[Adopted 12-16-2019 by Ord. No. 19-039]
All persons seeking volunteer positions which in the discretion
of the Chief of Police qualify as emergency services or public safety
volunteer positions are required to submit to a physical examination,
background investigation, fingerprinting and to provide a criminal
history record as a condition of volunteer employment, pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 40:48-1.4.
For the purposes of this article, an emergency services or public
safety volunteer refers to any person who is applying for or performing
a public safety task in an unpaid position for a state, county, or
municipal criminal justice agency, fire department, or first aid squad.
These tasks are defined as public safety functions normally conducted
by paid criminal justice agencies, fire departments or first aid squads
which are now being accomplished by unpaid volunteers. This also includes
members of the auxiliary police and the Manchester Emergency Medical
Services Auxiliary.
The Township shall conduct a background investigation, criminal
history background check and motor vehicle record background check
only upon receipt of written consent from the prospective or current
volunteer.
The prospective volunteer shall submit to being fingerprinted
in accordance with applicable state and federal laws, rules and regulations,
and shall submit sufficient information on forms supplied by the New
Jersey State Police.
The Chief of Police of Manchester Township is authorized to
exchange fingerprint data and receive criminal history record information
from the State Bureau of Identification of the State Police, the Federal
Bureau of Investigation or other authorized information providers.