Each department head, subject to the direction
and supervision of the Manager, shall:
A. Exercise and discharge such functions, powers and
duties as may be allocated and assigned to the department by or pursuant
to the Charter, this code or any ordinance.
B. Direct and supervise the work of his department.
C. Organize the activities of the department and allocate
and assign functions to its employees.
D. Have such powers of appointment and removal of subordinates
within the department as may be delegated to him by the Manager pursuant
to the Charter and this code.
E. Have and exercise such other powers of a department
head as may otherwise be provided by this code.
[Added 2-14-2007 by Ord. No. 3041]
A. There shall be a Department of Planning, the head
of which shall be the Director, known as the “Village Planner.”
Prior to his/her appointment, the Village Planner shall be a licensed
professional planner in the State of New Jersey.
B. The Department of Planning shall:
(1) Review and process development applications under
the jurisdiction of the Village Planning Board and, where appropriate,
the Village Zoning Board of Adjustment.
(2) Attend evening meetings of the Village Planning Board
and/or Zoning Board of Adjustment as requested by the Village Manager
or to appropriately process, review and assist the respective boards
with specific development applications.
(3) Conduct the examination of the Village Master Plan
as required by the Municipal Land Use Law and/or as determined to
be necessary to satisfy all statutory requirements of the Village.
(4) Provide professional planning advice and assistance
to the Council, the Manager and all related departments, as required
and within the limits of available appropriations.
(5) Provide review, support and expertise on such other
issues and projects as may be deemed necessary by the Director and/or
the Village Manager.
C. The Village Planner shall receive such compensation
as provided under such form of retainer agreement as the Council may
approve. Such agreement shall be kept on file in the Office of the
Village Clerk.
D. There shall be a Secretary to the Planning Board appointed, who shall
report directly to the Village Planner. The Secretary to the Planning
Board shall:
[Added 7-15-2015 by Ord.
No. 3483]
(1) Assist applicants in processing their applications to the Planning
Board and maintain all records, correspondence, files and proceedings
related to the Planning Board.
(2) Prepare and distribute meeting packets to the Planning Board members.
(3) Prepare and submit legal advertisements, related to the Planning
Board, to the legal newspapers of the Village of Ridgewood, as necessary.
(4) Attend evening meetings of the Village Planning Board and prepare
minutes of the meetings for approval by the Planning Board.
(5) Maintain escrow funds for the Planning Board applicants.
(6) Perform other duties, as may be assigned by the Planner or the Village
Planning Board.
[Amended 4-18-1991 by Ord. No. 2318; 9-10-2008 by Ord. No.
3142; 5-13-2009 by Ord. No. 3188; 3-10-2010 by Ord. No. 3243; 2-9-2011 by Ord. No. 3277; 3-5-2014 by Ord. No. 3408; 2-14-2024 by Ord. No. 3988]
A. Creation; Chief of Police. There shall be a Police Department in
the Village of Ridgewood as an executive and enforcement function
of the Village. The head of the Department shall be the Chief of Police.
B. Police force composition and organization. The police force shall
exist in a manner consistent with the Council-Manager form of government
as provided in the Faulkner Act (N.J.S.A. 40:69A-81 et seq.). Pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-118, the Village Manager is hereby designated as
the "appropriate authority." The appropriate authority is hereby authorized
and directed to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for the
government of the police force and for the discipline of its members.
C. Police Chief functions. The Chief of Police shall be the head of
the police force and directly responsible to the appropriate authority
for the efficiency and routine day-to-day operations thereof. The
Chief shall, subject to the policies established by the appropriate
authority:
(1) Administer and enforce rules and regulations and special emergency
directives for the disposition and discipline of the force and its
officers and personnel.
(2) Have, exercise and discharge the functions, powers and duties of
the force.
(3) Prescribe the duties and assignments of all subordinates and other
personnel.
(4) Delegate such of his authority as he may deem necessary for the efficient
operation of the force to be exercised under his direction and supervision.
(5) Report at least monthly to the appropriate authority in such form
as shall be prescribed by such authority on the operation of the force
during the preceding month, and make such other reports as may be
requested by such authority.
D. Personnel. The Ridgewood Police Department shall consist of the following
positions: In addition to the Police Chief, there shall be not more
than two Captains, not more than four Lieutenants, not more than five
Sergeants and as many officers/detectives as may be authorized from
time to time by or pursuant to ordinance, with strong consideration
given to at least one officer/detective to be assigned as a "School
Resource Officer" whose duties would be established by the Police
Chief in consultation with the Village Manager and Superintendent
of the Ridgewood Public Schools. In the event that there exists a
vacancy in the position of Lieutenant which cannot be promptly filled
and where such vacancy significantly impacts the operations of the
Police Department and/or the cost of maintaining adequate staffing,
the number of Sergeants may be temporarily increased to not more than
six Sergeants until such time as the vacancy in the Lieutenant's
position is filled, in order to minimize the impact upon the operations
and financial cost to the Police Department. Upon the filling of such
vacancy in the position of Lieutenant, there shall not be more than
five Sergeants. The Police Chief and the Village Manager shall confer
in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:14-118(e) and no less frequently than
annually, the Village Manager shall report to the Village Council
regarding those discussions and any recommendations for additional
or subtractive Police Department staff or rank needs.
E. Disciplinary hearings. The Village Manager, as the appropriate authority,
shall have the power to hear and determine any charge or charges filed
against a member of the police force.
[Added 7-15-2015 by Ord.
No. 3483]
A. Director. There shall be a Department of Human Resources, the head
of which shall be the Director.
B. Employee benefits administration. Within the Department of Human
Resources, there shall be employee benefits administration, which
shall be the responsibility of the Accounting Assistant. The Accounting
Assistant shall report to the Director of Human Resources for this
function.
C. Payroll administration. Within the Department of Human Resources,
there shall be responsibility for payroll administration to the extent
that all FLSA regulations, policies, and contractual obligations are
consistently followed and carried out in accordance with applicable
law.
[Added 7-15-2015 by Ord.
No. 3483]
A. Director. There shall be a Department of Building and Inspections,
the head of which shall be the Director who shall also have the certification
of Construction Official.
B. The Construction Official shall be appointed for a term prescribed
by law.
C. Under the administration and supervision of the Director, the Department
of Building and Inspections shall:
(1) Administer and enforce the State Uniform Construction Code in the
Village.
(2) Enforce the Land Use and Development ordinances of the Village (See Chapter
190, Land Use and Development.);
(3) Enforce the Property Maintenance ordinances of the Village (See Chapter
223, Property Maintenance.);
(4) Make building and other inspections, as required, to administer and enforce the provisions of any municipal housing code or heating code, for which there shall be such additional officers and employees as otherwise provided by ordinance (See Ch.
175, Housing Standards.);
(5) Make plumbing inspections for the Division of Health;
(6) Conduct and administer such other inspections and enforcement proceedings
as are authorized by the ordinance and laws under its administration;
(7) Maintain all records, correspondence, files and proceedings of the
Zoning Board of Adjustment. If the Director or Zoning Officer serves
as Secretary of the Zoning Board of Adjustment, he/she shall serve
without additional compensation.
(8) Cooperative inspections. Where certain departments and divisions
are authorized and directed to provide for cooperative inspection
and enforcement of the various regulatory inspection requirements
of Village ordinances relating to buildings and structures and their
use, so far as practicable, the Department of Building and Inspections
shall coordinate all such cooperative inspections to the fullest extent
that such coordination is permitted by law.
[Added 7-15-2015 by Ord.
No. 3483]
A. Supervisor. There shall be a Division of Health, the head of which
shall be the Supervisor.
B. Under the administration and supervision of the Supervisor, the Division
shall:
(1) Have all of the functions, powers and duties of a local Board of
Health under Title 26 of the New Jersey Statutes Annotated, except
that as required by the Charter, the Village Council shall have and
exercise all local legislative powers under the Title.
(2) Plan and administer a comprehensive public health program or agreement
approved by the Village Council, including, without limitation thereto,
environmental sanitation, communicable disease control, child and
adult health clinics and health education, prevention and control
of drug and narcotics abuse, pest and rodent control, lead poisoning
investigations, blood-borne pathogen training, and other services
as may be authorized by the Charter or ordinance.
(3) Administer and provide comprehensive duties of a registered environmental
health specialist, including, but not limited to, inspection of and
adherence to all sanitary requirements for retail establishments which
serve or sell food or drink products or ice; day-care centers, nursery
school and public and private school facilities; public pools; camps;
and one-day and special event permits.
(4) Administer and enforce the Local Health Ordinance of the Village.
(5) Administer and enforce the Animal Control Ordinances of the Village.
C. The Village Manager shall appoint a Registrar of Vital Statistics
and may appoint a Deputy Registrar of Vital Statistics, pursuant to
the Charter and particularly N.J.S.A. 26:8-1 et. seq., which offices
shall operate under the supervision and administration of the Supervisor
of the Health Division.
[Added 12-14-2022 by Ord. No. 3931; amended 3-8-2023 by Ord. No. 3942]
A. Village
of Ridgewood municipal officials and employees have a responsibility
to maintain and safeguard public records that contain or consist of
confidential information, without having to physically intervene to
protect a record.
B. The responsibility
for the maintenance and safeguarding of records, reports, documents,
digital data, and information in municipal offices may make the said
records, reports, documents, digital data, and information not readily
and immediately available since they may contain personal information,
telephone numbers, social security numbers, dates of birth and other
confidential information.
C. To maintain
the security of these records and the integrity of the information,
the Village of Ridgewood complies with the New Jersey Open Public
Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. A requestor is entitled to the records
requested, once they have been redacted, as required by law.
D. The designated
secure areas shall be identified by signage stating they are secure
and not open to the public for the purposes of obtaining records,
such as all materials that are subject to the New Jersey Open Public
Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1, which may include, but are not limited
to, personally identifiable information that is protected by the statutes
of the State of New Jersey and the federal laws of the United States.
As part of the effort to secure these records, consisting of documents,
digital data and other written, copied or printed materials, that
are not subject to the Open Public Records Act, and to maintain the
integrity of the information, outsiders/non-Village employees/trespassers
shall be prohibited from walking into or entering into designated
secure areas of Village of Ridgewood-owned and/or Village-operated
offices, properties, and facilities.
E. The Village
of Ridgewood shall have signage posted outside of Village offices
and Village -owned and/or Village-operated properties and facilities
which shall state: "Restricted Area – Authorized Employees Only."
F. Any and
all persons that trespass into or onto posted, secure, protected Village-owned
and/or Village-operated offices, properties and facilities shall be
subject to prosecution under N.J.S.A. 2C:18-3.