[Adopted 10-20-1997 by Ord. No. 1107-97 (Ch. 82 of the 1975
Code)]
There is hereby established the position of adult school crossing
guard in the Borough of Edgewater. The number of adult school crossing
guards shall be determined on an annual basis by the Mayor and Council.
[Amended 3-20-2017 by Ord. No. 1541-2017]
Adult school crossing guards shall be appointed by the Mayor
and Council, which appointment shall be for a term of one year in
accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:9-154.1. Prior to the
appointment of an individual to said position, the Chief
of Police and/or Police Director shall ascertain the eligibility
of the application and make a report to the governing body and Borough
Administrator of the suitability of said applicant for appointment
to said position.
An applicant for the position of adult school crossing guard
shall be required to be a citizen and resident of the State of New
Jersey, be of sound body and of good health, shall be of good moral
character and shall not have been convicted of any criminal offense
involving moral turpitude.
[Amended 3-20-2017 by Ord. No. 1541-2017]
An adult school crossing guard shall not have the right to bear
firearms or the power of arrest and shall be under the supervision
and direction of the Chief of Police and/or Police Director
or his designee. An adult school crossing guard shall only perform
the duties of such position within the Borough of Edgewater and shall
comply with the rules and regulations applicable to the conduct and
decorum of the regular police officers of the Borough.
The position of adult school crossing guard shall be paid a
salary as shall be set forth in the annual Salary Ordinance of the
Borough of Edgewater.
