There is hereby created in the Borough of Glen
Gardner the dual office of Municipal Code Enforcement Officer/Parking
Enforcement Officer. The Municipal Code Enforcement Officer/Parking
Enforcement Officer shall be appointed and removed at will by the
Borough Council. The Municipal Code Enforcement 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 and
codes of the Borough of Glen Gardner.
Prior to the commencement of his or her duties,
the Municipal Code Enforcement Officer/Parking Enforcement Officer
shall be furnished with an insignia, which shall clearly identify
the officer's function. The insignia shall include a hat and appropriate
badge, together with a nametag and shall identify the officer's status
as a Municipal Code Enforcement Officer/Parking Enforcement Officer.
The insignia shall be distinct from the insignia of a regular police
or special law enforcement officer. The insignia shall be issued by
the Borough within 90 days following the appointment of the first
Municipal Code Enforcement 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 Code Enforcement
Officer/Parking Enforcement Officer shall be a member of the Borough
of Glen Gardner Police Department, if a police department is hereinafter
created in the Borough of Glen Gardner, 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. 19044, c. 255.
The Municipal Code Enforcement Officer/Parking
Enforcement Officer shall be appointed for a term of one year, such
term expiring on December 31 of the year of his or her appointment.
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 at the pleasure of the Borough Council and such
hours and for such compensation as it shall determine by separate
resolution.
The Municipal Code Enforcement Officer/Parking
Enforcement Officer shall receive such training in the performance
of his or her duties as may, from time to time, be required by law
or authorized by the Borough Council.
The Municipal Code Enforcement Officer/Parking
Enforcement Officer shall maintain an accurate and complete file with
respect to every alleged violation or other matter investigated by
him or her. The Code Enforcement Officer shall file a monthly report
of his or her activities, including any complaints or cases processed
by him or her and the disposition thereof, with the Borough Council
and any other relevant officials, boards or bodies.
All files, books and records maintained by the
Municipal Code Enforcement Officer/Parking Enforcement Officers are
the property of the Borough of Glen Gardner. Every Municipal Code
Enforcement Officer/Parking Enforcement Officer, on the expiration
of his or her term, shall forthwith deliver to his or her successor
all files, books and records which are in his or her possession or
under his or her control or maintained by him or her, and if no successor
has been appointed, to the Borough Clerk.