[Amended 5-16-1969 by Ord. No. 69-12; 11-17-1969 by Ord. No. 69-30; 6-7-1971 by Ord. No. 71-9; 2-3-1986 by Ord. No. 86-2; 9-15-1997 by Ord. No. 97-20; 2-4-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-4; 4-21-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-9; 6-18-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-5; 4-26-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-08; 9-13-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-14; 1-30-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-01; 11-13-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-29; 7-22-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-17]
The Police Department of the Borough of Metuchen shall consist
of no more than one Chief of Police, one Captain of Operations/Deputy
Chief, two Lieutenants, six Sergeants, and 23 patrol officers, and
such other employees as the Mayor and Borough Council may from time
to time appoint. Patrol officers shall be appointed by the Mayor in
consultation with the appropriate authority/Borough Administrator
and the Police Chief upon confirmation by the Borough Council. The
Police Chief shall be appointed by the Mayor in consultation with
the appropriate authority/Borough Administrator upon confirmation
by the Borough Council. The Captain of Operations/Deputy Chief, Lieutenants,
and Sergeants shall be appointed by the Mayor in consultation with
the appropriate authority/Borough Administrator and the Police Chief.
For the purposes of this Part I, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings respectively inscribed to them by this section:
OFFICER
Any member of the Police Department of the Borough, from
the rank of Sergeant to the rank of Chief, inclusive.
POLICE COMMISSIONER
That member of the Borough Council, acting as Council liaison
to the Police Department, as annually appointed by the Borough Council.
[Amended 9-15-1997 by Ord. No. 97-20]
SUPERIOR OFFICER
A member of the Police Department holding the rank of Lieutenant
or any rank above.
No person shall be appointed to membership in the Police Department
unless he or she shall comply with the requirements of the statutes
in such cases made and provided and with such other requirements as
the Borough Council shall from time to time determine.
Every member of the Police Department, before serving as such
and also upon promotion to any of the advanced ranks within the Department,
shall swear to the following oath of office before the Clerk of the
Borough, and the oath shall be transcribed in the police blotter under
the date taken and signed by the member:
"I do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution and
laws of the United States and the State of New Jersey and the ordinances
of the Borough of Metuchen and obey all the rules and regulations
and lawful orders of the Metuchen Police Department and faithfully
discharge the duties of .............., and faithfully serve the Borough
of Metuchen according to the best of my knowledge and ability, so
help me God."