[Added 2-10-1987 by Ord. No. 1319]
[Amended 8-13-2019 by Ord. No. 4291-19]
A.
There
is hereby created a Department of Public Safety, the head of which
shall be the Director of Public Safety. He/she shall be appointed
by the Manager and shall be qualified by training and experience.
B.
Subject
to the direction and supervision of the Township Manager, the Director
of Public Safety shall be responsible for the proper and efficient
conduct of the Department and the supervision of its activities. The
Director of Public Safety shall be the Executive Officer of the Division
of Police and, subject to the supervision of the Township Manager,
shall be directly responsible for the efficient and routine day-to-day
operations of the Police Department. The Public Safety Director shall
be charged with the duties of supervising the Division of Police in
all areas and aspects as shall impact upon policy and the good order
and discipline of the Division and shall adopt rules and regulations
for the Division of Police and establish policies for the daily operation
of the Division of Police and the discipline of its members. Any reference
to the "Chief of Police" in this Code shall be deemed to mean the
Director of Public Safety. These duties shall be consistent with the
authority permitted to be vested in the Public Safety Director pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-118 and shall include, but not be limited to:
(1)
Administer and enforce the rules and regulations of the Police Department
and any special emergency directive for the disposition and discipline
of the Department and its members and officers;
(2)
Have, exercise and discharge the functions, powers and duties of
the Police Department;
(3)
Prescribe the duties and assignments of all members and officers;
(4)
Delegate such authority as may be deemed necessary for the efficient
operation of the Police Department to be exercised under the officer
in charge's direction and control; and
(5)
Report at least monthly to the Township Manager in such form and
at such times as shall be prescribed by the Township Manager regarding
the operation of the Police Department during the preceding month
and make such other reports as may be requested by the Township Manager.
The police force heretofore established by ordinance
is continued within the Department. The Department shall have all
the functions, powers, duties and responsibilities prescribed by law
for a municipal Police Department generally[1] and by any provision of the Charter and ordinances relating
to the Department of Public Safety.
The Department of Public Safety shall exist in accordance with the standards and regulations as set forth in Chapter 50 of the Code of the Township of Franklin, Somerset County, New Jersey, entitled "Police Department."
[Amended 2-14-2006 by Ord. No. 3591]
See Chapter 50, Police Department.
[Added 6-10-2010 by Ord. No. 3882]
A.
Within the Department of Public Safety, there shall be a Division
of Animal Control, the head of which shall be the Director of Public
Safety. He/she shall be responsible for the enforcement of general
laws and municipal ordinances governing the control of wild and domestic
animals within the Township as well as for the maintenance and operation
of an animal shelter.
B.
The Director of Public Safety shall supervise the functions of the
Animal Control Officer.
