[Adopted 7-12-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-11]
The Borough hereby authorizes the establishment of Special Law
Enforcement Officers Class III ("SLEO III") within the Fort Lee Police
Department ("Police Department"), to assist the Police Department
in the performance of its duties and responsibilities subject to the
eligibility criteria, authorizations and limitations set forth in
the Special Law Enforcement Officers Act, N.J.S.A. 40A: 14-146.10
et seq.
The requirements for the position of SLEO III include, but not
limited to, the following:
A.
Applicant must not have been separated from prior service as a full-time
officer in any municipality or county of the State of New Jersey,
or a member of the New Jersey State Police for more than three years.
B.
Applicant must be a resident of the State of New Jersey during his/her
term of appointment.
C.
Applicant must be a retired officer in any municipality or county
of the State of New Jersey, or a member of the New Jersey State Police.
D.
Applicant must have left the agency in good standing (it is necessary
to have a good standing letter from the agency retired from and copy
to be submitted to the Police Training Commission).
E.
Applicant must be less than 65 years of age for appointment.
F.
Applicant must be able to read, write and speak the English language
well and intelligently, and must have a high school diploma or its
equivalent.
G.
Applicant must be of sound body and of good health.
H.
Applicant must be of good moral character.
In order to qualify for consideration, an applicant must complete
the following requirements:
A.
No SLEO III shall be appointed to any term exceeding one year.
B.
No SLEO III, by virtue of his/her appointment as such, shall be or
become a regular member of the Police Department.
C.
SLEO III are considered at-will, part-time hourly employees, appointed
annually and can be terminated for cause after an adequate hearing,
unless the appointment is for four months or less, in which event
the appointment may be revoked without cause or hearing (N.J.S.A.
40A: 14-146.14).
D.
All SLEO III, while on duty, shall abide by all the rules and regulations
of the Police Department and those policies, general orders or standard
operating procedures established by the Fort Lee Chief of Police and
reinforced throughout the chain of command.
E.
The Police Department is authorized to perform the necessary background
investigations and arrange for all that is associated with the hiring
of such SLEO Ills, so that they will be ready to commence their duties.
F.
Upon appointment, all SLEO IIIs must:
(1)
Must complete SRO training within 12 months of being appointed.
(2)
Must conform to Attorney General's mandatory in-service training
requirements.
(3)
Must be a uniformed officer, displaying the Special Law Enforcement
Officer Class III patch, provided by the Police Training Commission.
(4)
Must complete agency training.
An SLEO III is authorized to exercise full powers and duties similar to those of a permanent, regularly-appointed, full-time police officer only while providing security at a public or nonpublic school, on the school premises, during hours when the public or nonpublic school is normally in session, when it is occupied by public or nonpublic school students, teachers, or staff, or 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 § 1 of P.L.1976, c. 45.
Compensation of an SLEO III, at the rate of $30 per hour, plus
administrative costs, shall be advanced through the Borough's budget,
to be wholly reimbursed by the Fort Lee Board of Education, pursuant
to the terms of an agreement to be entered into by the Borough and
the Borough Board of Education on an annual basis.
All ordinances, or parts thereof, in conflict or inconsistent
with this article are hereby repealed, but only, however, to the extent
of such conflict or inconsistency, it being legislative intent that
all ordinances or parts of ordinances now existing or in effect, unless
the same be in conflict or inconsistent with any provisions of this
article, shall remain in effect.
The provisions of this article are declared to be severable
and if any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase thereof
shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid or unconstitutional,
such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections,
subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases of this article, but shall
remain in effect; it being the legislative intent that this article
shall stand notwithstanding the invalidity of any part.
This article shall take effect upon passage and publication
as provided by law.
