The following are hereby declared to be Fire Department and fire company violations applicable to officers and members:
A. 
Voluntary neglect or refusal to obey or execute orders of a superior officer in charge of any fire or drill.
B. 
Neglect or refusal to abide by the provisions of this chapter or by any Fire Department or fire company rules or regulations in effect or hereafter adopted.
C. 
Conviction of a crime as defined in N.J.S.A. Title 2C shall be cause for dismissal from the Fire Department.
A. 
All charges of violations of Fire Department or fire company rules or regulations shall be in writing and shall specify in detail the violations charged and the particular provisions of this chapter or the rules or regulations violated. The Mayor and Council and Borough Administrator will be notified of any infraction that may result in charges against a member of the department. The Mayor and Council along with the Borough Administrator will be copied on all correspondence directed to the member and to his/her representative.
B. 
The officer or member accused of the violation shall be notified of the hearing, at least 15 days prior to the hearing, by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested. The notice shall contain a copy of the written charges.
A. 
The Board of Fire Officers shall hear all charges, except as provided in § 36-25. The accused shall have the right to appear either pro se or with counsel, in defense of the charges made against him/her.
B. 
After hearing and determination, the Board shall make its recommendation to the Mayor and Council and Borough Administrator.
In the event that the Board of Fire Officers shall determine that the accused has violated any of the provisions of either the rules or regulations of the Fire Department or of a fire company, or the provisions of this chapter, the Board may recommend either suspension or expulsion to the Mayor and Council and Borough Administrator.
A. 
The Chief of the Dumont Fire Department is empowered to temporarily suspend any member of the Department under the following circumstances. All actions taken by the Chief of the Department against any member shall be immediately reported to the Mayor and Council and Borough Administrator.
(1) 
For an alleged violation of any Borough ordinance.
(2) 
For an alleged violation of any rule or regulation promulgated by the Department pursuant to § 36-10A.
(3) 
For an alleged physical or mental disability.
B. 
Appeal to the Board of Fire Officers. Upon application of the suspended member to the Board of Fire Officers, the temporary suspension can be removed if the Board deems that the Chief acted unreasonably when imposing said suspension.
C. 
Term of suspension. A temporary suspension shall remain in full force and effect until:
(1) 
The Chief removes the suspension.
(2) 
The Board of Fire Officers removes the suspension.
(3) 
There is a full and final hearing on the allegations pursuant to §§ 36-47, 36-48 and 36-49.
(4) 
Nothing in this article shall prevent the Mayor and Council, upon a showing of good cause, from overruling a suspension imposed by the Chief of the Department.