[Adopted 9-18-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-12[1]]
[1]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance also repealed former Art.
II, Special Police, adopted 5-4-1954 by Ord. No. 54-3, as amended.
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40a:14-146.8 et seq.,
the governing body may appoint two Class II Special Law Enforcement
Officers.
[Added 12-20-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016-11]
A.
Must be a citizen of the United States;
B.
Must be a resident of the State of New Jersey during the term of
appointment;
C.
Must be 18 years of age;
D.
Must be able to read, write and speak the English language well and
intelligently;
E.
Must have a high school diploma or equivalent;
F.
Must possess a valid New Jersey driver's license;
G.
Must be of sound body and good health and be able to perform the
physical functions of the duties assigned;
H.
Must be of good moral character and shall not have been convicted
of any crime or offense involving moral turpitude;
I.
Be subject to review by a screening committee made up of the Chief
of Police and/or other officers or persons designated by the Chief
of Police. The screening committee may interview persons of the regular
or Special Police Unit that may have information pertinent to said
application or ability to perform the position of Special Police Officer;
J.
Must successfully undergo the same psychological testing that is
required of fulltime officers.
[Amended 12-20-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-11]
A.
Class One. Officers of this class shall be authorized to perform
routine traffic detail, spectator control and similar duties. If authorized
by ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, Class One officers shall
have the power to issue summonses for disorderly persons and petty
disorderly persons offenses, violations of municipal ordinances and
violations of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes. The use of a firearm
by an officer of this class shall be strictly prohibited and no Class
One officer shall be assigned any duties which may require the carrying
or use of a firearm.
B.
Class Two. Officers of this class shall be authorized to exercise
full powers and duties similar to those of a permanent, regularly
appointed full-time police officer. The use of a firearm by an officer
of this class may be authorized only after the officer has been fully
certified as successfully completing training as prescribed by the
Police Training Commission.
[Amended 12-20-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-11]
The Class One and Class Two Special Enforcement Officers may
be appointed for terms not to exceed one year, and the appointments
may be revoked by the governing body for cause after adequate hearing,
unless the appointment is for four months or less, in which event
the appointment may be revoked without cause or hearing. Nothing herein
shall be construed to require reappointment upon expiration of the
term. The Special Law Enforcement Officers so appointed shall not
be members of the police force of the Borough of Clementon, and their
powers and duties as determined pursuant to this article shall cease
at the expiration of the term for which appointed.
[Amended 12-20-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-11]
A Class One or Class Two Special Law Enforcement Officer may
not commence his/her duties prior to the successful completion of
a training course approved by the Police Training Commission.
A.
A Class
II Special Law Enforcement Officer may carry a firearm only while
engaged in the actual performance of the officer's official duties
and when specifically authorized by the Chief of Police, or, in the
absence of the Chief, another Chief Law Enforcement Officer of the
local unit to carry a firearm and provided that the officer has satisfactorily
completed the basic firearms course required by the Police Training
Commission for regular police officers and annual requalification
examinations as required for permanent, regularly appointed full-time
officers in the Borough of Clementon.
B.
The use
of a firearm by a Class One Special Law Enforcement Officer is strictly
prohibited and Class One officers shall not be assigned any duties
requiring the use of a firearm.
[Added 12-20-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016-11]
Special law enforcement officers may be employed for not more
than 20 hours per week except that special law enforcement officers
may be employed by the Borough of Clementon for those hours as the
governing body may deem necessary during periods of emergency. The
governing body may designate one special law enforcement officer to
whom limitations on hours of this article shall not be applicable.
Special law enforcement officers may be employed only to assist
the Clementon Police Department but may not be employed to replace
or substitute for full-time, regular police officers or in any way
diminish the number of full-time officers employed by the Borough
of Clementon.
Any person who resigns as a special law enforcement officer
of the Borough of Clementon shall be liable to the Borough of Clementon
for the total cost incurred by the Borough of Clementon for Police
Academy training of said person as follows:
