[Amended 5-14-2002 by Ord. No. 5-2002]
The Department of Public Safety will include
those divisions of Township government and those functions assigned
to the department by the Township Committee in accordance with this
chapter.
There shall be a Police Department, the head
of which shall be the Police Chief, provided that, in the absence
of a Police Chief, an individual will be appointed to act in his place.
The Police shall be responsible for:
A.
Preserving the public peace; protecting life and property;
preventing crime; protecting and arresting offenders against federal
and state statutes and Township ordinances; disbursing any unlawful
or dangerous assemblage; and preserving order at all elections, public
meetings and public affairs.
B.
Administering and enforcing all traffic laws on streets
and highways within the Township.
C.
Providing for attendance of members in court as necessary
for the prosecution or trial of persons charged with crimes and offenses.
D.
Participating in a regionalist dispatch system.
E.
Performing such other law enforcement duties as shall
from time to time be assigned in such law enforcement duties as are
permitted or required under the laws of the State of New Jersey.
A.
There is a established in the Township a municipal
court which shall be known as the "Municipal Court of Mullica Township,"
which court is established and operated pursuant to the laws of the
State of New Jersey and the administrative rules and regulations governing
municipal courts within the State of New Jersey.
B.
There is established in the Township the position
of Municipal Court Administrator in accordance with New Jersey statutes
and the administrative rules and regulations governing the municipal
courts in the State of New Jersey. The Municipal Court Administrator
shall be certified. The Township Committee may appoint a Deputy Municipal
Court Administrator who shall perform such duties and functions as
are necessary to assist the Municipal Court Administrator.
C.
There shall be a Municipal Judge appointed by the
Township Committee, which appointment shall be for a term of three
years pursuant to New Jersey State statute.
There is established in the Township an Emergency
Management Council comprised of not more then 15 members to be appointed
by the Mayor with the approval of the Township Committee pursuant
to New Jersey statute. The Mayor shall appoint an Emergency Management
Coordinator from among the fifteen members of the Council, and the
Emergency Management Coordinator will serve as Chairman of the Council.
The Emergency Management Coordinator shall appoint a Deputy Emergency
Management Coordinator with the approval of the Mayor, and, whenever
possible, such Deputy Management Coordinator shall be appointed from
among the salaried employees of the Township. The Emergency Management
Coordinator shall coordinate civil defense and disaster control within
the Township and shall work with the members of the Council as well
as state and county officials in regard to such matters.
There shall be in the Township, as set forth
by ordinance, four volunteer fire companies located in Elwood, Nesco,
Weekstown and Sweetwater. There shall also be a Township Rescue Squad.
The Director of the Department of Public Safety shall provide for
the continuing liaison with the volunteer fire companies through the
Fire Chiefs Association and the Rescue Squad through the Chief of
the Fire Association.
