[Adopted 5-19-1959 by Ord. No. 1776]
[Amended 4-15-1969 by Ord. No. 2019; 3-17-70 by Ord. No. 2041; 4-4-1972 by Ord. No. 2088-72; 7-3-1973 by Ord. No. 2124-73; 7-6-1983 by Ord. No. 2346-83; 5-1-2001 by Ord. No. 2964-01; 9-25-2012 by Ord. No. 3271-12; 4-8-2014 by Ord. No. 3323-14]
A.Â
The Borough
of Rutherford shall pay an annual allowance toward the purchase of
uniforms as hereinafter itemized to all uniformed members of the Police
Department in the amount of 3/4 of 1% of the top paid patrolman’s
base salary, payable on the first day of May of each year; provided,
however, that a newly appointed patrolman shall receive a full uniform
at the time of his appointment and he shall not be entitled to any
further allowance for the calendar year of his appointment.
B.Â
The Borough
of Rutherford shall pay an annual allowance toward the purchase of
uniforms as hereinafter itemized to the Chief of Police and Captain
of the Police Department in the amount of ¾ of 1% of the top
paid patrolman’s base salary, payable on the first day of May
of each year.
The items of uniform for which such allowance
is made are as follows:
[Amended 9-25-2012 by Ord. No. 3271-12]
The Chief of Police shall certify to the Mayor
and Council not later than the first day of April of each year the
names of the members of the Police Department who are entitled to
receive payment of such uniform allowance.
All payments of the uniform allowance as herein
set forth shall be authorized by resolution of the Mayor and Council.
[Amended 4-4-1972 by Ord. No. 2088-72; 4-3-1973 by Ord. No. 2114-73; 9-25-2012 by Ord. No.
3271-12]
Upon the written authorization of the Chief
of Police and with the approval of the Mayor and Council, the Purchasing
Agent of the Borough of Rutherford is hereby authorized to purchase
for a uniformed member of the Police Department those items of uniform
above set forth in the following manner:
A.Â
All patrolmen who have not attained the maximum upper
pay range may purchase those items of uniform above set forth and
to arrange with that member of the Police Department for whom they
were purchased a method of payment of the cost of such uniform, which
shall be not less than $10 per month.
B.Â
Any other member of the Police Department may make
a single purchase of those items of uniform above set forth during
the period commencing January 1 of each year to the first day of May
each year, to be paid for by the Borough of Rutherford and to be deducted
from the amount of clothing allowance which is payable on the first
day of May of each year.
C.Â
The Collector-Treasurer of the Borough of Rutherford
shall maintain proper bookkeeping records of such transactions.
[Amended 9-25-2012 by Ord. No. 3271-12]
Any member of the Police Department whose clothing
shall be damaged in the performance of duty to the extent that it
will require cleaning, repairing or replacing may be entitled to have
such clothing cleaned, repaired or replaced at the cost of the Borough
of Rutherford upon the written certification of the same by the Chief
of Police and with approval of the Mayor and Council.
The payment of the uniform allowance for the
year of 1959 shall be made upon the adoption of this chapter.
This chapter shall take effect upon publication
according to law.
[Added 2-15-1966 by Ord. No. 1954; amended 4-15-1969 by Ord. No. 2019; 3-17-1970 by Ord. No. 2041; 4-4-1972 by Ord. No. 2088-72; 7-3-1973 by Ord. No. 2124-73; 7-6-1983 by Ord. No. 2346-83; 4-8-2014 by Ord. No. 3323-14]
The Borough of Rutherford shall pay an annual
uniform and clothing allowance in the amount of ¾ of 1% of
the top paid patrolman’s base salary to each of the superior
officers and patrolman assigned to the Detective Bureau, payable on
the first day of May of each year.
[Amended 3-15-1966 by Ord. No. 1955; 4-15-1969 by Ord. No. 2019; 4-4-1972 by Ord. No. 2088-72; 7-3-1973 by Ord. No. 2124-73]
The Borough of Rutherford shall pay an annual
clothing allowance of $150 to the Animal Warden, payable on the first
day of May of each year.[1]
