[Amended 3-28-1994 by Ord. No. 1994-4; 12-18-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-11]
No person shall hereafter be given or accept a permanent appointment
as a regular police officer in the Township of Riverside unless such
person has successfully completed a police training course at a school
approved and authorized by the Police Training Commission in the Department
of Law and Public Safety of the State of New Jersey, pursuant to the
provisions of Chapter 56 of the Laws of 1961, and passed all subjects
to the satisfaction of the Appointing Authority and Chief of Police
or such person shall have attended university or college training
aimed at police work for a total of at least 16 credit hours. The
school of attendance shall be approved by the Township Committee prior
to enrollment.
This article shall not prohibit the giving or accepting of a
probationary or temporary appointment as a police officer for a period
not to exceed one year, to enable a person seeking a permanent appointment
to complete a police training course as so prescribed in above sections
of this article.
No person shall be permitted to take a police training course
unless he holds a probationary or temporary appointment as a police
officer in the Township of Riverside, and such appointee shall be
entitled to a leave of absence with pay during the period of the police
training course.