[HISTORY: Adopted by the Municipal Council of the City of Clifton 1-7-1975
by Ord. No. 4263-75 (Article 15 of Chapter 10 of the Revised
Ordinances of the City of Clifton, New Jersey, 1960). Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Police Department — See Ch. 77.
The City Council may appoint not less than two nor more than 50 constables.
Only persons who have been residents and qualified voters of
the City of Clifton for at least three years prior to appointment shall be
eligible therefor.
Every constable shall qualify within 30 days of his appointment and
shall hold office for a term of three years from date of said appointment.
[Amended 10-21-1975 by Ord.
No. 4300-75]
An annual charge for the privilege of holding the office of constable
should be paid by each person in the sum of $25. The first annual charge shall
be paid within 30 days of the date of appointment and thereafter on the anniversary
date of said appointment.
[Amended 2-15-1977 by Ord.
No. 4387-77; 7-5-1977 by Ord.
No. 4411-77]
Each person appointed as a constable, before entering upon the execution
of his office, shall file with the office of the City Clerk a certificate
of liability insurance issued to the City of Clifton in an amount not less
than $300,000. In addition thereto, each person appointed as a constable shall
execute for the benefit of the City of Clifton an indemnification and hold
harmless agreement to be secured with a surety bond in the sum of $10,000.
Said surety bond and indemnification agreement shall be filed in the office
of the City Clerk.
Each person appointed as a constable before entering upon the duties
of his office shall take, subscribe and file with the Municipal Clerk the
constable's oath in the form as prescribed by law. The oath may be administered
by the City Clerk or by any person authorized by law to administer oaths.
The municipality shall supply each constable with a badge, suitably
inscribed, to be returned at the expiration of the constable's term.
A.
Every constable shall, on or before the first Wednesday
following the first Monday of every month, file with the City Clerk a report
of his official activities, other than in connection with court or judicial
proceedings, for the month immediately past. The City Clerk shall forward
a copy of the report to the Municipal Chief of Police.
B.
The report shall list the names and addresses of all
persons contacted by the constable in his official capacity, together with
the date, time and purpose of the contact. In addition, the report shall contain
an accurate statement of all fees collected by the constable and from whom
and for what service each fee was collected.
C.
The failure by a constable to file such a report for
two consecutive months, unless he was prevented from so doing by reason of
his physical incapacity, shall result in his office being deemed vacant, and
he shall be barred from exercising the rights and privileges thereof.
D.
Any constable who falsifies such report shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor.
A.
Each constable, before entering upon the duties of his
office, shall submit proof of having successfully completed a course in the
handling and use of firearms, which course must be approved by the Chief of
Police, and, in addition, the candidate must be certified by the Chief of
Police to be of good moral character.
B.
The requirements for the gun course shall only apply
to those constables who wish to carry guns during the performance of their
duties.
