[1980 Code § 4-24]
There shall be a Department of Administration, the head of which
shall be the Business Administrator. He shall be responsible for the
efficient and economical administration of the Department and shall
have the general functions, powers and duties of a department head
pursuant to this chapter.
[1980 Code § 4-25; Ord. No. O-9-82; Ord. No. O-1-88; Ord. No. O-3-92; Ord. No.
O-2-08; amended 2-26-2019 by Ord. No. O-2-2019]
The Business Administrator shall be a person of demonstrated
executive and administrative ability. He shall, prior to his appointment
by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Town Council, be qualified
in terms of knowledge of and experience in accepted practice in respect
to the duties of his office as hereinafter provided. The Business
Administrator need not be a resident of Morristown at the time of
his appointment, but during his term of office he may reside outside
the Town only with the approval of the Town Council. His term of office
shall coincide with the term of the Mayor, and his annual compensation
shall be fixed by ordinance of the Town Council. He shall, under the
direction and supervision of the Mayor:
a.
Supervise the administration of each of the departments, offices
and agencies established by ordinance and, for this purpose, prescribe
standards and rules of administrative practice and procedure and consult
with the heads of departments of the Town government.
b.
Study the organization and operation of any and all departments and
other spending agencies.
c.
Prescribe and require each department and other spending agency for
which Town appropriations are made to maintain records and produce
reports of their respective workload and performance, expressed in
appropriate work units, which he may prescribe or approve for each
of the departments and other spending agencies.
d.
Develop and enforce, in cooperation with other department heads,
standards and procedures for the most-efficient management of the
Town government, not inconsistent with the Charter and ordinances
of the Town.
e.
Coordinate the operation and administration of the various departments,
divisions and subdivisions, offices and agencies of the Town government.
f.
Assist the Mayor in the preparation of the annual budget and maintain
a continuing review and analysis of budget operations, work programs
and costs of municipal services.
g.
Assign and reassign, transfer and retransfer, from time to time,
either temporarily or permanently, any property from one function
to another or from one administrative unit to another, as the efficient
management of the Town government may require.
h.
Be responsible for the development and administration of a sound
personnel system, acting as personnel officer and having full charge
of all matters pertaining to personnel administration, subject to
the express provisions of this chapter, N.J.S.A. 11A:1-1 et seq.,
and all other applicable general laws.
i.
Report to the Council annually, at such time as it may require, on
the coverage, expiration date and premium of each surety bond and
contract of insurance, the nature and terms of outstanding leases
where the Town is landlord or tenant, the rent reserved by each lease
and their respective expiration dates.
j.
Be responsible for labor relations with collective bargaining units
representing municipal employees, including, under the direction of
the Mayor, the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements.
k.
Approve payment of bills, claims, demands or payroll when he has
determined that the underlying obligation has been considered and
approved by Town Council resolution or ordinance or that the obligation
represents a final court judgment.
[1980 Code § 4-26]
Whenever and so long as there is a vacancy in the office of
Business Administrator, the Mayor may serve as Acting Business Administrator
without additional compensation, or the Mayor may appoint, with the
advice and consent of the Town Council, another suitable person to
act as Acting Business Administrator for a period of 90 days. Any
such appointment shall terminate after 90 days, unless the Council
shall, by resolution, authorize one or more extensions. The Acting
Business Administrator shall have all the functions, powers and duties
of the Administrator.
[Ord. No. O-2-08; Ord. No. O-28-12]
The Business Administrator shall be the Purchasing Agent for
the Town of Morristown unless he shall appoint as Purchasing Agent
a person qualified by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs,
Division of Local Government Services, as a Qualified Purchasing Agent
(QPA) pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:34-5.1. The Purchasing Agent may delegate
purchasing responsibilities to another employee certified by the State
of New Jersey as a Registered Purchasing Official or a Registered
Purchasing Specialist provided that the Purchasing Agent retains ultimate
authority for purchasing as specified in this section.
a.
The Business Administrator shall establish rules, regulations and
forms, consistent with the New Jersey Local Public Contracts Law,
which shall describe the procedure to be followed in the purchase
of all services, materials, equipment and other items necessary for
the transaction of all business of the Town. Said rules, regulations
and forms may relate to the preparation of estimates, the requisition
of services, supplies, materials, equipment and for all other items
needed and concerning all matters and policies pertaining to the purchase
of every kind and character in connection within the purchasing of
items for the Town. Upon being filed with the Town Clerk, such rules,
regulations and forms shall be binding upon all departments and officers
of the Town. Requisition for services, supplies, materials or equipment
shall be issued to the Purchasing Agent by the Department Director
or his agent, who shall certify to the need therefor and shall receive,
inspect and approve goods purchased. The Purchasing Agent shall establish
a filing system that shall contain a list of all purchase orders issued,
a copy of all specifications used for the purchase of materials, services,
supplies or equipment, and all bids received. The records of the Purchasing
Agent shall at all times be open to inspection.
b.
The Purchasing Agent shall enter into contracts on behalf of the
Town without prior approval of the Council where the cost of those
contracts is less than the threshold as established by the New Jersey
State Department of Community Affairs pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-3.
If the Purchasing Agent is a Qualified Purchasing Agent pursuant to
N.J.A.C. 5:34-5.1, then the Purchasing Agent shall have authority
to award contracts up to the maximum amount permitted by N.J.S.A.
40A:11-3, upon adoption by the Council of the necessary resolution
pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:34-5.2.
c.
When the value of supplies, services, materials or equipment of a
particular type exceeds the bid threshold established by N.J.S.A.
40A:11-3, then the Town Council shall award the contract for provision
of same via resolution, upon recommendation of the appropriate official.
If a contract requires public bidding pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-3,
then the Purchasing Agent, after standardizing the necessary specifications,
shall advertise and receive public bids and recommend to the Town
Council the bid or bids which, in his judgment, should be accepted.
The Town Council shall, by resolution duly enacted, determine the
lowest responsible bidder, and award the contract or contracts to
such bidder.
d.
The Mayor is designated as the official with authority to determine
the action to be taken if, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:34-8.3, determinations
of aggregation with respect to the bid limit are found to be inaccurate.
e.
Any Town department or officer for which the Purchasing Agent shall
be required to purchase supplies, materials or equipment shall be
referred to as "using agencies." All using agencies shall file detailed
estimates of their requirements as to supplies, materials and equipment
in such manner, at such times and for such periods as the Business
Administrator shall prescribe. This shall in no way prevent any using
agency from filing with the Purchasing Agent at any time a requisition
for supplies, services, materials or equipment, the need for which
had not been foreseen when the detailed estimates were submitted.
f.
The Council, by resolution, may authorize the disposition of the
Town's personal property not needed for public use. If the value of
such property in any one sale exceeds 15% of the bid threshold established
in N.J.S.A. 40A:11-3, the sale shall be via public bid in accordance
with N.J.S.A. 40A:11-36, unless there is a statutory exception to
the bidding requirement. If the value of the property to be sold is
less than 15% of the bid threshold, the Purchasing Agent shall be
responsible for disposing of the property in accordance with the N.J.S.A.
40A:11-36. The Purchasing Agent is empowered to use his office as
a clearinghouse for the Town's unused supplies, materials and equipment
that may be useful to another Town department or agency.
g.
Emergency purchases may be made for the purposes and in the manner
prescribed by N.J.S.A. 40A:11-6 and N.J.A.C. 5:34-6.1, and subject
to the following requirements and procedures:
1.
The emergency must directly affect the public health, safety or welfare,
and require the immediate delivery of goods or performance of services,
and shall not be used for administrative convenience or for failure
to plan or when the need could reasonably have been foreseen;
2.
A contract awarded under this provision shall be of a limited duration
as to meet the immediate needs;
3.
A good faith attempt, given the immediacy of the emergency, shall
be made to obtain the best price available for the goods or services
required;
4.
The purchase of all goods or services for any one emergency shall
be limited to $100,000 unless approved in advance by the Town Council;
5.
A Department Director, or in his absence his designee shall, as soon
as reasonably possible, notify the Business Administrator of the need
for awarding of a contract or purchase order, the nature of the emergency,
the time of its occurrence and the need for invoking the emergency
provisions of the law, and the steps taken to obtain the best price
for the goods and/or services required;
6.
If the Business Administrator is satisfied that an emergency exists,
he/she shall be authorized to award a contract or contracts for such
purposes as may be necessary to respond to the immediate need;
7.
Within two work days of an emergency occurrence, the department head
(or designee) shall submit to the Business Administrator a written
report summarizing the information referenced in Paragraph g4 above;
8.
If the Business Administrator is unavailable to determine that an
emergency exists, the chain of command for making a determination
of the emergency shall be as follows:
(a)
Mayor.
(b)
Purchasing Agent (if not the Business Administrator).
(c)
Town Attorney.
(d)
Director of Revenue and Finance.
(e)
Director of Public Works.
(f)
Director of Code Enforcement.
(g)
Reserved.
(h)
Police Chief.
(i)
Fire Chief.
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The person making the determination of the emergency (other
than the Business Administrator or the Mayor) shall not be in charge
of the organizational unit that is seeking the emergency purchase.
The Department Director or designee shall make a good faith effort,
given the immediacy of the emergency, to reach one official in the
chain of command before moving on to the next.
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9.
As soon as practical after an emergency contract has been awarded,
the Business Administrator shall make a report to the Council, which
shall then take action as required to provide for the payment of the
contract price.
The Department of Administration shall also be responsible for
the following activities:
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided for the renumbering
of subsequent sections of this article to accommodate the establishment
of the Department of Public Safety.
[Ord. No. O-27-12]
The Office of Senior Services shall be responsible for maintaining
a central source of information on programs and services for older
people, circulating current knowledge related to aging to the public
at large and to individuals and groups to which such knowledge would
be of benefit and stimulate expansion of existing services to more
adequately meet the needs of older people, and, where desirable, encourage
new programs to meet these needs.
[1980 Code § 4-59; Ord. No. O-9-82; amended 7-10-2018 by Ord. No. O-18-2018]
The Violations Bureau shall consist of the necessary clerical
services attendant to the proper operations of the Municipal Court
of the Town of Morristown with respect to appeals involving crimes
and offenses cognizable by the Municipal Court and violations of ordinances
of the Town.
[Added 7-10-2018 by Ord.
No. O-18-2018; amended 2-26-2019 by Ord. No. O-2-2019]
There is hereby established the Department of Public Safety,
the head of which shall be the Director of Public Safety. The Department
of Public Safety shall consist of the Bureau of Police Protection,
which shall be the Police Department, the Bureau of Fire Protection,
which shall be the Fire Department, and Emergency Management.
[Added 7-10-2018 by Ord.
No. O-18-2018; amended 2-26-2019 by Ord. No. O-2-2019]
a.
The Director of Public Safety shall be qualified by training and
experience for the duties of the position and shall have the following
qualifications, unless said qualifications are waived by affirmative
vote of at least 2/3 of the entire Council: a minimum of 10 years'
experience as a member of a police department, fire department or
other law enforcement agency, five years of which shall have been
in a supervisory and administrative capacity.
b.
The Director of Public Safety shall be responsible for the administration,
regulation and discipline of the Bureau of Police Protection, the
Bureau of Fire Protection, and Emergency Management.
c.
The Director of the Department of Public Safety can appoint an Assistant
Director and assign such person duties as desired. The person appointed
as Assistant Director of Public Safety shall be qualified by training
and experience for the duties of the position. The person shall not
be appointed unless he or she meets the following minimum qualifications,
unless said qualifications are waived by affirmative vote of at least
2/3 of the entire Council: a minimum of 10 years' experience as a
member of a police department, fire department or other law enforcement
agency, five years of which shall have been in a supervisory and administrative
capacity. If the experience of the Director is as a member of a police
department, then the experience of the Assistant Director shall be
as a member of a fire department. If the experience of the Director
is as a member of a fire department, then the experience of the Assistant
Director shall be as a member of a police department.
d.
The Director of Public Safety shall report to the Business Administrator
with recommendations related to conditions of the Department and its
improvements and needs.
e.
The Director may employ special law enforcement officers in accordance
with N.J.S.A. 40A: 14-146.8 et seq., Special Law Enforcement Officers'
Act.
f.
The Director of Public Safety shall:
1.
Keep abreast of the public safety requirements of the Town of Morristown
and formulate policies, plans and procedures to determine needs;
2.
Develop organization, manpower and resource recommendations and,
upon approval of same, effect their implementation;
3.
Establish performance criteria for the Department as a whole as well
as its individual members and conduct periodic evaluations to assure
compliance with those criteria;
4.
Establish and maintain relations with school, civil and private organizations
to assure a full understanding of the public safety effort;
5.
Conduct public relations and public information programs on behalf
of the Department in order to maintain the required relationship between
the Department and the citizens of the Town of Morristown;
6.
Promote a close liaison with the various agencies of the Town of
Morristown, and attend meetings of the Town Council to better coordinate
the functioning of the Bureau of Police Protection, the Bureau of
Fire Protection, and Emergency Management with the work of all municipal
agencies;
7.
Regularly review the ordinances of the Town of Morristown dealing
with public safety.
[1980 Code § 4-49; Ord. No. O-9-82; amended 7-10-2018 by Ord. No. O-18-2018; 2-26-2019 by Ord. No.
O-2-2019]
The Chief of Police shall be appointed by the Mayor and shall
be the head of and shall administer the Bureau of Police Protection.
The Chief of Police shall be directly responsible to the Director
of Public Safety, who shall be the appropriate authority under N.J.S.A.
40A:14-118, for the efficiency and routine day-to-day operations of
the Bureau of Police Protection and shall, pursuant to such rules
and regulations as may be promulgated by the Director of Public Safety:
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.
d.
Delegate such of his authority as he may deem necessary for the efficient
operation of the force, to be exercised under his direction and supervision.
e.
Report at least monthly to the Business Administrator, in such form
as shall be prescribed by the Business Administrator, on the operation
of the force during the preceding month and make such other reports
as may be requested by the Business Administrator.
The Bureau of Police Protection 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 Town; suppress riots, mobs and insurrections;
disperse unlawful or dangerous assemblages; and preserve order at
all elections and public meetings and assemblages.
b.
Administer and enforce laws and ordinances to regulate, direct, 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 state
law, the Charter and ordinances for such purposes.
c.
Remove or cause to be removed all nuisances in the public streets,
parks and other public places; 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, county and municipal governments.
f.
Operate a training program to maintain and improve the police efficiency
of the members of the force.
g.
Make, administer and enforce rules and regulations for the disposition,
conduct and discipline of the force.
h.
Provide an office for community relations to educate minority groups
as to their rights and duties under the law, to cooperate with other
municipal and state agencies in the prevention of crime and to provide
a liaison between the community and the police.
[1980 Code § 4-51; Ord. No. O-9-82]
No member of the police force shall solicit or accept anything
of value as consideration for or in connection with the discharge
of his official duties; nor shall any member solicit the sale of tickets
in connection with any fund-raising campaign nor request contributions,
directly or indirectly, for same nor solicit anything of value for
himself or another person or any police member, group or organization,
without written permission of the Police Chief.
[1980 Code § 4-52; Ord. No. O-9-82]
The Police Chief shall provide by rules and regulations for
the custody and safekeeping of all property alleged to be found, abandoned,
stolen or embezzled, all property taken from the person of any prisoner
and all other property alleged to have been acquired or possessed
unlawfully which shall come into the possession of any member of the
police force. All such property and money shall be promptly described
and registered and accounted for in detail in such manner as the Police
Chief shall prescribe with the approval of the Director of Revenue
and Finance.
[Ord. No. O-40-06; amended 2-26-2019 by Ord. No. O-2-2019]
a.
Statutory authority. The Attorney General of the State of New Jersey
and the Division of Local Government Services have determined that
members of a municipal Police Department may, during their off-duty
hours, engage in police-related activities for private persons or
entities. Pursuant to the laws of the State of New Jersey, a municipality
must agree to implement a system whereby the off-duty availability
of police officers is arranged through a contract directly with the
municipality and the private person or entity.
b.
Police force and off-duty employment. In accordance with the procedures
established herein for the employment of police officers by private
individuals or outside entities, members of the Bureau of Police Protection
shall be permitted to accept police-related employment for private
employers or school districts only during off-duty hours and at such
times as will not interfere with the efficient performance of regularly
scheduled or emergency duty for the Town of Morristown.
[Amended 7-12-2022 by Ord. No. O-18-2022]
c.
Approval by Chief of Police. Any private person or entity desiring
to employ off-duty police shall first obtain the approval of the Chief
of Police, which approval shall be granted if, in the opinion of the
Chief, such employment would not unduly impact the efficient functioning
and good reputation of the Bureau of Police Protection and would not
unreasonably endanger or threaten the safety of the officer or officers
who would be performing such off-duty work.
d.
Contract with private persons or entities; information required.
Any private person or entity desiring to retain the services of police
officers of the Town of Morristown for off-duty work shall be required
to enter into a contract with the Town of Morristown. Said contract
shall include, but not be limited to, the nature of duties to be performed,
the location of said duties, the date and hours of service, the rate
of payment for services to the officers, administrative fees to the
Town and fees, if any, for the use of Town-owned equipment. The contract
may also provide for deposits in advance by the contractor for services
to be performed. The Chief of Police is hereby empowered to execute
a contract for off-duty police-related activities on behalf of the
Town of Morristown in accordance with this subsection.
e.
Payment for off-duty assignments; trust fund.
1.
Any person or entity requesting the services of an off-duty law enforcement
officer in the Morristown Bureau of Police Protection shall establish
a trust account with the Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") of the Town
of Morristown by depositing an amount sufficient to cover the rates
of compensation, administrative fees and vehicle fees as further described
in Paragraph g hereinbelow.
2.
Prior to posting of any request for services of off-duty law enforcement
officers, the Chief of Police or his designee shall verify that the
balance in the trust account of the person or entity requesting services
is sufficient to cover the compensation and fees for the number of
hours specified in the request for services. The Chief of Police shall
not post a request for services from any person or entity unless all
fees and compensation required in the manner described above have
been deposited with the CFO of the Town of Morristown. No officer
shall provide any such services for more than are specified in the
request for services.
3.
In the event the funds in such trust account should become depleted,
services of off-duty law enforcement officers shall cease, and requests
for further or future services shall not be performed or posted until
additional funds have been deposited in the trust account in the manner
prescribed above.
4.
The person or entity requesting such services shall be responsible
for ensuring that sufficient funds remain in the trust account in
order to avoid any interruption of services.
5.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of an emergency and where
the establishment of a trust fund account is not feasible, off-duty
police services may be provided hereunder. In such event, the person
requesting such service shall remit payment within 24 hours after
billing.
f.
Request for services. All requests to the Town for the services of
off-duty law enforcement officers in the Morristown Bureau of Police
Protection for a period of one week or longer shall be forwarded to
the Chief of Police for posting at least 10 days before such services
are required. Any law enforcement officers, when so employed by the
Town, shall be treated as an employee of the Town; provided, however,
that wages earned for outside employment shall not be applied toward
the pension benefits of law enforcement officers so employed, nor
shall hours worked for outside employment be considered in any way
compensable as overtime.
g.
Administrative fee; vehicle fee; rates of pay.
1.
An administrative fee of 11.5% of the hourly rate shall be added
and remitted to the Town of Morristown to cover the additional cost
of both time and materials expended in the administration of payment
to police officers for off-duty assignments. Use of police vehicles
shall be charged at the rate of $10 per hour per vehicle and remitted
to the Town with all other charges, which shall be placed in a dedicated
fund for the purchase of new marked patrol vehicles.
2.
The collective bargaining agreement between the Town of Morristown
and the Morristown Policemen's Benevolent Association Local 43 ("PBA")
will determine the rate of pay for each off-duty contract. The administrative
charge will be in additional to the hourly rate.
h.
Insurance. Each private person or entity who shall employ off-duty
officers pursuant to this subsection shall be responsible for maintaining
his or her own insurance coverage. Said insurance coverage shall include,
but not be limited to, general liability and automobile. Proof of
said insurance coverage shall be provided to the Town of Morristown
prior to the assignment of any officer(s) to said private person or
entity.
i.
Emergencies; termination of assignments; payment due. The Chief of
Police or his designee shall have the authority to order any police
officer engaged in off-duty assignments within the Town of Morristown
to respond to an emergency situation within the Town. The Chief of
Police or his designee shall also have the right to order any off-duty
assignment to be terminated whenever said assignment creates an unacceptable
risk to the health, safety and welfare of the police officer and/or
the residents of the Town of Morristown. In any situation where the
officer is called to an emergency situation, the Chief of Police or
his designee shall make note of said emergency situation, as well
as the time said officer was removed from said assignment. In any
situation where an off-duty officer is called to an emergency situation,
said private person or entity shall not be responsible for the payment
of the officer's hourly rate or administrative fees until such time
as said police officer returns to the assignment with the off-duty
employer.
j.
Indemnification. Any private person or entity requesting the services
of off duty police officers shall indemnify and hold the Town of Morristown
harmless for any and all damages which may arise from the officers'
employment by said private person or entity.
[Added 2-11-2020 by Ord.
No. O-3-2020]
a.
Appointment. The Town Council may, as it deems necessary, appoint
special law enforcement officers in accordance with applicable statutes
for terms not to exceed one year. Class 3 special law enforcement
officers can be annually appointed to not exceed the prevailing school
year. The appointment may be revoked for cause after adequate hearing,
unless the appointment is for four months or fewer, in which event
the appointment may be revoked without cause or hearing. The Town
Council is not required to reappoint upon expiration of the term.
b.
Duties. Special law enforcement officers shall not be regular officers
of the Bureau of Police, and their powers and duties shall cease at
the expiration of the term for which appointed.
c.
There shall be the following three classes of special police officers
pursuant to law:
1.
Class 1. Officers of this class shall be authorized to perform routine
traffic detail, spectator control and similar duties. Such officers
shall have the power to issue summonses for disorderly persons offenses,
petty disorderly persons offenses, violations of Borough ordinances
and violations of N.J.S.A. 39:1-1 et seq. The use of a firearm by
an officer of this class is strictly prohibited, and no officer of
this class shall be assigned any duties which may require the carrying
of or use of a firearm. The Chief of Police may authorize the use
of mechanical force weapons, but such special law enforcement officers
must train and demonstrate proficiency with such mechanical force
weapons with the same frequency as regular police officers.
2.
Class 2. Officers of this class are authorized to exercise powers
and duties commensurate with those of a regular police officer. The
use of a firearm by such officer may only be authorized upon successful
completion of training and instruction as required by law and the
New Jersey Attorney General's requirements. The Chief of Police may
authorize the use of mechanical force weapons, but such special law
enforcement officers must train and demonstrate proficiency with such
mechanical force weapons with the same frequency as regular police
officers.
3.
Class 3. Officers of this class must be a retired law enforcement
officer under the age of 65 who had retired from his/her agency in
good standing and must possess a valid New Jersey Police Training
Commission basic police officer certification. Such Class 3 officers
must be physically capable of performing the functions of the position
in accordance with New Jersey Police Training Commission guidelines.
Such Class 3 officers are authorized to exercise powers and duties
commensurate with those of a regular police officer. The use of a
firearm by such officer may only be authorized upon successful completion
of training and instruction as required by law. The Chief of Police
may authorize the use of mechanical force weapons, but such special
law enforcement officers must train and demonstrate proficiency with
such mechanical force weapons with the same frequency as regular police
officers.
[Added 7-12-2022 by Ord. No. O-17-2022]
a.
All applicants
for appointment to the Bureau of Police Protection shall be qualified
for appointment as required by law, ordinance and civil services rules
and regulation. Appointments of entry-level police officers may, in
the sole discretion of the appropriate authority, be made in accordance
with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 11A:4-1.3.
b.
All applicants
for appointment must still complete other preemployment requirements,
including, but not limited to, a physical and psychological examination.
[Added 9-27-2022 by Ord. No. O-30-2022]
a.
All applicants for entry-level law enforcement officers to the Bureau
of Police Protection shall be qualified for a temporary appointment
as required by law, ordinance and Civil Services rules and regulation.
Appointments of entry-level police officers may, in the sole discretion
of the appropriate authority, be made in accordance with the provisions
of N.J.S.A. 11A:4-1.3.
b.
All entry-level law enforcement officer applicants shall be exempt
from the New Jersey Civil Service Commission examination upon successful
completion of a training course approved by the New Jersey Police
Training Commission.
c.
All entry-level law enforcement officer applicants shall complete
the approved training course within nine months from the date of hire.
d.
Until an entry-level law enforcement officer completes an approved
training course, said officer shall be hired on a temporary basis.
After completion of the training course, said officer shall be appointed
to a permanent position.
e.
All applicants for appointment must still complete other preemployment
requirements including but not limited to a physical and psychological
examination.
[1980 Code § 4-53, Ord. No. O-9-82; amended 7-10-2018 by Ord. No. O-18-2018; 2-26-2019 by Ord. No.
O-2-2019]
The Fire Chief shall be appointed by the Mayor and shall be
the head of and administer the Bureau of Fire Protection. The Fire
Chief shall be directly responsible to the Director of Public Safety
for the efficiency and routine daily operations of the Bureau of Fire
Protection and shall perform the duties as may be required for efficient
operation of the fire protection force, which shall include career
and volunteer firefighters.
[1980 Code § 4-54, Ord. No. O-9-82]
The fire protection force shall have exclusive jurisdiction
over the control, fighting and extinguishment of any conflagration
which occurs within the Town limits. The operation force shall:
a.
Make, administer and enforce rules and regulations for the control,
disposition and discipline of all volunteer and career fire officers,
the fire official and other bureau employees, within the limits of
available appropriations, for the establishment and maintenance of
fire stations and the disposition, use and care of its equipment and
apparatus.
b.
Provide fire-fighting service for the extinguishment of fires and
the necessary and incidental protection of life and property throughout
the Town.
c.
Investigate the cause, circumstances and origin of fires and report
to the Town Police and to the County Prosecutor every case of suspicion
of arson.
d.
Have power to inspect and test any automatic or other fire alarm
system or fire-extinguishing equipment.
e.
Be authorized to enter upon, without fee or hindrance, all premises,
grounds, structures, buildings and passages wherever necessary in
the performance of its duties.
[1980 Code § 4-55, Ord. No. O-9-82]
No member of the fire protection force shall solicit or accept
anything of value as consideration for or in connection with the discharge
of his official duties; nor shall any member solicit the sale of tickets
in connection with any fund-raising campaign nor request contributions,
directly or indirectly, for same nor solicit anything of value for
the benefit of himself or other person or any fire protection member,
group or organization, without written permission of the Fire Chief.
[1980 Code § 4-56, Ord. No. O-9-82]
The New Jersey Uniform Fire Prevention Code shall be enforced
by the Fire Official UFD of the Town.
[Added 7-10-2018 by Ord.
No. O-18-2018; amended 2-26-2019 by Ord. No. O-2-2019]
There shall be an Emergency Management and Disaster Control Council appointed by the Mayor pursuant to § 2-62 of this chapter.
[1984 Code § 4-79; Ord. No. O-27-12]
A Planning Board as established and empowered pursuant to law.
[1984 Code § 4-80; Ord. No. O-27-12]
A Zoning Board of Adjustment as established and empowered pursuant
to law.
[Ord. No. O-2-08; Ord. No. O-4-00; Ord. No.
O-27-12; deleted by Ord. No. O-2-2015]
[Ord. No. O-2-08; Ord. No. O-42-93; Ord.
No. O-27-12]
Morristown Partners, Inc., as heretofore established and empowered
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:56-65 et seq. and Ordinance No. O-42-93, is
continued and the members shall be elected in accordance with the
by-laws.
