for any of
the following causes:
A. That the member of the Department is incompetent or
inefficient in the performance of his duties.
B. That the member of the Department has been careless
or negligent in the performance of duty.
C. That the member of the Department has been offensive
in his treatment of public charges, fellow members of the Department
or other persons.
D. That the member of the Department has some permanent
or chronic physical or mental ailment or defect of such a nature and
severity that it incapacitates him for the proper performance of his
duties.
E. That the member of the Department has violated any
lawful official regulation or order or failed to obey any lawful or
reasonable directions given him by his superiors when such violation
or failure to obey amounts to insubordination or serious breach of
discipline.
F. That the member of the Department has taken a fee,
gift or other valuable thing in the course of his work or in connection
with it when such a fee, gift or other valuable thing is given him
by any person or organization for receiving a favor or better treatment
than that accorded other persons.
G. That the member of the Department has been convicted
of a criminal offense.
H. That the member of the Department through willful
conduct has caused damage to public property or waste of public supplies.
I. That the member of the Department is habitually tardy,
habitually absent without notice, drunk, dishonest or loses his driver's
license when necessary for the performance of his duty.
J. Disrespect to a superior officer.
K. Unnecessary violence to a prisoner.
L. Neglect in paying his just debts contracted while
in the Department.
M. Gross ignorance of the laws and regulations governing
the Department.
N. For making known any proposed action or movement of
the Department or contents of any order, other than to persons immediately
concerned in their execution.
O. Conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman.
P. Conduct subversive to good order and discipline of
the Department.
Q. Publicly commenting on the official action of a superior
officer.
R. Neglecting to turn over to the Treasurer, within 48
hours of receipt, any money received by him on behalf of the Borough
of Totowa.
S. Soliciting anyone to intercede with the Chief of Police,
Deputy Chief, the Mayor and Council or any superior officer in relation
to promotions, changing any beats, disposition of pending charges
or any findings of a trial before the Mayor and Council or for refusing
to do duty or evading duty of any kind whenever necessity requires,
whether in uniform or not.
[Amended 12-14-2004 by Ord. No. 18-2004]
T. Violation of any law, ordinance or regulation governing
the Department or its members.