The Police Department of the Township of Byram
is hereby established and shall consist of a Chief of Police and such
other members, officers and personnel that are deemed necessary to
properly protect and preserve the peace and good order within the
Township.
By virtue of the authority vested by law, the
following rules and regulations are made and adopted for the government
of the Police Department.
A. Rules and regulations established. The Police Department
of the Township of Byram hereby establishes the following Department
rules and regulations under cover to be known as the "Police Manual."
B. Right to amend or revoke. For the good of the service,
in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:14-118, the right is reserved by the
Township Manager, as the representative of the Township Council, to
amend or to revoke any of the rules, regulations or procedures, or
add thereto, as circumstances require.
C. Previous orders. All rules, regulations, procedures
and orders previously issued which are contrary to those embodied
in the Manual are hereby revoked. All other rules, regulations, orders
and procedures not in conflict with those contained in this Manual
shall remain in force.
D. Qualifications.
Effective August 5, 2021, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 11A:4-1.3, the State
of New Jersey has authorized that municipalities may hire entry-level
police officers who have successfully completed a Basic Course for
Police Officers (BCPO) at a school approved and authorized by the
New Jersey Police Training Commission and such applicant may be exempt
from the requirement to take the civil service examination for an
entry-level law enforcement position in the discretion of the Township.
In appropriate circumstances, therefore, an applicant may be hired
without having taken a civil service examination. The Township has
previously adopted a conflict of interest policy and a nepotism policy
as contained within the Byram Township Employee Handbook, Version
5.0, revised September 17, 2019.
[Added 3-1-2022 by Ord. No. 002-2022]
E. Appointment. All applicants for appointment to the
Police Department shall be qualified for appointment as required by
law, ordinance and civil service rules and regulations. Preference
shall be given to residents of the Township of Byram for applicants
for initial Police Department appointment from the established civil
service eligibility list, per N.J.S.A. 40A:14-123.1a. All other qualified
applicants for an intergovernmental transfer or under the provisions
of N.J.S.A. 11A:4-1.3 are exempt from the residency preference.
[Added 9-19-1994 by Ord. No. 13-1994; amended 3-1-2022 by Ord. No. 002-2022]
Police regulations are applicable to every member
of the Department regardless of rank and, where applicable, to all
civilian employees of the Department.
In order to preserve a necessary degree of separation
of executive and administrative powers from the legislative powers
and political influences inherent in government, the Police Department
shall be responsible to the Chief of Police who, in turn, shall be
directly responsible to the Township Manager.
Alleged violations of these rules and regulations
will be investigated by a member of the Department holding a permanent
rank no less than one grade higher than the rank of the alleged violator.
Alleged violations by the Chief of Police will be investigated by
the Township Manager.