[G.O. No. 1674, § I]
In cooperation with the New Jersey State Police Office of Emergency
Management, and pursuant to this article, the Town of Westfield in
the County of Union has established an auxiliary police unit.
The Westfield Auxiliary Police Unit will be as prescribed by the Annotated Statutes of New Jersey, Appendix A., Chapter
9 (National Defense Title) and other related orders and directives of the State Director of Emergency Management, or the Governor of New Jersey, and the State Civil Defense Act (Chapter 251, P.L. 1942, as amended).
As prescribed by these statutes, auxiliary police shall be used,
under direct supervision of the Chief of Police, only during a properly
declared state of local "emergency or disaster," and during periods
of bona fide training in preparation for such occurrences, as approved
by the Mayor in cooperation with the municipal emergency management
coordinator.
[G.O. No. 1674, § I]
Town Council as it deems necessary from time to time may appoint auxiliary police officers sufficient to perform the duties and the responsibilities for such officers as prescribed by the Annotated Statutes of New Jersey, Appendix A., Chapter
9 (National Defense Title) and other related orders and directives of the State Director of Emergency Management, or the Governor of New Jersey, and the State Civil Defense Act (Chapter 251, P.L. 1942, as amended).
[G.O. No. 1674, § I]
Before any auxiliary police officer is appointed pursuant to
this article, the Chief of Police, or his designee, shall ascertain
the eligibility and qualifications of the applicants and report these
determinations in writing to the Town Council.
[G.O. No. 1674, § I]
Auxiliary police officers must serve a mandatory auxiliary police
on-the-job training program, consisting of at least eight hours of
training each month. During on-the-job training, auxiliary police
officers shall be under the direction of the Chief of Police. They
shall be subject to the rules, regulations and disciplinary requirement
of the Police Department.