The purpose of this article is to provide for
the organization, maintenance, regulation and control of the Police
Department and to provide for the adoption of rules and regulations
relating to the organization and operation of the Police Department.
[Amended 7-16-2009 by Ord. No. 867; 12-15-2022 by Ord. No. 1063]
The Mayor or his/her designee; and in the absence of the Mayor,
the Borough Administrator; and in the absence of the Borough Administrator,
the Public Safety Committee Chair, is designated as the appropriate
authority as provided in the New Jersey statutes. The appropriate
authority shall be responsible for the overall performance of the
Police Department. The Borough Council shall adopt and promulgate
rules and regulations for the governance of the Police Department
and for the discipline of its members (N.J.S.A. 40A:14-118).
The Police Department shall preserve the public
peace; protect life and property; detect, arrest and prosecute offenders
of the laws of New Jersey and the ordinances of the Borough of Oceanport;
direct and control traffic; provide attendance and protection during
emergencies; provide appearances in court; cooperate with all other
law enforcement agencies and provide training for the efficiency of
its members and officers. (N.J.S.A. 40A:14-152)
The Chief of Police shall be the head of the
Police Department and shall be directly responsible to the appropriate
authority for its efficiency and day-to-day operations. Pursuant to
policies established by the appropriate authority, the Chief of Police
shall:
A. Administer and enforce the rules and regulations of
the Police Department and any special emergency directive for the
disposition and discipline of the Department and its members and officers;
B. Have, exercise and discharge the functions, powers
and duties of the Police Department;
C. Prescribe the duties and assignments of all members
and officers;
D. Delegate such authority as may be deemed necessary
for the efficient operation of the Police Department to be exercised
under the Chief's direction and control; and
E. Report at least monthly to the appropriate authority
in such form as shall be prescribed on the operation of the Police
Department during the preceding month and make such other reports
as may be requested by the appropriate authority. (N.J.S.A. 40A:14-118)
No member or officer of the Police Department
shall be suspended, removed, fined or reduced in rank for any cause
other than for incapacity, misconduct or disobedience as provided
in the New Jersey statutes and the Police Departments rules and regulations.
(N.J.S.A. 40A-14-118)
The Mayor and Borough Council shall adopt by
resolution rules and regulations relating to the organization and
operation of the Police Department, which rules and regulations may,
from time to time, be amended and modified by further resolution.