[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Oradell as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Police Department — See Ch. 48.
[Adopted 8-16-1988 by Ord. No. 826]
Officers of this class are authorized to perform routine traffic detail, spectator control and similar duties. They shall have the power to issue summonses for disorderly persons and petty disorderly persons offenses, violations of municipal ordinances and violations of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes. The use of a firearm by an officer of this class shall be strictly prohibited, and no Class One officer shall be assigned any duties which may require the carrying of or use of a firearm.
The Borough of Oradell shall not employ more than three special officers in Class One.
[Added 8-13-2019 by Ord. No. 19-18]
Special law enforcement officers shall be appointed for a term not to exceed one year by the Mayor and Council, and the appointment may be revoked by the Mayor and Council for cause after hearing, as required by N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147, provided that if the appointment is made for four months or less, the appointment may be revoked without cause or hearing. Before any special law enforcement officer is appointed, the Chief of Police or, in the absence of the Chief, other chief law enforcement officer of the Borough shall ascertain the eligibility and qualifications of the applicant and report these determinations in writing to the Mayor and Council. Special officers so appointed shall not be members of the police force or the Police Department of the Borough of Oradell, and their powers and duties shall cease upon expiration of the term for which they are appointed.
[Added 8-13-2019 by Ord. No. 19-18]
A. 
No person may be appointed as a special law enforcement officer unless the person:
(1) 
Is a resident of this state during the term of employment.
(2) 
Is able to read, write and speak the English language well and intelligently and has a high school diploma or its equivalent.
(3) 
Is sound in body and of good health.
(4) 
Is of good moral character.
(5) 
Has not been convicted of any offense involving dishonesty or which would make him unfit to perform the duties of his office.
(6) 
Has successfully undergone the same psychological testing that is required of all full-time police officers in the Borough of Oradell.
B. 
No person shall be appointed to serve as a special law enforcement officer in more than one municipality at the same time, nor shall any permanent, regularly appointed full-time police officer of any municipality be appointed as a special law enforcement officer, nor shall any public official with responsibility for setting law enforcement policy or exercising authority over the budget of the Borough of Oradell or supervision of the Oradell Police Department be appointed as a special law enforcement officer.
C. 
Every applicant for the position of special law enforcement officer shall have his or her fingerprints taken, which fingerprints, upon appointment to such position, shall be filed with the Division of State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
D. 
The Chief of Police or, in his absence, other chief law enforcement officer of the Borough shall conduct a background investigation of the applicant to ascertain the eligibility and qualifications of the applicant and shall report these determinations, in writing, to the Mayor and Council.
[Added 8-13-2019 by Ord. No. 19-18]
No person shall commence serving as a special law enforcement officer unless he or she has been certified by the Police Training Commission, as provided by N.J.S.A. 40A:14-146.11, as having successfully completed a training course approved by the Police Training Commission for each classification, unless such training requirements have been waived by the Police Training Commission with respect to any person who at the time of his or her appointment had served as a duly qualified, fully trained, full-time police officer of any municipality within New Jersey and who was separated from that prior service in good standing.
[Added 8-13-2019 by Ord. No. 19-18]
A. 
No special law enforcement officer may work more than 20 hours per week, except that they may work without limitation as to hours during periods of emergency.
B. 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mayor and Council may designate one special officer to whom the limitation on hours employed as set forth above shall not be applicable.
C. 
Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary, special law enforcement officers may be employed only to assist the Oradell Police Department but may not be employed to replace or substitute for full-time, regular police officers or in any way diminish the number of full-time police officers employed by the Borough of Oradell.
[Added 8-13-2019 by Ord. No. 19-18]
A. 
A special law enforcement officer shall be under the supervision and direction of the Chief of Police or, in the absence of the Chief, other chief law enforcement officer of the Borough of Oradell and shall perform his duties only in the Borough of Oradell unless in fresh pursuit of any person pursuant to Chapter 156, Title 2A, of the New Jersey Statutes or when authorized pursuant to a mutual aid agreement enacted in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:14-156.1.
B. 
Special law enforcement officers shall comply with the rules and regulations applicable to the conduct and decorum of the permanent, regularly appointed police officers of the Borough of Oradell, as well as any rules and regulations applicable to the conduct of special law enforcement officers.
[Added 8-13-2019 by Ord. No. 19-18]
The Mayor and Council shall furnish every special law enforcement officer prior to the commencement of his or her duties with a uniform which shall identify the officer's function and shall include a hat and appropriate badges which shall bear an identification number or name tag and the name of the Borough of Oradell. The uniform shall also include an insignia issued by the Police Training Commission which clearly indicates the officer's status as a special law enforcement officer and the type of certification issued pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-146.11.
[Added 8-13-2019 by Ord. No. 19-18]
The Mayor and Council shall designate at the time of their appointment the hourly salary to be paid to special law enforcement officers while they are on duty in accordance with the provisions of the current salary ordinance of the Borough of Oradell respecting hourly employees.