The position of Police Chaplain of the Township of Carneys Point
is created in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:14-141.
The position will be served on a volunteer basis and shall be under
the supervision and control of the Police Liaison Officer and Chief
of Police. This position will not be affiliated with any other police
chaplain program.
The Chief of Police may recommend persons to the Township Committee
that the Chief believes meet the qualifications of N.J.S.A. 40A:14-141,
as well as the regulations of the Carneys Point Township Police Department.
Applicants for the position shall be reviewed by the Chief of Police
to determine qualifications. The Township Committee shall determine
whether an appointment of one or more Chaplains recommended by the
Chief of Police shall be made.
Any person appointed as Chaplain shall become a member of the
Police Department pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-141, but shall serve
in the capacity on a volunteer basis without rank, salary or benefits.
Any person appointed as Chaplain shall serve at will. The chaplain
may be removed from the position with or without cause as deemed appropriate
by the Township Committee of the Township of Carneys Point. The Township
Committee will reevaluate the Chaplain program and whether it shall
continue at least once every two years.
Any person appointed as Chaplain shall be an ordained clergyman
in good standing in the religious body from which he or she is selected.
The Chaplain shall have received basic training and shall be a certified
Police Chaplain in accordance with the rules of the Chaplain program
and Carneys Point Township.
The duties of the Police Chaplain shall include, but not be
limited to, assisting the Carneys Point Police Department in death
notifications, station house adjustments, crisis response and any
other duties that shall be assigned by the Chief of Police. The Chief
of Police shall adopt standard operating procedures to outline the
internal rules and regulations pertaining to the position of the Chaplain.