[Amended 11-26-1996 by Ord. No. 1136]
There shall be a Department of Public Safety.
[Amended 11-26-1996 by Ord. No. 1136]
Within the Department of Public Safety there
shall be a Division of Police, the head of which shall be the Chief
of Police. The Division, under the direction and supervision of the
Director, shall:
A.
Preserve the public peace; protect life and property;
prevent crime; detect and arrest offenders against the penal laws
and ordinances effective within the Township; suppress riots, mobs
and insurrections; disperse unlawful or dangerous assemblages; and
preserve order at all elections and public meetings and assemblages.
B.
Administer and enforce laws and ordinances to regulate,
direct, control and restrict the movement of vehicular and pedestrian
traffic and the use of the streets by vehicles and persons, and to
protect the safety and facilitate the convenience of motorists and
pedestrians, and make and enforce rules and regulations not inconsistent
with the Charter and ordinances for such purposes.
C.
Remove all nuisances in the public streets, parks
and other public places: inspect and observe all places of public
amusement or assemblage and all places of business requiring any state
or municipal license or permit and report thereon to the appropriate
department.
D.
Provide proper police attendance and protection at
fires.
E.
Provide for the attendance of its members in court
as necessary for the prosecution and trial of persons charged with
crimes and offenses, and cooperate fully with the law enforcement
and prosecuting authorities of federal, state and county governments.
F.
Operate a training program to maintain and improve
the police efficiency of the members of the Police Department.
G.
Make, administer and enforce rules and regulations
for the disposition, conduct and discipline of the Police Department.
The Division of Police shall consist of such
officers and men as are authorized for the Police Department on the
effective date of this code until otherwise provided pursuant to law.
The Division shall also include special police, school traffic guards
and the police reserve.
The Chief of Police shall promulgate and from
time to time revise and enforce a manual of police discipline, practices
and procedures for the better administration of the work of the Police
Department and for the discipline and efficiency of the police force,
not inconsistent with existing ordinances.
Within the Department of Police there shall
be a Bureau of Civil Defense for organizational purposes only, the
head of which shall be the Civil Defense Director. The Civil Defense
Council is established, constituted and empowered pursuant to law
(N.J. Laws 1953, Chapter 438, N.J.S.A. App. A:9-41).
There shall be a Police and Fire Physician,
who shall be appointed by the Mayor. Prior to his appointment he shall
be a licensed and practicing medical doctor of the State of New Jersey.
He shall perform those duties as may from time to time be designated
by the Mayor.
Within the Department of Public Safety there
shall be a Fire Division, the head of which shall be the Fire Chief.
The Division, subject to the direction and supervision of the Fire
Chief, shall:
A.
Have exclusive jurisdiction over the control, fighting
and extinguishment of any conflagration which occurs within the Township
limits.
B.
Make, administer and enforce rules and regulations
for the control, disposition and discipline of the Fire Department
and its officers and employees and, within the limits of available
appropriations, for the establishment and maintenance of fire stations
and the disposition, use and care of its equipment and apparatus.
C.
Designate and fix the location of fire alarm telegraph
and signal stations in the Township, and operate, repair and maintain
a Township fire alarm and signal system.
D.
Investigate the cause, circumstances and origin of
fires and report to the Township Police Department and to the County
Prosecutor every case of suspicion of arson.
E.
Be authorized to inspect and test any automatic or
other fire alarm system or fire extinguishing equipment.
F.
Be authorized to enter upon, without fee or hindrance,
all premises, grounds, structures, buildings, vessels and passages
whenever necessary in the performance of its duties.
G.
Operate a training program to maintain and improve
the fire-fighting efficiency of the members of the Fire Department.
The Fire Division shall consist of such officers
and men as are authorized for the Fire Division on the effective date
of this code until otherwise provided pursuant to law.
The Fire Chief shall administer and enforce
rules and regulations for the control, disposition and discipline
of the Fire Department and its officers and employees and for the
use and care of equipment and apparatus in accordance with existing
ordinances of the Township. The Fire Department shall operate a training
program to maintain and improve the capability and efficiency of the
members of the Department.
