[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Long Branch 12-8-1983 by Ord. No. 1139 (Ch. IV of the 1971 Code). Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Amended 8-10-1993 by Ord. No. 23-93; 11-9-2000 by Ord. No. 45-00; 9-24-2002 by Ord. No. 42-02; 5-11-2004 by Ord. No. 13-04; 6-27-2017 by Ord. No. 11-17; 6-12-2018 by Ord. No. 12-18; 6-12-2019 by Ord. No. 8-19; 4-28-2021 by Ord. No. 8-21]
A.
The Public Safety Directory shall be responsible for the overall
performance of the Police Department and shall adopt and promulgate
rules and regulations for the government of the Police Department
and for the discipline of its members.
B.
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:14-118, the Director of Public Safety
shall be the head of the Police Department and shall be directly responsible
to the Mayor for its efficiency and day-to-day operations.
C.
Police Department of the City of Long Branch may consist of the following:
(1)
Three Police Captains.
[Amended 6-23-2021 by Ord. No. 13-21]
(2)
Seven Police Lieutenants.
(3)
Fifteen Police Sergeants.
[Amended 6-23-2021 by Ord. No. 13-21]
(4)
Sixty-seven Patrolmen.
[Amended 6-23-2021 by Ord. No. 13-21]
(5)
Any such other probationary officers, police matrons, traffic officers,
school traffic officers, officers and employees as the Council will
from time to time authorize.
D.
Ranking
officers; applicable regulations.
(1)
The
officer in charge, designated by the Director of Public Safety, shall
be the highest-ranking law enforcement officer of the Police Department
and shall be subject to such rules regulations and directives as may
be prescribed by the Director of Public Safety.
(2)
In the
event that the officer in charge is absent from his/her office, the
Director of Public Safety shall designate an acting officer in charge.
[Amended 9-27-1994 by Ord. No. 47-94; 10-27-1998 by Ord. No. 36-98]
All applicants for appointment to the Police
Department shall be qualified for appointment as required by law,
ordinance and Civil Service rules and regulations.
[Amended 8-9-1994 by Ord. No. 40-94; 11-28-2000 by Ord. No. 47-00; 7-10-2007 by Ord. No. 25-07; 6-12-2019 by Ord. No. 8-19; 4-28-2021 by Ord. No. 8-21]
B.
Organization.
The organization of the Police Department shall be as promulgated
by the appropriate authority, or his designee.
C.
Command.
The assignment of duties and functions of each of the divisions of
the Police Department shall be as promulgated by the Director of Public
Safety or his duly authorized designee.
[Amended 4-28-2021 by Ord. No. 8-21]
[Amended 6-12-2018 by Ord. No. 12-18; 6-12-2019 by Ord. No. 8-19; 4-28-2021 by Ord. No. 8-21]
The Director of Public Safety shall promulgate such rules and
regulations as he deems necessary for the government and efficient
working of the Long Branch Police Department to include, but not be
limited to, matters relating to discipline, training efficiency and
use and care of equipment and apparatus.
[Amended 6-12-2018 by Ord. No. 12-18; 4-28-2021 by Ord. No. 8-21]
No person shall be appointed a police officer
unless he/she is:
A.
A citizen of the United States.
B.
Not
less than 18 nor more than 35 years of age.
C.
Of
sound body and in good health. He/she shall be certified at the City's
expense by the Police Physician that he/she is in good health and
that his/her hearing, eyesight and general physical condition are
such that he/she is physically capable of performing the duties required
of him/her.
D.
Able, to read, write and speak the English language
understandably.
E.
Of good moral character. No person shall be appointed
who has been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude which
in the judgment of the Director of Public Safety would be prejudicial
to the morale of the Police Department.
F.
Has successfully completed four years of accredited
high school work or the equivalent thereof of private, vocational
or other school credits.
G.
Has
filed a verified application on forms furnished by the Director of
Public Safety with all questions answered within the time period fixed
by the Director of Public Safety.
H.
He/she
shall be subject to a psychiatric examination.
I.
He/she
shall comply with the residence requirements adopted by Council.
J.
If
you served in the military service, you must show proof of an honorable
or general discharge.
[Amended 4-28-2021 by Ord. No. 8-21]
A.
All duly qualified applicants for the position or
positions to be filled as a member of the Police Department of the
City of Long Branch shall be appointed by the following classifications:
B.
Within each such classification, duly qualified applicants
who are veterans shall be accorded all such veterans' preferences
as are provided by law. Persons discharged from the service within
six months prior to making application to such municipality who fulfill
the requirements of N.J.S.A. 40A:14-123.1 and who, thereby, are entitled
to appointment notwithstanding their failure to meet the New Jersey
residency requirement at the time of their initial application shall
be placed in Class III.
C.
All applicants falling in Class I shall be appointed
first, and then those in each succeeding class in the order above
listed, and no person shall be appointed to fill a vacancy until all
qualified applicants in the preceding class or classes have been appointed
or have declined an offer of appointment.
D.
Pursuant to the provisions of Title 11 of the Revised
Statutes,[1] the classes of qualified applicants defined in Subsection A of this section shall be considered as separate and successive lists of eligible, and the Civil Service Commission shall, when requested to certify eligible for positions specified in this section, make such certifications from said classes separately and successively, and shall certify no person from any such class until all persons in the preceding class or classes have been appointed or have declined offers of appointment.
[1]
Editor's Note: L. 1986, c. 112 enacted new
Title 11A, Civil Service, and repealed former Title 11, Civil Service.
(See N.J.S.A. 11A:12-3.)
E.
This section shall apply only to initial appointments
and not to promotional appointments of persons already members of
the Police Department.
[Amended 6-12-2018 by Ord. No. 12-18; 4-28-2021 by Ord. No. 8-21]
Police officers shall not accept outside employment or engage
in outside business activities without the prior approval of the Director
of Public Safety. They may not engage in any employment or business
activity that has any direct or indirect contract or connection with
the City of Long Branch. An application for permission to accept outside
employment shall be made in writing. The application shall set forth
pertinent information concerning the type of activity to be engaged
in, the name and address of the prospective employer and the hours
of such employment. No application for permission to accept outside
employment shall be approved if there is any reasonable probability
that the outside employment will interfere with the police officer's
performance or compromise the police officer's position through a
conflict of interest or if such employment shall exceed 20 hours per
week.
Each member of the Police Department shall,
before entering upon the performance of his/her duties, take and subscribe
an oath to bear true faith and allegiance to the government established
in this state, to support the Constitution of the United States of
America and the State of New Jersey and to faithfully, impartially
and justly discharge and perform all the duties of his office, which
oath or affirmation shall be filed with the Clerk.
[Amended 8-28-1990 by Ord. No. 26-90; 6-12-2018 by Ord. No. 12-18; 4-28-2021 by Ord. No. 8-21]
A.
The
Public Safety Director shall be the administrative head of the Police
Department. In the temporary absence or disability of the Director
of Public Safety, the City Business Administrator, or his duly authorized
designee, shall act in the Director of Public Safety's place.
B.
The
control and discipline of the Police Department and of its members
and responsibility and control of the day-to-day operations of the
Department shall be vested in the Director of Public Safety.
C.
The
Director of Public Safety, with the assistance of other members of
the Department who shall be detailed for this purpose, shall keep
comprehensive records of the work of the Department in such form and
detail as required by its rules and regulations.
[Amended 6-12-2018 by Ord. No. 12-18]
The City Council shall designate a local physician who shall
assist in the official capacity of Police Physician.
The Police Department shall:
A.
Preserve the public peace, protect life and property,
prevent crime, detect and arrest offenders against the penal laws
and ordinances effective within the city, suppress riots, mobs and
insurrections, unlawful or dangerous assemblages and preserve order
at all elections and public meetings and assemblages.
B.
Administer and enforce laws and ordinances to regulate,
control and restrict the movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic
and the use of the streets by vehicles and persons, to protect the
safety and facilitate the convenience of motorists and pedestrians
and to make and enforce rules and regulations not inconsistent with
the ordinances and resolutions of the city for such purpose.
C.
Remove or cause to be removed all nuisances in the
public streets, parks and other public places of the city; and inspect
and observe all places of public amusement or assemblage and all places
of business requiring any state or municipal license or permit and
report thereon to the appropriate department.
D.
Provide proper police attendance and protection at
fires.
E.
Provide for the attendance of its members in court
as necessary for the prosecution and trial of persons charged with
crimes and offenses and cooperate fully with the law enforcement and
prosecuting authorities of federal, state and county governments.
F.
Operate a training program to maintain and improve
the police efficiency of the members of the Department.
[Amended 6-27-1994 by Ord. No. 30-94; 10-27-1998 by Ord. No. 36-98; 6-12-2018 by Ord. No. 12-18]
The Records Bureau of the Police Department shall direct members
of the general public that request to be fingerprinted to the State
of New Jersey approved vendor, IdentoGO by Morpho Trust, for any services.
[Amended 4-25-1995 by Ord. No. 18-95; 10-27-1998 by Ord. No. 36-98; 6-12-2018 by Ord. No. 12-18; 4-28-2021 by Ord. No. 8-21]
A.
Any local unit may, as it deems necessary, appoint special law enforcement
officers sufficient to perform the duties and responsibilities permitted
by local ordinances authorized by N.J.S.A. 40A:14-118 or ordinance
or resolution, as appropriate, authorized by N.J.S.A. 40A:14-106 and
within the conditions and limitations as may be established pursuant
to this act.
B.
A person shall not be appointed as a special law enforcement officer
unless the person:
(1)
Is a citizen of the United States of America;
(2)
Is a resident of this state during the term of appointment;
(3)
Is able to read, write and speak the English language well and intelligently
and has a high school diploma or its equivalent;
(4)
Is sound in body and of good health;
(5)
Is of good moral character;
(6)
Has not been convicted of any crime or offense involving dishonesty
or which would make him unfit to perform the duties of his office;
(7)
Has successfully undergone the same psychological testing that is
required of all full-time police officers in the municipality or county
or, with regard to a special law enforcement officer hired for a seasonal
period by a resort municipality which requires psychological testing
of its full-time police officers, has successfully undergone a program
of psychological testing approved by the New Jersey Police Training
Commission.
C.
Every applicant for the position of special law enforcement officer
appointed pursuant to this act shall have fingerprints taken, which
fingerprints shall be filed with the Division of State Police and
the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
D.
No person shall be appointed to serve as a special law enforcement
officer in more than one local unit at the same time, nor shall any
permanent, regularly appointed full-time police officer of any local
unit be appointed as a special law enforcement officer in any local
unit. No public official with responsibility for setting law enforcement
policy or exercising authority over the budget of the local unit or
supervision of the Police Department of a local unit shall be appointed
as a special law enforcement officer.
E.
Before any special law enforcement officer is appointed pursuant
to this act, the Director of Public Safety, or, in the absence of
the Director other chief law enforcement officer of the local unit
shall ascertain the eligibility and qualifications of the applicant
and report these determinations, in writing, to the appointing authority.
F.
In addition to the qualifications established in Subsection B of this section, a person shall not be appointed as a Class Three special law enforcement officer unless the person:
(1)
Is 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;
(2)
Had 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,
within three years of appointment, except during the first year following
the effective date of P. L. 2016, c. 68, was separated from that prior
service within five years of appointment;
(3)
Is physically capable of performing the functions of the position,
determined in accordance with Police Training Commission guidelines;
(4)
Possesses a New Jersey Police Training Commission Basic Police Officer
Certification or New Jersey State Police Academy Certification;
(5)
Has 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); and
(6)
Is hired in a part-time capacity.
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For the purposes of this subsection, "good standing" shall exclude
a retirement resulting from injury or incapacity.
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G.
A person shall not commence the duties of a special law enforcement
officer unless the person has successfully completed a training course
approved by the New Jersey Police Training Commission, and a special
law enforcement officer shall not be issued a firearm unless the officer
has successfully completed the basic firearms course approved by the
New Jersey Police Training Commission for permanent, regularly appointed
police and annual requalification examinations as required by Subsection
b of Section 7 of P.L. 1985, c. 439 (N.J.S.A. 40A:14-146.14). There
shall be three classifications for special police officers. The New
Jersey Police Training Commission shall prescribe by rule or regulation
the training standards to be established for each classification.
Training may be in a New Jersey Police Training Commission approved
academy or in any other training program which the New Jersey Police
Training Commission may determine appropriate. The classifications
shall be based upon the duties to be performed by the special law
enforcement officer as follows:
(1)
Class One. Officers of this class shall be authorized to perform
routine traffic detail, spectator control, and similar duties. If
authorized by ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, Class One officers
shall have the power to issue summonses for disorderly persons and
petty disorderly persons offenses, violations of municipal ordinances,
and violations of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes. The use of a firearm
by an officer of this class shall be strictly prohibited, and a Class
One officer shall not be assigned any duties which may require the
carrying or use of a firearm.
(2)
Class Two. Officers of this class shall be authorized to exercise
full powers and duties similar to those of a permanent, regularly
appointed full-time police officer. The use of a firearm by an officer
of this class may be authorized only after the officer has been fully
certified as successfully completing training as prescribed by the
New Jersey Police Training Commission.
(3)
Class Three. Officers of this class 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
or nonpublic school or a county college on the school or college premises
during hours when the public or nonpublic school or county college
is normally in session or when it is occupied by public or nonpublic
school or county college students or their teachers or professors.
While on duty in the jurisdiction of employment, an officer may respond
to offenses or emergencies off school or college grounds if they occur
in the officer's presence while traveling to a school facility or
county college, but an officer shall not otherwise be dispatched or
dedicated to any assignment off school or college property.
H.
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
handgun.
(1)
The New Jersey Police Training Commission may, in its discretion,
except from the requirements of this section any person who demonstrates
to the New Jersey Police Training Commission's satisfaction that the
person has successfully completed a police training course conducted
by any federal, state or other public or private agency, the requirements
of which are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this
act.
(2)
The New Jersey Police Training Commission shall certify officers
who have satisfactorily completed training programs and issue appropriate
certificates to those officers. The certificate shall clearly state
the category of certification for which the officer has been certified
by the New Jersey Police Training Commission.
(3)
All special law enforcement officers appointed and in service on
the effective date of this act may continue in service if within 24
months of the effective date of this act they will have completed
all training and certification requirements of this act.
I.
Every special law enforcement officer prior to the commencement of
his duties shall be furnished with a uniform which shall identify
the officer's function. The uniform shall include, but not be limited
to, a hat and appropriate badges which shall bear an identification
number or name tag and the name of the local unit in which the officer
is employed. The uniform shall also include an insignia issued by
the New Jersey Police Training Commission which clearly indicates
the officer's status as a special law enforcement officer and the
type of certification issued.
(1)
Special law enforcement officers may be appointed for terms not to
exceed one year, and the appointments may be revoked by the local
unit for cause after adequate hearing, unless the appointment is for
four months or less, in which event the appointment may be revoked
without cause or hearing. Nothing herein shall be construed to require
reappointment upon the expiration of the term. The special law enforcement
officers so appointed shall not be members of the police force of
the local unit, and their powers and duties as determined pursuant
to this act shall cease at the expiration of the term for which appointed.
(2)
No special law enforcement officer may carry a firearm except while
engaged in the actual performance of the officer's official duties
and when specifically authorized by the Director of Public Safety,
or, in the absence of the Director, other chief law enforcement officer
of the local unit to carry a firearm and provided that the officer
has satisfactorily completed the basic firearms course required by
the New Jersey Police Training Commission for regular police officers
and annual requalification examinations as required for permanent,
regularly appointed full-time officers in the local unit.
(3)
A special law enforcement officer shall be deemed to be on duty only
while he is performing the public safety functions on behalf of the
local unit pursuant to this act and when he is receiving compensation,
if any, from the local unit at the rates or stipends as shall be established
by ordinance. A special law enforcement officer shall not be deemed
to be on duty for purposes of this act while performing private security
duties for private employers, which duties are not assigned by the
Director of Public Safety, or, in the absence of the Director, other
chief law enforcement officer of the local unit, or while receiving
compensation for those duties from a private employer. A special law
enforcement officer may, however, be assigned by the Director of Public
Safety or, in the absence of the Director, other chief law enforcement
officer, to perform public safety functions for a private entity if
the Director of Public Safety or other chief law enforcement officer
supervises the performance of the public safety functions.
(4)
Any firearm utilized by a special law enforcement officer shall be
returned at the end of the officer's workday to the officer in charge
of the station house, unless the firearm is owned by the special law
enforcement officer and was acquired in compliance with a condition
of employment established by the local unit. Any special law enforcement
officer first appointed after the effective date of this act shall
only use a firearm supplied by the local unit.
(5)
A special law enforcement officer shall be under the supervision
and direction of the Director of Public Safety or, in the absence
of the Director, other chief law enforcement officer of the local
unit wherein the officer is appointed; and shall perform his duties
only in the local unit except when in fresh pursuit of any person
pursuant to Chapter 156 of Title 2A of the New Jersey Statutes or
when authorized to perform duties in another unit pursuant to a mutual
aid agreement enacted in accordance with Section 1 of P.L. 1976, c.
45 (N.J.S.A. 40A:14-156.1).
(6)
The officer shall comply with the standard operating procedures and
rules and regulations applicable to the conduct and decorum of the
permanent, regularly appointed police officers of the City of Long
Branch Police Department, as well as any rules and regulations applicable
to the conduct and decorum of special law enforcement officers.
(7)
Notwithstanding any provision of P. L. 1985, c. 439 (N.J.S.A. 40A:14-146.8
et seq.), to the contrary, a special law enforcement officer may travel
through another local unit to reach a noncontiguous area of the local
unit in which his appointment was issued or to transport persons to
and from a correctional facility.
J.
The Director of Public Safety, or, in the absence of the Director,
other chief law enforcement officer of the local unit wherein the
officer is appointed, may authorize special law enforcement officers
when on duty to exercise the same powers and authority as permanent,
regularly appointed police officers of the local unit, including,
but not limited to, the carrying of firearms and the power of arrest,
subject to rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the certification
requirements of this act, as may be established by local ordinance
or resolution, as appropriate, adopted by the appropriate authority
of the local unit in which they are employed.
K.
Special law enforcement officers shall be assigned as needed by the
Director of Public Safety or designee.
L.
Class I officers shall be empowered to direct traffic, handle crowd/spectator
control and be empowered to issue summonses for petty disorderly persons
offenses, as well as traffic and City ordinance violations.
M.
All special law enforcement officers shall receive training as prescribed
by the New Jersey Police Training Commission.
N.
All compensation for special law enforcement officers shall be set
annually through the City's salary ordinance.
The hours of employment of uniformed members
of the Police Department shall not exceed eight consecutive hours
in any one day nor 40 hours in any one week, provided that in case
of an emergency, the officer, board or other official having charge
or control of the Police Department or the police system shall have
full authority to summon and keep on duty any and all such members
during the period of emergency.
[Amended 6-12-2018 by Ord. No. 12-18; 4-28-2021 by Ord. No. 8-21]
A.
Each regular police officer shall hold office and
continue in employment during good behavior, efficiency and compliance
with applicable residence requirements in the city, and no person
shall be removed from office or employment for any cause other than
physical or mental incapacity, misconduct, neglect of duty, nonresidence
where residence is required, conduct unbecoming a police officer,
disobedience of the rules and regulations established or hereafter
established for the Department or absence from duty without just cause
for five days or more.
B.
If in the judgment of the Director of Public Safety a member of the
regular police force shows deviation from normal physical or mental
health, the Director of Public Safety may require said individual
to undergo individual psychological or physical examinations as to
aid in determining the individual's physical or emotional capacity.
Before an individual is ordered to submit to a psychological examination,
he/she is entitled to a statement of the reasons for said examination
and to a hearing, if requested. The New Jersey State Civil Service
Law and the Civil Service Rules of the State of New Jersey applicable
to municipalities shall provide the basic framework for the procedures
to be utilized in connection with such hearings. Any member of the
Department may be suspended, removed, fined or reduced from his office
or employment for just cause upon due notice and service of written
charges and a hearing.
[Amended 9-13-1994 by Ord. No. 41-94; 10-27-1998 by Ord. No. 36-98]
All applicants for appointment to or for promotion
within the Police Department shall be qualified for appointment or
promotion as required by law, ordinance and Civil Service rules and
regulations.
[Amended 6-12-2018 by Ord. No. 12-18; 4-28-2021 by Ord. No. 8-21]
Each member of the Police Department may, at the request of
the Director of Public Safety or his duly authorized designee, within
three years from the date of this enactment of this section and once
every five years thereafter, undergo a psychological examination;
said examination shall be performed in the same manner as that administered
at the time of hiring of said officer. In the event that, as a result
of said examination, it is determined that such member of the Long
Branch Police Department is unable to fulfill the obligations and
duties of a member thereof, said individual shall be subject to temporary
or permanent suspension or removal.
[Amended 6-12-2019 by Ord. No. 8-19]
A.
Establishment of office, The Office of Chaplain of the Police Department
of the City of Long Branch is hereby established.
B.
Appointment. All Chaplains of the Police Department shall be appointed
by the appropriate authority. Upon appointment, all Chaplains shall
become members of the Police Department of the City of Long Branch,
with or without rank, as designated by the governing body.
C.
Qualifications. No person shall be appointed a Chaplain of the Police
Department unless he shall be an ordained clergyman in good standing
in the religious body from which he is selected.
D.
Salary. The salary of the Office of Chaplain, if any, shall be fixed
by the governing body and shall be payable in the same manner as in
the case of other members of the Police Department.
E.
Terms of office. The term of office shall be as designated by the
governing body. However, any Chaplain may be removed or suspended
from office by the appropriate authority for any of the following
reasons: incapacity, misconduct, neglect of duty, nonresidence where
residence is required, conduct unbecoming a chaplain, disobedience
of the rules or regulations established or hereafter established for
the Department or absence from duty without just cause for five days
or more.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 78-19, Responsibilities
of Chief, as amended, was repealed 4-28-2021 by Ord. No. 8-21.
[Added 2-28-1989 by Ord. No. 98-89; amended 6-12-2018 by Ord. No. 12-18; 6-12-2019 by Ord. No. 8-19; 4-28-2021 by Ord. No. 8-21]
There is hereby established within the City of Long Branch the
position of Parking Enforcement Officer. All Parking Enforcement Officers
of the City of Long Branch shall be appointed by the appropriate authority
following certification of the eligibility and qualifications of an
applicant for such position by the Director of Public Safety.
A.
Minimum qualifications. No person may be appointed as a Parking Enforcement
Officer unless, at a minimum, the person:
(1)
Is a resident of the State of New Jersey during the term of appointment
and at least 18 yearsold;
(2)
Is able to read, write and speak the English language well and intelligently;
(3)
Is of sound mind and in good health;
(4)
Is of good moral character; and
(5)
Has not been convicted of any offense involving dishonesty or which
would make the person unfit to perform the duties of his office.
B.
Power and authority of office.
(1)
Parking Enforcement Officers appointed pursuant to the terms and
conditions of this section shall enforce state, county and municipal
statutes, resolutions, ordinances and regulations relating to the
parking of vehicles within the City of Long Branch. In addition, Parking
Enforcement Officers shall possess the power and authority to:
(a)
Issue a parking ticket for a parking offense, as those two terms
are defined in the Parking Offenses Adjudication Act (N.J.S.A. 39:4-139.2
et seq.);
(b)
Serve and execute all process for any parking offenses issuing
out of the Municipal Court of the City of Long Branch; and
(c)
Cause any vehicle parked, stored or abandoned in the City of
Long Branch in violation of a state statute, county or municipal resolution,
ordinance or regulation to be towed away from the scene of the violation
and to collect from the vehicle owner or the owner's agent, on behalf
of the City, the cost of the towing and subsequent storage of the
vehicle before surrendering the vehicle to the owner or agent.
(2)
A Parking Enforcement Officer appointed pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not be considered a special law enforcement officer within the meaning of the Special Law Enforcement Officers' Act (N.J.S.A. 40A:14-146.8 et seq.) and is not a member of the Long Branch Police Department. No Parking Enforcement Officer may carry or use a firearm while on duty. A Parking Enforcement Officer is deemed to be on duty while the officer is performing the public safety functions enumerated in Subsection B(1) hereinabove.
C.
Completion of training course. No person appointed after the effective
date of this chapter may commence duties as a Parking Enforcement
Officer unless the person has successfully completed a training course
conducted or approved by the City. The City Council, in its sole discretion,
may waive this training requirement for any person otherwise eligible
to be appointed as a Parking Enforcement Officer if the person possesses
substantially equivalent training and background as determined by
the Director of Public Safety.
