The position of civilian police dispatcher is
hereby created, ratified, and confirmed in the Borough of Maywood.
The civilian police dispatcher may also be referred to as "police
telecommunicator."
Civilian police dispatchers shall:
A. Adhere to and be governed by all the rules and regulations
laid down for the guidance of the Police Department members insofar
as these rules and regulations are applicable to and consistent with
the duties prescribed for civilian police dispatchers;
B. Comply with all other applicable ordinances, rules
and regulations adopted by the Mayor and Council; and
C. Be governed by all of the contents of the Borough's
administrative manual and employee manual, where applicable.
Civilian police dispatchers shall not be a part
of nor in any way be deemed members of the Police Department of the
Borough of Maywood.
Each civilian police dispatcher shall be provided
with and wear a uniform prescribed by the Mayor and Council in consultation
with the Chief of Police. The uniform shall include a suitable identifying
patch and badge.
Civilian police dispatchers shall be employees
at will. The Mayor and Council shall have the authority to summarily
dismiss any civilian police dispatcher for any reason the Mayor and
Council finds sufficient. The Chief of Police shall have the authority
to discipline, suspend, for up to three days, civilian police dispatchers
and to recommend that the Mayor and Council approve a longer suspension
or dismissal of a civilian police dispatcher whenever it is found
to be in the best interest of the Borough.
The terms of compensation for the civilian police
dispatchers shall be as set forth in the Borough's General Salary
Ordinance.