There is hereby created in the Borough of Hampton
the dual office of Municipal Violations Officer/Parking Enforcement
Officer. The Municipal Violations Officer/Parking Enforcement Officer
shall be appointed and removed at will by the Borough Council. The
Municipal Violations Officer/Parking Enforcement Officer shall:
A. Be a resident of New Jersey during the term of his
or her appointment.
B. Be able to read, write and speak the English language
well and intelligently.
C. Be of sound mind and in good health.
D. Be of good moral character.
E. Not have been convicted of any offense involving dishonesty
or which would make the person unfit to perform the duties of his
or her office.
F. Possess a good familiarity with the ordinances of
the Borough of Hampton.
G. Have successfully completed a training course on parking
enforcement approved by the Borough of Hampton or be certified by
the Chief of Police conducting the training course approved by the
Borough of Hampton as possessing substantially the equivalent training
and background in parking enforcement as would be obtained through
the successful completion of the course.
An applicant for the position of Municipal Violations
Officer/Parking Enforcement Officer shall have fingerprints taken
and filed with the Division of State Police and the Federal Bureau
of Investigation. Before any person is appointed Municipal Violations
Officer/Parking Enforcement Officer, the Mayor, in conjunction with
the chief law enforcement officer of the Borough and/or the Chief
of Police conducting the training course approved by the Borough of
Hampton, shall ascertain the eligibility and qualifications of the
applicant and report these determinations, in writing, to the Borough
Council.
Prior to the commencement of his or her duties,
the Municipal Violations Officer/Parking Enforcement Officer shall
be furnished with a uniform which shall clearly identify the officer's
function. The uniform shall include a hat and appropriate badge which
shall bear a name tag and identify the Borough of Hampton. The uniform
shall also include an insignia issued by the Borough of Hampton which
clearly indicates the officer's status as a Municipal Violations Officer/Parking
Enforcement Officer. The uniform shall be distinct in color from the
uniform of a regular police or special law enforcement officer. The
uniform and insignia shall be issued by the Borough within 90 days
following the appointment of the first Municipal Violations Officer/Parking
Enforcement Officer; provided, however, that the Borough may issue
a temporary insignia for use during the first 90 days of the officer's
appointment.
No person appointed as Municipal Violations
Officer/Parking Enforcement Officer shall be a member of the Borough
of Hampton Police Department, if a police department is hereinafter
created in the Borough of Hampton, nor shall such person be a special
law enforcement officer. He or she may not carry or use a firearm
while on duty. He or she is not eligible for membership in the Police
and Firemen's Retirement System established pursuant to P.L. 1944,
c. 255.
The Municipal Violations Officer/Parking Enforcement
Officer shall be appointed for a term of one year. If he or she shall
be appointed after January 1 of any year, the appointment shall be
deemed, for the purpose of calculating the term, to have commenced
the January 1 immediately prior to his or her appointment. He or she
shall serve such hours and for such compensation as the Borough shall
determine by separate resolution.