[Adopted 6-1-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-5]
There is hereby created in the Borough of Glen Gardner the dual office of Municipal Code Enforcement Officer/Parking Enforcement Officer. The Municipal Code Enforcement Officer/Parking Enforcement Officer shall be appointed and removed at will by the Borough Council. The Municipal Code Enforcement Officer/Parking Enforcement Officer shall:
A. 
Be a resident of New Jersey during the term of his or her appointment.
B. 
Be able to read, write and speak the English language well and intelligently.
C. 
Be of sound mind and in good health.
D. 
Be of good moral character.
E. 
Not have been convicted of any offense involving dishonesty or which would make the person unfit to perform the duties of his or her office.
F. 
Possess a good familiarity with the ordinances and codes of the Borough of Glen Gardner.
A. 
As Parking Enforcement Officer, the Municipal Code Enforcement Officer/Parking Enforcement Officer shall enforce state, county or municipal statutes and resolutions, ordinances or regulations related to the parking of vehicles within the Borough of Glen Gardner. He or she shall possess the power and authority to:
(1) 
Issue a parking ticket for a parking offense, as those two terms are defined in the "Parking Offenses Adjudication Act," P.L. 1985, c. 14 (N.J.S.A. 39:4-139.2 et seq.).
(2) 
Serve and execute all process for any parking offenses issuing out of the court having jurisdiction over the complaint.
B. 
As Municipal Code Enforcement Officer, the Municipal Code Enforcement Officer/Parking Enforcement Officer shall possess the power and authority to enforce all other ordinances and codes of the Borough of Glen Gardner, except for those ordinances where the enforcement is restricted to law enforcement officers possessing police powers, or where the enforcement of a particular law or ordinance is reserved to a specified official, or where the enforcement requires a specific license to be issued by the State of New Jersey or any department or agency thereof. Except for limitations contained in this section, whenever an ordinance of the Borough designates a specific enforcement official or agency, such ordinances or codes are hereby deemed to include the Municipal Code Enforcement Officer. The Municipal Code Enforcement Officer shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the enforcement officials or enforcement agencies specified in any and all such ordinances or codes and the enactment of this article is not intended and shall not be construed as removing or depriving any such official or enforcing agency of jurisdiction to enforce such ordinance or code. By example, and not by way of limitation, the Municipal Code Enforcement Officer shall be charged with the duty and responsibility of enforcing ordinances concerning the following:
(1) 
Parking restrictions;
(2) 
Inoperable motor vehicles;
(3) 
Trash, debris, litter, weeds, brush and dumping;
(4) 
Parks and recreation areas;
(5) 
Water emergencies.
Prior to the commencement of his or her duties, the Municipal Code Enforcement Officer/Parking Enforcement Officer shall be furnished with an insignia, which shall clearly identify the officer's function. The insignia shall include a hat and appropriate badge, together with a nametag and shall identify the officer's status as a Municipal Code Enforcement Officer/Parking Enforcement Officer. The insignia shall be distinct from the insignia of a regular police or special law enforcement officer. The insignia shall be issued by the Borough within 90 days following the appointment of the first Municipal Code Enforcement Officer/Parking Enforcement Officer; provided, however, that the Borough may issue a temporary insignia for use during the first 90 days of the officer's appointment.
No person appointed as Municipal Code Enforcement Officer/Parking Enforcement Officer shall be a member of the Borough of Glen Gardner Police Department, if a police department is hereinafter created in the Borough of Glen Gardner, nor shall such person be a special law enforcement officer. He or she may not carry or use a firearm while on duty. He or she is not eligible for membership in the Police and Firemen's Retirement System established pursuant to P.L. 19044, c. 255.
The Municipal Code Enforcement Officer/Parking Enforcement Officer shall be appointed for a term of one year, such term expiring on December 31 of the year of his or her appointment. If he or she shall be appointed after January 1 of any year, the appointment shall be deemed, for the purpose of calculating the term, to have commenced the January 1 immediately prior to his or her appointment. He or she shall serve at the pleasure of the Borough Council and such hours and for such compensation as it shall determine by separate resolution.
The Municipal Code Enforcement Officer/Parking Enforcement Officer shall receive such training in the performance of his or her duties as may, from time to time, be required by law or authorized by the Borough Council.
The Municipal Code Enforcement Officer/Parking Enforcement Officer shall maintain an accurate and complete file with respect to every alleged violation or other matter investigated by him or her. The Code Enforcement Officer shall file a monthly report of his or her activities, including any complaints or cases processed by him or her and the disposition thereof, with the Borough Council and any other relevant officials, boards or bodies.
All files, books and records maintained by the Municipal Code Enforcement Officer/Parking Enforcement Officers are the property of the Borough of Glen Gardner. Every Municipal Code Enforcement Officer/Parking Enforcement Officer, on the expiration of his or her term, shall forthwith deliver to his or her successor all files, books and records which are in his or her possession or under his or her control or maintained by him or her, and if no successor has been appointed, to the Borough Clerk.