A. 
The following classes of special law enforcement officers are hereby established:
(1) 
Class I special law enforcement officers (hereinafter referred to as "Class I officers").
[Amended 3-8-2022 by Ord. No. 09-2022]
(a) 
Class I officers shall have the power to perform routine traffic detail, spectator control and similar duties. Class I officers also 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 duties assigned to a Class I officer shall be complementary to those of a regularly employed Hackensack police officer and shall not substitute for said duties. No Class I officer shall be assigned duties which require or may require the carrying or use of a firearm.
(b) 
Except as provided herein, Class I officers shall not be compensated and shall not receive benefits. However, in recognition of the cost of volunteering to serve in this capacity, the City may pay a stipend of up to $1,200 per calendar year to a Class I officer under uniform rules and regulations as the City Manager may establish in consultation with the Chief of Police or, in the absence of the Chief, other chief law enforcement officer.
(2) 
Class II special law enforcement officers (hereinafter referred to as "Class II officers").
[Amended 9-25-2018 by Ord. No. 31-2018]
(a) 
Class II officers shall have the same power and authority of a full-time, permanent Hackensack police officer only when on duty and in uniform and actually performing his or her public safety function in the geographical boundaries of the City of Hackensack. 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.
(b) 
Class II officers may be compensated, on an assignment basis, at a minimum rate of $15 an hour and a maximum rate of $30 an hour and shall not receive any benefits, except for a full-time Class II officer to whom the limitations on hours set forth in N.J.S.A. 40A:14-146(a) does not apply, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-146(c).[1] Said individual is entitled, following the effective date of this subsection, to receive any generally applicable cost-of-living salary increase granted by the City to its employees who are not represented for purposes of collective negotiations, even if such increase results in an hourly rate in excess of $30. Said individual is similarly eligible for health benefits under the same terms and conditions such coverage is offered to other City full-time employees to the extent mandated by the federal Affordable Care Act.
[Amended 12-20-2021 by Ord. No. 61-2021]
[1]
Editor's Note: Repealed by L. 1985, c. 439. See N.J.S.A. 40A:14-146.10.
(3) 
Class III special law enforcement officers (hereinafter referred to as "Class III officers").
[Added 9-25-2018 by Ord. No. 31-2018; amended 1-29-2019 by Ord. No. 04-2019]
(a) 
Class III officers have the same power and authority of a full-time permanent, Hackensack 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, a Class III 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.
(b) 
Class III officers may be compensated, on an assignment basis, at a rate of $40 an hour and shall not receive any benefits nor shall be or she be eligible for enrollment in any state-administered retirement system.
B. 
A Class II special law enforcement officer shall not be deemed to be on duty for purposes of this article while performing private security duties for private employers, except when such duties are assigned by the City's Chief of Police or, in the absence of the Chief, other chief law enforcement officer.
A. 
Special law enforcement officers shall be appointed for a term not to exceed one year. Nothing herein shall be construed to require reappointment at the end of the term. The special law enforcement officers so appointed shall not be members of the police force, and their powers and duties shall cease at the expiration of the term for which appointed.
B. 
No special law enforcement officer may carry a firearm except while engaged in the actual performance of the officer's official duties and specifically as follows:
[Amended 9-25-2018 by Ord. No. 31-2018]
(1) 
Class I officers shall have no right to carry a firearm when engaged in the actual performance of the officer's duties.
(2) 
Class II officers shall carry, only after satisfactory completion of an approved firearms course as set forth by the Police Training Commission and when specifically authorized by the City's Chief of Police, or, in the absence of the Chief, other chief law enforcement officer, a firearm issued and approved by the Police Department while on duty and actually engaged in their assigned public safety duties. Class II officers shall be issued the approved firearm at the start of their tour and shall return said firearm to the Police Desk Officer upon the completion of their tour.
(3) 
Class III officers shall carry, only after satisfactory completion of an approved firearms course as set forth by the Police Training Commission and when specifically authorized by the City's Chief of Police, or, in the absence of the Chief, other chief law enforcement officer, a firearm issued and approved by the Police Department while on duty and actually engaged in their assigned public safety duties. Class III officers shall be issued the approved firearm at the start of their tour and shall return said firearm to the Police Desk Officer upon the completion of their tour. A Class III officer 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.
[Amended 9-25-2018 by Ord. No. 31-2018]
A. 
Special law enforcement officers shall work part-time, except during periods of emergency, and will be assigned at the direction of the City's Chief of Police, or, in the absence of the Chief, other chief law enforcement officer.
B. 
Special law enforcement officers shall wear the appropriate uniform of the day as directed by City's Chief of Police, or, in the absence of the Chief, other chief law enforcement officer, which shall include: hat, badge, name tag, Hackensack Police Department uniform patch and insignia issued by the Police Training Commission which clearly indicates the officer's status as a Class I, Class II, or Class III officer.
A. 
Qualifications for offices.
[Amended 9-25-2018 by Ord. No. 31-2018]
(1) 
Qualifications for all special law enforcement officers shall be as follows:
(a) 
The person meets the residency requirements as described in N.J.S.A. 40A:14-146.10. Persons appointed as special law enforcement officers shall not be required to maintain residency in the City of Hackensack.
(b) 
The person is able to read, write and speak the English language well and has a high school diploma or its equivalent.
(c) 
The person is sound in body, mind and in good health.
(d) 
The person is of good moral character.
(e) 
The person has not been convicted of any offense involving dishonesty which would make him or her unfit to perform the duties of his or her office.
(f) 
The person has successfully completed a background investigation by the Hackensack Police Department and has successfully undergone the same physical and psychological testing as full-time, permanent Hackensack police officers.
(2) 
Additional qualifications for a Class III officer shall be as follows:
(a) 
The person 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.
(b) 
The person had served as a duly qualified, fully trained, full-time officer in any New Jersey municipality or county or as a member of the New Jersey State Police and was separated from that prior service in good standing within three years of appointment. For purposes of this provision, "good standing" shall exclude a retirement resulting from injury or incapacity.
(c) 
The person is physically capable of performing the functions of the position, determined in accordance with Police Training Commission guidelines.
(d) 
The person possesses a New Jersey Police Training Commission Basic Police Officer Certification or New Jersey State Police Academy Certification.
(e) 
The person 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).
(f) 
The person is hired in a part-time capacity.
B. 
All applicants for special law enforcement officer shall be fingerprinted and shall have the same filed with the Hackensack Police Department, Division of State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
C. 
No person shall be appointed to serve in more than one local unit at the same time, and no full-time permanent police officer in any local unit may be appointed. However, any full-time permanent police officer who was separated from service in good standing may be appointed a special law enforcement officer, and any training for said position may be waived at the discretion of the Police Training Commission.
D. 
No public official with the responsibility of setting law enforcement policy or exercising authority over the budget of the Department of Public Safety shall be appointed a special law enforcement officer.
A. 
No person may commence his or her duties as a special law enforcement officer unless he or she has completed a training course approved by the Police Training Commission, at which time a certificate of training will be issued to the officer.
B. 
No special law enforcement officer shall carry or be issued any firearm unless he or she has completed the basic firearms course approved by the Police Training Commission. All special law enforcement officers shall qualify semiannually with their issued firearms.
A. 
Special law enforcement officers may be employed only to assist the local law enforcement unit but may not be employed to replace or substitute for full-time regular police officers or in any way diminish the number of full-time officers.
B. 
There shall be no restriction on the number of Class I special law enforcement officers.
C. 
The number of Class II special law enforcement officers shall not exceed 25% of the total number of regular police officers.
D. 
A Class III special law enforcement officer may be employed only to assist the local law enforcement unit with security duties 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).
[Added 9-25-2018 by Ord. No. 31-2018]