There is hereby established a Police Department in and for the Township of West Amwell pursuant to the powers vested in the Township of West Amwell by the statutes of the State of New Jersey.
[Amended 6-17-1982 by Ord. No. 9-82; 4-6-1989 by Ord. No. 3-89; 12-19-1990 by Ord. No. 17-90]
A. 
Membership; appropriate authority; hearing officer.
[Amended 11-1-1995 by Ord. No. 17-95]
(1) 
The Police Department shall consist of a Captain and such other regular, full-time or part-time officers, patrolmen and other members as will, from time to time, be deemed necessary and be appointed by the Township Committee to properly preserve the peace and good order within the Township of West Amwell.
[Amended 5-18-2005 by Ord. No. 09-2005; 12-27-2012 by Ord. No. 23-2012]
(2) 
The Township Committee shall be the appropriate authority for the adoption and promulgation of the rules and regulations for the government of the Police Department and for the discipline of its members.
(3) 
In dealing with the discipline of members of the Police Department, the Township Committee shall have the discretion and the authority to designate a hearing officer to conduct hearings and make findings of fact and make recommendations to the Township Committee. The Township Committee, as the appropriate authority, shall render a final determination on all Police Department disciplinary matters. The Township Committee shall have the power and authority to affirm, reverse or modify the findings and recommendations of the appointed hearing officer.
B. 
The Township Committee shall be in charge of the Police Department. The Captain or highest ranking officer, as the case may be, shall be directly responsible to the Township Committee for the efficiency and routine administrative operations of the Department. Said officer shall report at least monthly to the appropriate authority in such form as shall be proscribed by such authority on the operation of the force during the preceding month and shall make such other reports as may be requested. Said officer shall have no other powers except those that may be given him by state statute, this Part 1 or the rules and regulations of the Police Department.
[Amended 12-27-2012 by Ord. No. 23-2012]