The Department of Public Affairs and Safety shall consist of
such officers, patrolman/patrolwoman and civilian personnel, including
police cadets and interns, as organized according to a table of organization
described by the Police Director subject to the approval of the Director
of Public Affairs and Safety and the Mayor within the limits of the
budget established by the Council as follows:
(a) Captains: No greater than eight (8);
(b) Lieutenants: No greater than twenty-four (24);
(c) Sergeants: No greater than fifty (50);
(d) Patrolman/patrolwoman: No greater than two hundred fifty (250), including
probationary patrolman/patrolwoman.
(e) Probationary patrolman/patrolwoman;
(f) Such other non-sworn Police Division personnel as deemed appropriate,
all of which shall be administered as provided by the provisions of
this Code, the amendments and supplements thereto.
The Department of Public Affairs and Safety, under the supervision
and direction of the Police Director, shall:
(a) Preserve the public peace, prevent crime, detect and arrest offenders
against the penal laws and ordinances effective within the City;
(b) Administer and enforce laws and ordinances to regulate, direct and
control, and restrict the movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic
and the use of the streets by vehicles and persons generally:
(c) Remove all nuisances in the public streets, parks and other public
places;
(e) Repair, maintain and control vehicles and equipment used by the Division,
except as the Business Administrator may otherwise direct;
(g) Establish and administer a Traffic and Parking Section within the
Uniform Bureau, which, in coordination with the Traffic Engineer in
the Engineering Division of the Department of Public Works, shall
maintain traffic accident records, perform traffic studies, carry
out safety programs including school patrols and regulate school traffic
officers and crossing guards.
Within the Division of Police there shall be established a Crime
Prevention Advisory Committee.
There is hereby established the position of Police Chaplain
in the Police Division, the number of which such positions shall not
exceed one (1), and the person so designated shall be appointed for
a period not exceeding three (3) years, by resolution of the City
Council. Any person appointed as Chaplain shall be an ordained clergy
person in good standing in the religious body for which s/he is selected.
Such Chaplain shall become a member of the Police Department, with
a rank of Captain. The Chaplain shall not be entitled to any salary
or compensation
[Amended 6-10-2024 by Ord. No. MC 2024-33]
(a) The Police Director, or his/her authorized representative, is hereby
authorized to furnish off-duty police officers, on a voluntary basis
only, to serve private or quasi-public functions upon written request
received from such private or quasi-public party upon such party's
agreement to pay charges as noted below.
(b) Such powers of the Police Director shall, at all times, be exercised
in accordance with State Statute(s), as amended from time to time,
ordinance or agreements executed and adopted by the City of Plainfield
and the Plainfield Police Officer's authorized union (PBA), the Union
County Prosecutor or the Mayor of the City of Plainfield.
(c) Except as provided herein, any person or entity requesting the services
of an off-duty Police Officer of the City of Plainfield shall:
(1)
Submit an application at least two (2) weeks in advance of the
event, requesting law enforcement services to the Police Division.
The application shall include an estimate of the number of hours such
law enforcement services are required and the total cost including
the administrative fee for said services. The estimate shall be subject
to the approval of the Police Director/designee.
(2)
Upon approval of the application, the person or entity, including,
but not limited to, State and County entities, requesting such services
shall submit to the Office of the City Clerk an amount sufficient
to cover the rates of compensation and administrative fees set forth
herein for the total estimated hours of the service prior to the services
being rendered.
(3)
The party or entity requesting such services shall be responsible
for ensuring that sufficient funds are submitted in order to avoid
any interruption of services.
(4)
In the event the funds become depleted, services of the off
duty Police Officer shall cease and requests for further or future
services shall not be performed until additional funds have been submitted
in the manner prescribed above.
(5)
State, County, Municipal bodies and agencies and Public Schools
shall not be exempt from the requirements for submitting fees.
(6)
The Mayor with concurrence of the Plainfield City Council may
waive payment of fees for assignments of less than five (5) hours
in total with employer history of reliable payment or other indications
of prompt and timely payment.
(7)
Effective upon adoption of this Ordinance (Ord. No. 2015-35)
the fee for off duty law enforcement services shall be as follows:
Road/Traffic Services and special events not funded by the City,
i.e., festivals, parades, etc.
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$55.00 per hour
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Public Utility, Gas, Water and Telephone
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$75.00 per hour
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All Other Services (Security on Premises)
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$35.00 per hour
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(8)
In addition to the rates specified above, an administrative
fee of ten percent (10%) of the hourly rate shall also be charged
for each hour of law enforcement services provided.
(9)
All such sums received shall be made payable to the City of
Plainfield with an appropriate description thereon so as to permit
the Chief Financial Officer of the City of Plainfield to identify
the payment and purpose.
(10)
At no time shall payment in the form of "cash" be exchanged
between a vendor and any Police Officer.
(d) All such sums shall be paid through and out of the regular payroll
procedures. The time spent by any such member of the Plainfield Police
Division shall not be computed as part of his/her regular employment
hours or overtime.
(e) The procedures set forth herein pertaining to the manner and method
of fixing and collecting charges, together with the establishment
of payroll procedures, shall be subject to rules and regulations promulgated
by the New Jersey Division of Local Government Services.
(f) The invalidity and unenforceability of any provision of this section
shall not affect the remaining provisions of this section, all of
which shall continue in full force and effect.
Rate
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Services
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Law Enforcement Hourly Rate
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Ten percent (10%) Admini-strative Fee
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Total Hourly Cost for Service
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Rate 1
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Security on premises for Board of Education, local religious
organizations.
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$35.00
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$3.50
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$38.50
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Rate 2
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(1) Security on premises for special events NOT funded by the
City of Plainfield. (2) Jobs financed via the City of Plainfield budget
(i.e. street construction and resurfacing).
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$55.00
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$5.50
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$60.50
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Rate 3
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All other outside jobs (i.e. public utilities: electric, gas,
water and telephone.
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$75.00
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$7.50
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$82.50
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(Editor's Note: The chart is provided by the City for
inclusion with this subsection.)
Within the Division of Police, there shall be a Bureau of Parking.
Under the direction and supervision of the division head, and in coordination
with the Division of Planning, the Bureau shall supervise, regulate
and operate publicly owned lands being utilized for public parking
facilities as provided for pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:60-25.1 et seq.