[Amended 6-20-2006; 7-18-2006; 9-16-2008; 1-20-2009; 8-3-2009; 7-20-2010; 6-21-2011]
A. There is hereby created in and for the City of Union City, a Police
Department, which shall not exceed the following Table of Organization:
[Amended 5-21-2013; 11-18-2014]
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Rank/Position
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Number
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Chief of Police
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1
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|
Deputy Police Chiefs
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0
|
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Police Captains
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3
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Police Lieutenants
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11
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Police Sergeants
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26
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Police officers
|
140
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Special law enforcement officers (Class II)
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35
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B. In addition, civilian employees, including but not limited to laborers,
telephone operators, clerks, computer personnel, school traffic guards,
and special police officers may be hired at the discretion of the
Director of Public Safety.
[Amended 6-20-2006; 7-18-2006]
The establishment of the Table of Organization for the Union
City Police Department does not require that all positions be filled,
but rather that the numbers of sworn officers in each rank/position
shall not exceed those set forth in this article unless the Table
of Organization is amended by the Board of Commissioners and is subject
to the funding of such positions by the adoption of an appropriate
budget and a Salary Ordinance by the Board of Commissioners. Any such
municipal Salary Ordinance shall serve as a modification of this Table
of Organization, although not set forth within this section of the
Code of the City of Union City.
The Police Chief shall be the head of the police force, and
(s)he shall be directly responsible to the Director of Public Safety
for the efficiency and routine day-to-day operations thereof. The
Police Chief shall have, pursuant to policies established by the Director
of Public Safety, the authority to:
A. Administer and enforce rules and regulations and special emergency
directives for the disposition and discipline of the force and its
officers and personnel.
B. Have, exercise and discharge the functions, powers and duties of
the force.
C. Prescribe the duties and assignments of all subordinates and other
personnel.
D. Delegate such of his/her authority as (s)he may deem necessary for
the efficient operation of the force to be exercised under his/her
direction and supervision.
E. Faithfully and promptly obey and cause all personnel of the Police
Department under him/her to obey all rules, regulations and orders.
F. In case of riot, insurrection or threatening thereof, (s)he shall
take command of the Police Department in person and direct its movements
and operations in discharge of its respective duties.
G. Be responsible for the investigation and adjudication of all complaints
concerning performance of services or duties performed by members
of the Department.
H. Maintain a constructive relationship with the media and the public.
I. Be responsible for the maintenance of a daily police attendance record
in which each member shall record his/her rank and time of reporting
and leaving duty, complaints and matters pertaining to the Police
Department.
J. Report at least weekly to the Director of Public Safety in such form
as shall be prescribed by such Director on the operation of the force
during the preceding week, and make such other reports as may be requested
by the Director.
K. Designate an officer to perform the duties of the Police Chief in
his/her absence.
The Director of Public Safety, from time to time, shall adopt
rules and regulations for the government of the Police Department
and fix and enforce penalties for violation of such rules and regulations.
Every member of the Police Department, before entering upon
the performance of his/her duties, shall take and subscribe an oath
or affirmation faithfully and impartially to discharge the duties
of his/her office and shall file such oath or affirmation with the
City Clerk.
The Police Department shall:
A. Preserve the public peace; prevent crime; detect and arrest offenders
against the penal laws and ordinances effective within the City of
Union City; suppress riots, mobs and insurrections; disperse unlawful
and dangerous assemblages; and preserve order at all elections, public
meetings and assemblages.
B. Administer and enforce laws and ordinances to regulate, direct, control
and restrict the movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic and
the use of streets by vehicles and persons, and to make rules and
regulations not inconsistent with the Charter, ordinances and general
law for such purposes.
C. Remove all nuisances in the public streets, parks and other public
places; inspect and observe all places of public amusement or assemblage
and all places of business requiring any state or City license or
permit.
D. Provide proper police attendance and protection at fires.
E. Enforce the laws and ordinances in effect within the City and prevent
the violation of them by any person and appropriately attend to all
persons legally charged with the violation of any law or ordinance.
F. Provide for the attendance of its police officers or civilian employees
in court as necessary for the prosecution and trial of persons charged
with crimes and other violations of the law, and cooperate fully with
the law enforcement and prosecuting authorities of federal, state
and county governments.
G. Operate a training program to maintain and improve the police.
No member of the Police Department shall be suspended, removed,
fined or reduced in rank for any cause and in any manner except in
accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147 et seq., as amended, and the regulations
of the New Jersey Department of Personnel.
[Amended 5-21-2013]
The appropriate authority may appoint, from time to time, special
law enforcement officers in accordance with New Jersey statutes for
terms not exceeding one year. They shall possess and exercise all
the powers and duties provided by such statutes during their term
in office, but shall not be continued as regular members of the Police
Department and shall not be entitled to tenure. The Chief of Police
may authorize special law enforcement officers, when on duty, to exercise
the same powers and authority as regular members of the Police Department,
including the carrying of firearms and the power of arrest, provided
that the officers are qualified to do so pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-146.8
et seq., and as amended. The special law enforcement officers' salary
range shall be $18 to $20 per hour.
[Amended 6-20-2006; 5-21-2013]]
A. Department assignment. The Emergency Medical Service is designated
as a service within the Police Department.
B. Budget. The funding for the Emergency Medical Service shall be within
the Police Department line items in the City budget.
C. Medical Director. The City of Union City shall employ a Medical Director
whose duties and qualifications shall be as follows:
(1) The Medical Director shall be a physician who is licensed by the
New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners to practice medicine.
(2) The Medical Director shall be responsible for providing medical quality
assurance oversight regarding the administration of BLS services by
the provider's crewmembers. Medical quality assurance oversight
shall include, but is not limited to, review of utilization of the
AED, as well as interpretation of treatment protocols and documentation
standards.
(3) The Medical Director shall oversee training of all EMTs and continuing
education for all EMTs in the City EMS.
(4) The Medical Director shall address patient care complaints regarding
services rendered by EMTs as needed.
(5) The Medical Director make recommendations for improving the City's
EMS services and shall communicate recommendations as to EMS services
to the EMS Department.
(6) The Medical Director shall review EMS standard operating procedures
on a periodic basis.