[G.O. No. 1047, § 1]
Whenever the department head of the Police Department, as to appointments in such department, finds that there is a vacancy which cannot be filled by a qualified resident and that a non-resident seeking appointment, or a member of such department moving from the municipality and seeking retention of employment in such department has resided in the State for at least one year, and resides at a distance that would not adversely affect the efficient operation of the department and is within five miles from the Police Department headquarters, such department head may waive the residence requirements and appoint or retain such person.
[G.O. No. 669, § 3; G.O. No. 994, § 3; G.O. No. 1421, § I; G.O. No. 1890, § I]
There shall be a Police Department, the head of which shall be the Chief of Police. He shall be appointed by the Town Administrator with the consent of the Mayor and approval of the Town Council, and shall receive such annual compensation as provided in the salary ordinance.
The Police Department shall consist of the following:
(a) 
A Chief of Police.
(b) 
No more than two captains.
(c) 
No more than seven lieutenants.
(d) 
No more than 10 sergeants.
[Amended 5-7-2013 by G.O. No. 2007]
(e) 
No more than eight detectives.
(f) 
No more than 34 patrol officers.
(g) 
No more than 15 special law enforcement officers.
The Town Administrator is designated as the appropriate authority within the meaning of applicable law of the State of New Jersey and shall be responsible for the overall performance and supervision of the Police Department. The appropriate authority shall promulgate and adopt rules and regulations for the governance of the Police Department and for the discipline of its members.
[G.O. No. 669, § 4; G.O. No. 994, § 3]
The Police Department shall have all the functions, powers and duties as prescribed by law for a municipal Police Department generally, or by any provision of the Charter and ordinances of the Town.
The Police Department shall provide comprehensive police services 24 hours a day. The Town Administrator or department head may require any officer or employee to be in attendance for work at any time whenever he determines that an emergency or need requires.
[G.O. No. 669, § 4]
No person shall be appointed to membership in the Police Department unless he shall comply with the requirements of the statutes in such case made and provided and with such other requirements as the Town Council shall from time to time determine.
[G.O. No. 669, § 4]
The Chief of Police may appoint a Clerk of such department. It shall be the duty of such Clerk to keep the records of the department and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Chief of Police.
[G.O. No. 669, § 5]
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 Chief of Police or the Town Administrator shall have full authority to summon and keep on duty all members of the department during the period of emergency.
[G.O. No. 1208, § I; G.O. No. 669, § 7; G.O. No. 1890, § I]
The Chief of Police shall be directly responsible to the appropriate authority for the efficiency and routine day to day operations of the Police Department and shall have the authority to assign day-to-day duties to its members and other personnel of the department and shall make reports in writing each month to the appropriate authority of the operations and conduct of the Police Department during the preceding month.
The Chief of Police shall, among other duties:
(a) 
Administer and enforce rules and regulations and special emergency directives for the disposition and discipline of the force and its officers and personnel;
(b) 
Have, exercise and discharge the functions, powers and duties of the force;
(c) 
Prescribe the duties and assignments of all subordinates and other personnel; and
(d) 
Delegate such authority as he or she may deem necessary for the efficient operation of the force to be exercised under his or her direction and supervision.
[G.O. No. 669, § 8; G.O. No. 1890, § I]
Disciplinary actions, including removal, fine, reductions in rank from or in office, or suspensions with or without pay, before or after a hearing, shall be taken against members of the Police Department upon just cause in accordance with applicable New Jersey law and the rules and regulations of the Police Department. Police officers may be disciplined for the reasons set forth in N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147, including but not limited to misconduct or disobedience of the rules and regulations. All disciplinary actions taken following a hearing shall be subject to the approval of the appropriate authority.
[G.O. No. 1208, § 2; G.O. No. 669, § 9; G.O. No. 962, § 1]
(a) 
Every member of the Police Department is allocated certain hours for the performance of duty on ordinary occasions. However, they shall at all times be prepared to act immediately on notice that their services are required.
(b) 
No member of the Police Department shall sell or assign his salary or any part thereof, nor incur any liability which he is unwilling to or unable to pay promptly, nor shall be refuse or neglect to honorably discharge and promptly pay all his indebtedness.
(c) 
Unexplained absence for five days of any member of the Police Department shall be deemed and held to be a resignation by such member and accepted as such.
(d) 
Equipment, such as revolvers, ammunition, batons, shields, badges, and uniforms, shall be supplied to members of the Police Department free of cost. All such equipment and uniforms shall be and remain the property of the Town.
(e) 
All members of the Police Department shall at all times be subject to and obligated to comply with all orders and instructions of the Chief of Police or, in his absence, of the ranking acting officer and shall be subject to and obligated to comply with all general rules and regulations issued or prescribed by the Chief of Police.
[G.O. No. 890, §§ 1, 3, 4; G.O. No. 973, § 2; G.O. No. 974, §§ 1 to 3; G.O. No. 975, § 1; G.O. No. 1157, § 1; G.O. No. 1249, §§ 1, 2; G.O. No. 1264, § 1; G.O. No. 1265, § 1; G.O. No. 1279, §§ 1, 2; G.O. No. 1310, § 1; G.O. No. 1680, § I; G.O. No. 1823, § I]
The following fees are hereby fixed and established for certain services extended and materials distributed by the Police Department of the Town:
(a) 
Copies of motor vehicle accident reports based upon the total number of pages or parts thereof to be purchased without regard to the number of records being copied. (Fees set by State Statute.)
First page to tenth page
$0.75
Eleventh page to twentieth page
$0.50
All pages over 20
$0.25
In addition, for any copies of motor vehicle accident reports, other than those requested in person, there shall be an added charge to defray the costs of handling and processing for each report requested as follows:
3 pages or less
$5
For each additional page in excess of 3
$1 per page
(b) 
Search fees in cases where a review of a record is desired: $15.
(c) 
Viewing photographs of accident scenes: $3.
(d) 
Copies of photographs: $5 per photo.
(e) 
Copies of reports other than motor vehicle accidents.
3 pages or less
$5 per page
For each additional page in excess of 3
$1 per page
(f) 
Taking fingerprints of canvassers, solicitors, applicants for private employment, records checks and applicants for gun permits: $20.
[Amended 10-27-2009 by G.O. No. 1951]
(g) 
Taking fingerprints and processing applicants for taxi driver licenses: $20.
[Amended 10-27-2009 by G.O. No. 1951]
(h) 
Issuance of permit to purchase a pistol or revolver: $2.
(i) 
Taking fingerprints and processing applicants for bartenders license: $20.
[Amended 10-27-2009 by G.O. No. 1951]
(j) 
Notarizing or attesting documents: $1.
(k) 
Special escort service: $25.
[Amended 10-27-2009 by G.O. No. 1951]
(1) 
Definitions.
REQUESTING AGENCY
Any person, firm or corporation, public or private, desiring to use such special escort service.
SPECIAL ESCORT SERVICE
The provisions of special police protection for any person, firm or corporation, public or private, for the purpose of transporting money or other valuable goods within the boundary of the Town.
(2) 
Fees. Effective July 1, 1966, the cost of special escort service rendered by the Police Department to any person, firm or corporation, public or private is hereby fixed at $5 per round trip, from a single source of origin to a single destination.
(3) 
Payment of fees. The desk officer shall record all requests received for escort service and shall file daily reports with the Chief of Police. The Chief of Police shall cause monthly bills to be forwarded to each requesting agency detailing the date, destination and total cost. All bills are payable before the tenth day of the following month. Failure of the using agency to pay the monthly bill in accordance with the terms of this Subsection (k) will constitute grounds for the termination of such special escort service until all bills are satisfied. Checks in payment shall be made payable to the Police Department of the Town. A report of receipts and a check representing total receipts shall be filed with the Town Treasurer on a monthly basis.
(4) 
Exceptions. The Town Council may, by resolution, waive the fees required under this Subsection (k) for the following:
a. 
Religious organizations holding regular services in the Town.
b. 
Public schools under the jurisdiction of the Town board of education.
No search fee shall be charged in the event that a report or photograph is not on file with the Police Department, nor for any report for which a formal request is made by any local, county, State or federal law enforcement agency or by the federal postal authorities.
(l) 
Reserve parking space.
[Amended 5-7-2013 by G.O. No. 2007]
Initial fee
$50
Each day thereafter
$25
(1) 
The Police Department is authorized to place a bag over a single space parking meter or to reserve a pay station space permitting exclusive use of the single metered parking or pay station space by the applicant requesting and paying for same so long as the applicant has a bona fide business purpose including filming, construction, and legitimate commercial purposes as deemed by the Police Department occupying a single metered parking space or pay station space for a period of more than one hour. Such exclusive use shall not be permitted for more than 21 days except by special permission of the Town Council.
(2) 
No fee shall be charged for any bona fide application by the Town of Westfield or Union County or the State of New Jersey.
(3) 
The Police Department shall issue a receipt for all fees and monies received. All money received shall be turned over to the Town Treasurer.
(m) 
Reserved parking at 131 Elm Street, (Lot 12, Block 201): $18 per month.
(1) 
Reserved parking spaces shall be available at this location on a temporary basis. The fee or charge for each such space shall be $18 per month payable to the Town and collected by the Town Clerk. Payment shall be evidenced by a sticker-permit issued by the Town Clerk good only during the calendar month or months for which the same was purchased. Such sticker-permit shall be affixed to the back of the interior rear mirror in the vehicle so as to be clearly visible from the front of the vehicle at any and all times during which such vehicle is parked in the reserved parking space. Such reserved space shall only be occupied by a vehicle displaying a valid sticker-permit therefor. Such reservation of space shall continue 24 hours a day, daily, including Saturdays and Sundays and holidays.
(2) 
All fees shall be collected and sticker-permits issued by the Town Clerk. The Town Clerk shall issue a receipt for all fees collected and all monies received shall be turned over to the Town Treasurer.
(3) 
A vehicle occupying a reserved space without a valid sticker-permit therefor being displayed as aforesaid shall be towed away at the owner's expense and the owner of such vehicle or any person causing, suffering or permitting such reserved space to be occupied by a vehicle without authority from the Town of Westfield as provided herein shall be subject to a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $50 upon conviction in Municipal Court.
(n) 
Duplicating DWI video tapes: $75.
Requests from individual citizens for accident location surveys or computer searches must be requested in writing to the office of the Chief of Police.
(o) 
Duplicating dictaphone transmission or police related call: $50.
Duplication of 9-1-1 recordings must be approved by the Union County Prosecutor's Office, and with their approval, the charges will be the same as video and dictaphone fees.
(p) 
Approved traffic survey or computer search: $50 per hour or part thereof.
(q) 
All applicants for the position of Police Officer shall pay an application fee of an amount not to exceed $75 in order to be eligible to take a written examination for the position of Police Officer.
[Added 10-27-2009 by G.O. No. 1951]
(r) 
Dumpster Permit: $50.
[Added 5-7-2013 by G.O. No. 2007]
No request for copies of any document to be forwarded by mail shall be honored unless accompanied by the proper fee therefor and a self-addressed return envelope of adequate size with the proper postage affixed thereto.
[G.O. No. 916, §§ 1, 2; G.O. No. 934, §§ 1, 2; G.O. No. 1310, § II; G.O. No. 1400, § I; G.O. No. 1527, § I]
Special police officers duly appointed by the Town Council, under the provisions of Section 18-2, shall receive an annual salary of $600. The sergeants of the special police officers duly appointed by the Town Council shall receive an annual salary of $700. The captain of the special police officers duly appointed by the Town Council shall receive an annual salary of $800.
In order to receive such compensation, the special police officers must respond to a minimum of 80% of duty calls.