[Adopted 9-14-1976 by Ord. No. 1079 (Ch.
54, Art. IV, of the 1984 Code)]
A.
The position of school traffic guard is deemed necessary
to preserve the peace and safety of the Borough, and the Police Department
of the Borough is hereby supplemented by the establishment of school
traffic guards pursuant to the statutes in such case made and provided.
The Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Council, may from time
to time appoint as school traffic guards for a term not exceeding
one year such persons as he/she shall deem to be qualified for such
positions, and the Mayor may revoke such appointments without cause
or hearing. The persons so appointed as school traffic guards shall
not be members of the police force, and their powers, rights and duties
shall immediately cease at the expiration of the term for which they
were appointed, or upon revocation of their appointment.
B.
Before any such appointment is made under this article,
the Chief of Police of the Borough shall ascertain whether the appointee
is eligible and qualified, and a report thereon shall be made by the
Chief of Police to both the Mayor and the Borough Council.
No person shall be appointed as a school traffic
guard unless the person is a citizen of the United States, able to
read, write and speak the English language, physically qualified and
of good moral character, and shall not have been convicted of any
crime. No such school traffic guard shall carry a revolver or any
other weapon at any time without a special permit from the Chief of
Police. Every such school traffic guard shall be fingerprinted, and
the fingerprints shall be filed with the Division of State Police
and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
[Amended 7-15-2004 by Ord. No. 1921; 7-15-2004 by Ord. No.
1921]
Prior to appointment a physician or physicians
approved by the Borough shall carefully examine the educational, mental,
moral and physical fitness of any person applying for appointment
as a school crossing guard. The certificate, signed by the police
physician, may be considered and taken by the Mayor as sufficient
evidence of the applicant's educational, mental, moral and physical
fitness.
Unless otherwise assigned by the Mayor, the
school traffic guards appointed under this article shall be limited
in their powers and duties to the protection of children while on
public thoroughfares in the Borough in connection with their attendance
at the several schools in the Borough and to the direction and regulation
of pedestrians and vehicular traffic at the various streets, intersections
and crossings where they may be situated.
[Amended 7-15-2004 by Ord. No. 1921]
All school traffic guards shall be under the supervision and direction of the Chief of Police of the Borough. Every such officer shall perform the officer's duties only in the Borough except when the officer may be in "fresh pursuit" of any person pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 156 of Title 2A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Every school traffic guard shall comply with
the regular rules and regulations promulgated by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough for the conduct and decorum for the regular members
of the Police Department.
[Amended 3-15-1977 by Ord. No. 1095; 7-15-2004 by Ord. No.
1921]
Compensation for school traffic guards shall
be as set forth in the Annual Salary Ordinance.
[Amended 7-15-2004 by Ord. No. 1921]
Compensation for school traffic guards shall
be as set forth in the Annual Salary Ordinance.
[Amended 7-15-2004 by Ord. No. 1921]
Compensation for school traffic guards shall
be as set forth in the Annual Salary Ordinance.
