[Ord. No. 54-2015]
There is hereby created in and for the Township of Wayne, in the County of Passaic and State of New Jersey, a Police Department.
[Ord. No. 54-2015; Ord. No. 2-2017]
The Wayne Township Police Department may consist of a Chief of Police, Deputy Chief, four (4) Captains, seven (7) Lieutenants, seventeen (17) Sergeants and up to one hundred (100) Police Officers. In addition, the Police Department may employ clerical personnel and other employees to assist its officers in preserving the peace and good order in the Township. Personnel shall be appointed from time to time by the Business Administrator with the approval of the Mayor, within budgetary appropriations approved by the Council, as deemed necessary in order to maintain administrative efficiency within the Department.
[Ord. No. 54-2015]
The Police Department shall preserve the public peace; protect life and property; detect, arrest and prosecute offenders of the laws of New Jersey and the ordinances of the Township of Wayne; direct and control traffic; provide attendance and protection during emergencies; provide appearances in Court; cooperate with all other law enforcement agencies; and provide training for the efficiency of its employees.
[Ord. No. 54-2015]
There is hereby created within the Department of Police the position of Chief of Police, who shall be appointed by the Business Administrator. The Chief of Police shall be directly responsible to the Business Administrator as the appropriate authority for the efficiency and routine day-to-day operations thereof, pursuant to policies established by the appropriate authority under N.J.S.A. 40A:14-118.
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Administer and enforce rules and regulations and special emergency directives for the disposition and discipline of the force and its officers and personnel.
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Have, exercise, and discharge the functions, powers and duties of the force.
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Prescribe the duties and assignments of all subordinates and other personnel.
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Delegate such of his/her authority as he may deem necessary for the efficient operation of the force to be exercised under his/her direction and supervision; and
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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.
[Ord. No. 54-2015]
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:14-118, the Business Administrator of the Township of Wayne is hereby designated as the Appropriate Authority and is hereby vested with the powers and duties of an Appropriate Authority as delegated by law.
[Ord. No. 54-2015]
The Business Administrator as 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 and employees thereof. Said rules and regulations may fix and provide for the enforcement of such rules and regulations and the enforcement of penalties for the violation of such rules and regulations. All employees of the Police Department shall be subject to such rules and regulations and penalties.
[Ord. No. 54-2015]
Discipline of employees and police officers will be imposed consistent with New Jersey State statutes and the Rules and Regulations of the Wayne Township Police Department. Employees may be subject to discipline for violating laws, statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations and written directives.
[Ord. No. 54-2015]
The Mayor shall designate an attorney, or attorneys, at law licensed to practice in the State of New Jersey to act as a Police Hearing Officer. This person shall have been a practicing attorney for a minimum of 10 years. The Police Hearing Officer shall be compensated at the rate of $150 per hour.
[Ord. No. 54-2015]
The Chief of Police shall establish organizational components of the Department as needed for the efficiency and routine day-to-day operations of the Police Department.