A.
There is
hereby created and established in the Borough, a Police Force, which
shall be known and designated as "The Police Department of the Borough
of Mantoloking in the County of Ocean." The purposes, functions and
priorities of the Police Department are to provide, in order of priority:
safety, security, service and law enforcement within the Borough of
Mantoloking. Members shall have such powers as are provided by law
and which are consistent with the purposes and priorities of this
section.
B.
The Police
Department shall consist of the following positions: Chief of Police,
Lieutenant(s), Sergeant(s) of Police and such other officers and members
as the Borough Council may hereafter appoint.
C.
The Borough
Council of the Borough of Mantoloking shall be the Appropriate Authority
to promulgate and/or amend Rules and Regulations of the Police Department
of the Borough of Mantoloking and shall serve as Appropriate Authority
with respect to the Police Department for any other purpose set forth
in the New Jersey Statutes.
B.
The Mayor
and Borough Council shall, in their discretion, determine the optimum
number of officers and patrol officers to be appointed in the Mantoloking
Police Department. A designation of a maximum number of Police Lieutenants,
Police Sergeants and other police officers does not require the Mayor
and Borough Council to appoint that number of Police Lieutenants,
Police Sergeants and other police officers.
The Mayor and a member of the Borough Council appointed by the
Mayor shall be the direct liaison between the members of the Department
and the governing body. At each regular meeting of the Borough Council,
a comprehensive report shall be submitted in such form as may be acceptable
to the Council in order that it may be fully advised as to deployment
of the force throughout the Borough. The Mayor and the member of the
Borough Council appointed by the Mayor shall have access to all records
maintained by the Police Department and shall be afforded every opportunity
to examine, at any time, the operation of the Police Force or the
performance of any officer or member thereof.
A.
No person
shall be appointed to the Police Department who is not qualified in
accordance with the New Jersey Statutes and Regulations regarding
police officers. At a minimum, all police officers seeking employment
from the Mantoloking Police Department must:
(1)
Be a
citizen of the United States;
(2)
Be a
resident of the State of New Jersey;
(3)
Have
a valid New Jersey driver’s license;
(4)
Possess
an Associate’s degree or higher level of education;
(5)
Be sound
in body and of good health sufficient to satisfy the board of trustees
of the Police and Firemen’s Retirement System of New Jersey
as to his eligibility for membership in the retirement system;
(6)
Be at
least 18 years of age and not over 35 at the completion of the program;
(7)
Be fluent
and able to read, write and speak the English language; and
(8)
Be of
good moral character, and have not been convicted of any criminal
offense, including those relating to moral turpitude.
B.
Before any
appointment is made, the Chief of Police shall ascertain the eligibility
and qualification of the applicant and make a report thereon to the
designated member of Council or, in their absence, the Mayor. Appointments
to the regular Police Force shall be made for a probationary period
of one (1) year. Probationary appointments may be revoked at any time
during the probationary period by vote of a majority of the Borough
Council.
The appropriate authority shall, from time to time as may be
necessary, adopt and amend the rules and regulations for the government
and discipline of the Police Department. All employees of the Police
Department shall be subject to such rules and regulations and penalties.
