[Added 8-21-2017 by Ord. No. 2441-2017]
In accordance with the provisions of P.L. 1986, c.2, of the New Jersey Statutes, N.J.S.A. 40A:14-146.8 et seq., there is hereby created the position of Special Law Enforcement Officer Class III for the Borough of Fair Lawn, Bergen County, New Jersey.
In order to be eligible for appointment to the position of a Special Law Enforcement Officer Class III, each applicant must:
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Be a resident of this state during the term of appointment;
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Be able to read, write and speak the English language well and intelligently and have a high school diploma or its equivalent;
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Be sound in body and of good health;
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Be of good moral character;
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Have not been convicted of any offense involving dishonesty or which would make him/her unfit to perform the duties of this position;
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Have successfully undergone the same psychological testing that is required of all full-time police officers in this municipality;
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Be a retired law enforcement officer who is less than 65 years of age; for the purposes of this subsection, a law enforcement officer shall not be considered retired if the officer's return to employment violates any federal or state law or regulation which would deem the officer's retirement as not being bona fide;
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Have served as a duly qualified, fully trained, full-time officer in any municipality or county of this state or as a member of the State Police and was separated from that prior service in good standing;
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Be physically capable of performing the functions of the position, determined in accordance with Police Training Commission guidelines;
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Possess a New Jersey Police Training Commission basic police officer certification or New Jersey State Police Academy certification;
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Have completed the training course for safe schools resource officers developed pursuant to subsection a. of section 2 of P.L.2005, c.276 (N.J.S.A. 52:17B-71.8).
The classification of the Special Law Enforcement Officers shall be based upon the duties to be performed by said officers and are established as follows:
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Special Law Enforcement Class III Officers shall be authorized to exercise full powers and duties similar to those of a permanent, regularly appointed full-time police officer while providing security at a public school on the school premises during hours when the public school is normally in session or when it is occupied by public school students or their teachers. While on duty in the jurisdiction of employment, an officer may respond to offenses or emergencies off school grounds if they occur in the officer's presence while traveling to a school facility, but an officer shall not otherwise be dispatched or dedicated to any assignment off school property. The use of a firearm by an officer of this class shall be authorized pursuant to the provisions of subsection b. of section 7 of P.L. 1985, c.439 (N.J.S.A. 40A:14-146.14). An officer of this class shall not be authorized to carry a firearm while off duty unless the officer complies with the requirements set forth in subsection 1. of N.J.S.A. 2C:39-6 authorizing a retired law enforcement officer to carry a firearm.
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A Special Law Enforcement Class III Officer shall be employed only to assist the Police Department with security duties at public schools and shall not supplant a law enforcement officer employed pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 18A:17-43 or a safe schools resource officer employed pursuant to the provisions of section 3 of P.L.2005, c.276 (N.J.S.A. 18A:17-43.1).
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A Special Law Enforcement Class III Officer appointed pursuant to the provisions of P.L. 1985, c.439 (N.J.S.A. 40A:14-146.8 et seq.) shall not, based on this appointment, be eligible for health care benefits or enrollment in any state-administered retirement system.
All duly appointed Special Law Enforcement Officers shall be subject to the rules and regulations governing the Police Department of the Borough of Fair Lawn as adopted by previous ordinances, including, by description but not limitation, the Standard Operating Procedures Police Manual of the Borough of Fair Lawn.
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A Special Law Enforcement Officer Class III shall be under the supervision and direction of the Chief of Police or, in the absence of the Chief, another superior officer designated by the Chief of Police and shall perform his/her duties only in the Borough of Fair Lawn, unless in fresh pursuit of any person pursuant to Chapter 156 of Title 2A of the New Jersey Statutes.
B. 
The Special Law Enforcement Class III Officer shall comply with the rules and regulations applicable to the conduct and decorum of the permanent, regularly appointed police officers of the Police Department, as well as any rules and regulations applicable to the conduct and decorum of special officers.
No Special Law Enforcement Officer Class III shall commence his/her duties until he/she has completed the training as required under N.J.S.A. 40A:14-146.11, as amended from time to time.
The uniform of Special Law Enforcement Officer Class III shall be determined by the Chief of Police and shall be in compliance with N.J.S.A. 40A:14-146.12.