Township of Bloomfield, NJ
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2023-12-11
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The Code
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Part I, Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 37 Fire Department
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Article XVII Disciplinary Actions
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Administration of Government
- Ch 10 Court
- Ch 16 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 21 Domestic Violence Team
- Ch 26 Drug and Alcohol Policy
- Ch 31 (Reserved)
- Ch 37 Fire Department
- Ch 37 Art XVII Disciplinary Actions
- § 37-72 Enforcement.
- § 37-73 Charges.
- Ch 42 Funds
- Ch 63 (Reserved)
- Ch 63A Cell Phone, Audiotape Recorder and Camera Use During Open Public Meetings
- Ch 64 Parking Utility
- Ch 68 Parking Violations Officer
- Ch 75 Police Department
- Ch 88 Residency Requirements
- Ch 93 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 99 Special Improvement Districts
- Ch 105 (Reserved)
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 112 Affordable Housing
- Ch 116 Alarm Systems
- Ch 122 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 128 Amusements and Amusement Devices
- Ch 134 Animals
- Ch 134A Animal Shelter Advisory Committee
- Ch 144 (Reserved)
- Ch 149 Building Construction
- Ch 149A (Reserved)
- Ch 155 Buildings and Lots, Numbering of
- Ch 159 Business Hours
- Ch 160 (Reserved)
- Ch 164 (Reserved)
- Ch 169 Checks, Returned
- Ch 175 Condominium Conversions
- Ch 185 (Reserved)
- Ch 192 Drug-Free Zones
- Ch 196 (Reserved)
- Ch 201 (Reserved)
- Ch 206 Dumpsters
- Ch 211 (Reserved)
- Ch 217 Fees
- Ch 222 Fiber-Optic Cables
- Ch 228 Filming
- Ch 233 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 239 Fire Prevention and Protection
- Ch 245 Fireworks
- Ch 250 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 254 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 264 (Reserved)
- Ch 270 Games of Chance
- Ch 279 Gasoline Stations and Repair Garages
- Ch 285 Graffiti
- Ch 290 Handbills and Advertising
- Ch 296 Hazardous Chemicals
- Ch 302 Historic Districts
- Ch 307 Housing Standards
- Ch 313 Junk Dealers
- Ch 315 Land Development and Zoning
- Ch 318 (Reserved)
- Ch 319 Lead-Based Paint Inspection
- Ch 334 Library
- Ch 339 Licensing
- Ch 345 Light Pollution
- Ch 353 (Reserved)
- Ch 358 Monuments
- Ch 363 Motor Vehicle Sales
- Ch 374 Newsracks
- Ch 380 Noise
- Ch 387 Parking for Handicapped
- Ch 393 Parking, Off-Street and Permit
- Ch 399 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 404 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 408 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 413 Portable Storage Containers
- Ch 417 Precious Metals, Gems, Other Metals, Gift Cards, and Secondhand Goods
- Ch 423 Property Maintenance
- Ch 427 Records, Public Access to
- Ch 430 Properties, Abandoned/Vacant
- Ch 431 Rental Property Registration
- Ch 432 Rental Property Good Neighbor Act
- Ch 433 Rental Property, Short-Term
- Ch 435 Rent Control
- Ch 443 Sales, Special
- Ch 448 School Enrollment
- Ch 454 Sewers
- Ch 460 (Reserved)
- Ch 463 Sick Leave for Private Employees
- Ch 466 Sidewalk Cafes
- Ch 478 Smoking
- Ch 484 Soil Removal
- Ch 491 Solid Waste
- Ch 494 Stormwater Control
- Ch 497 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 508 Swimming Pools
- Ch 514 Tattooing and Body Piercing
- Ch 520 Taxation
- Ch 526 Taxicabs and Limousines
- Ch 535 Trees
- Ch 540 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 556 Water
- Ch 562 Weapons
- Part III, Board of Health Legislation
- Ch 575 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 578 Administration
- Ch 582 (Reserved)
- Ch 586 Animals
- Ch 591 Barbershops, Hairstyling, Cosmetology and Nail Salons
- Ch 596 (Reserved)
- Ch 601 Buildings, Unfit
- Ch 607 Child-Care Centers
- Ch 611 Environmental Quality Assurance
- Ch 613 Food Establishments
- Ch 618 Food Handling
- Ch 621 Heating Requirements
- Ch 624 Licensing
- Ch 630 Massage and Bodywork Establishments
- Ch 635 Noise
- Ch 640 Nuisances, Public Health
- Ch 646 (Reserved)
- Ch 652 Sanitation
- Ch 664 Swimming Pools, Public
- Ch 670 Tanning Salons
- Ch 675 Vending Machines
- Appendix
- Ch A680 Park Rules and Regulations
- Ch A681 Cable Television
- Ch A682 Civil Rights Policy
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
The control and discipline of the Fire Department of the Township
of Bloomfield shall be vested in the Mayor and Council acting through
the Township Administrator, the Fire Chief and the officers of the
Fire Department. These designated persons shall have the power to
enforce all the rules and regulations hereinafter provided and any
administrative rules and regulations which it may promulgate from
time to time. They shall enforce these rules by reprimand, deduction
of pay, fine, reduction in rank, forfeiture of days off, suspension
from duty with or without pay or dismissal from the Department. The
penalty shall be in accordance with the nature and seriousness of
the offense. It shall be entered on the service record of the offender.
A.
Charges may be preferred against any member of the Fire Department
by any member of the Department for any one or more of the following
offenses:
(1)
Negligent or willful injury or purposeful waste of any public property.
(2)
Intoxication while on duty or in uniform.
(3)
Disobedience of orders or commands of superior officers.
(4)
Indecent, profane, harsh or uncivil language while on duty.
(5)
Willful disrespect to superior officers.
(6)
Willful neglect to pay just debts contracted while a member of the
Department.
(7)
Conviction of a violation of the criminal laws of the State of New
Jersey.
(8)
Absence without leave without good reason.
(9)
Unauthorized sleeping on duty.
(10)
Willful neglect of duty.
(11)
Conviction of any national, state or municipal law that would
tend to bring discredit to the Fire Department.
(12)
Unjustifiable public comment on the official action of a superior
officer.
(13)
Any unjustifiable act of apparent cowardice at a fire or at
a drill.
(14)
Bringing any intoxicating liquors upon any of the premises of
the Fire Department for the purpose of consumption thereon.
(15)
Intentionally making a false statement in any application for
or in connection with appointment to the Fire Department.
(16)
Intentionally making a false statement in connection with official
duties.
(17)
Violating any of the ordinances of the Township of Bloomfield
or of the rules and regulations governing the Department or any rule
or regulation promulgated by the Township Council or by the Township
Administrator and approved by the Council.
B.
All charges shall be in writing and signed by the person making the
charges and filed in the office of the Fire Chief. The complainant
shall be required to sustain such charges at the trial of the accused
by the presentation of competent testimony and evidence. The accused
shall be permitted to offer testimony and witnesses in their own behalf.
