[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Passaic 5-5-2003
by Ord. No. 1577-03. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Police Department — See Ch. 39.
There is hereby created the Passaic Domestic Violence Crisis Intervention
Team. The team shall consist of an unlimited number of volunteers who shall
be at least 21 years of age. All team members shall serve without compensation.
Interested persons shall complete an application form supplied by the City,
be fingerprinted by the Police Department and subject to a background check.
Members of the team shall be appointed by the Mayor. The Mayor shall also
appoint certain team members as coordinators. All coordinators and other team
members shall be supervised by the Police Department and shall serve at the
discretion of the Mayor.
No person may serve as a team member unless he/she shall have first
completed a forty-hour specialized training program as developed by the New
Jersey Division of Criminal Justice.
The functions and duties of the team shall include, but not be limited
to:
A.
Meeting with victims of domestic violence to provide
support, compassion and advice.
B.
Providing information on available resources, appropriate
agencies, hot lines and the like and serving as a liaison with the Passaic
County Women's Center and other agencies as appropriate.
C.
Such other functions and duties as may be established
by the Police Department.
The Police Department shall prepare and submit to the Mayor an annual
report summarizing the activities of the team and any recommendations it sees
fit to make.
