[Amended 7-10-72 by Ord. No. 72-1-S; 8-14-78 by Ord. No. 78-49; 1-28-80 by Ord. No. 80-208; 3-28-88
by Ord. No. 88-913; 8-31-15 Ord.
by 15-17]
There shall be a Department of Public Safety, the head of which
shall be the Director of Public Safety, if one is appointed. If a
Director is not appointed and the position of Chief of Police is established
and filled, the Chief of Police shall be the head of the Department
and he shall be directly responsible to the Appropriate Authority
for the efficiency and routine day to day operations thereof. The
Department shall include the Police Divisions, the Emergency Management
Organization and the Bureau of Animal Control. In addition, the Director
shall be responsible for proper liaison with the various volunteer
fire companies and the rescue squad. The Director may appoint Police
Chaplains.
[Added 8-31-15 Ord. 15-17]
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:14-118, the Mayor or his designee
is hereby designated as the Appropriate Authority and is hereby vested
with the powers and duties of an Appropriate Authority as delegated
by law.
[Added 8-31-15 Ord. 15-17]
The Township shall appoint a Chief of Police, in accordance
with N.J.S.A. 40A:14-118, and who shall be directly responsible to
the Appropriate Authority for the efficiency and routine day-to-day
operations of the Department of Public Safety. The Chief of Police
shall pursuant to any policies established by the Township Council
consistent with Township Ordinances:
A.
Administer and enforce the rules and regulations of the Department
of Public Safety and any special emergency directives for the disposition
and discipline of the Department of Public Safety and its officers
and personnel.
B.
Have, exercise, and discharge the functions, powers and duties of
the Department of Public Safety.
C.
Prescribe the duties and assignments of all subordinates and other
personnel.
D.
Delegate such authority, as he may deem necessary for the efficient
operation of the Department of Public Safety to be exercised under
his direction and supervision.
E.
Report to the Appropriate Authority in such form as shall be prescribed
by the appropriate Authority on the operation of the Department, and
make such other reports as requested by the Appropriate Authority.
[Amended 12-23-68 by Ord. No. 68-1-H; 3-28-88 by Ord. No. 88-913; 1-28-02 by Ord. No. 02-03; 8-31-15 Ord. No. 15-17]
There shall be four (4) Police Divisions (Patrol, Investigative,
Traffic and Administration) under the direction and supervision of
the Chief of Police. In the absence of a Chief of Police, the Chief
shall appoint a Captain to exercise the functions and duties of the
Chief of Police in the his\her incapacitation or absence. The Divisions
shall consist of up to four (4) captains, up to 10 lieutenants, up
to eleven (11) sergeants, and up to sixty-four (64) patrol persons,
to be appointed to these positions by the Mayor. The Divisions shall
be organized in such a manner and with such assignments of personnel
as the Chief shall order. The Divisions shall:
A.
Preserve the public peace; protect life and property; prevent crime;
detect and arrest offenders against the penal law and ordinances effective
within the municipality; suppress riots, mobs and insurrections; disperse
unlawful or dangerous assemblages; and preserve order at all elections
and public meetings and assemblages.
B.
Administer and enforce laws and ordinances to regulate, direct, control
and restrict the movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic, including
the marking and signing of roads to protect the safety and facilitate
the convenience of motorists and pedestrians.
C.
Remove all nuisances in the public streets, parks and other public
places; inspect and observe all places of public amusement or assemblage
and all places of business requiring any state or municipal license
or permit; and report thereon to the appropriate department.
D.
Provide proper police attendance and protection at fires.
E.
Provide for attendance of its members in the Municipal Court as necessary
for the prosecution and trial of persons charged with crimes and offenses;
and cooperate fully with law enforcement and prosecuting authorities
of federal, state, county and other local governments.
F.
Operate a training program to maintain and improve the police efficiency
of the members of the Divisions.
G.
Recommend and supervise the installation and maintenance of an adequate
and safe streetlighting system.
H.
Be subject, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-118, to the jurisdiction
of the Appropriate Authority for the discipline of members of the
Department of Public Safety.
[Amended 8-31-2015 Ord.
No. 15-17]
[Amended 8-14-78 by Ord. No. 78-49; 1-28-80 by Ord. No. 80-208; 3-28-88 by Ord. No. 88-913]
There shall be a Bureau of Fire Prevention and a Bureau of Animal
Control within the Department of Public Safety.
[Amended 3-28-88 by Ord. No. 88-913, Amended 9-28-2015 by Ord. 15-21]
Within the Department of Public Safety, there shall be an Emergency
Management Organization.
A.
The Emergency Management Organization shall be headed by the Municipal
Coordinator of Emergency Management who shall be a resident of the
Township and shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the
Mayor. The Municipal Coordinator shall have the functions, powers
and duties of a municipal disaster control director as provided by
law.
B.
The Director of Public Safety and/or the Chief of Police may also
serve as Municipal Coordinator of Emergency Management if appointed
by the Mayor.
C.
The Director or Chief of Police, if a Director is not appointed,
shall appoint a Deputy Municipal Coordinator of Emergency Management
with the approval of the Mayor. The Deputy, wherever possible, shall
be appointed from among the salaried officers or employees of the
Township.
D.
A Local Disaster Council with powers and duties prescribed by general
law is hereby created. The Council shall consist of no more than 15
persons and shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the
Mayor. The Municipal Coordinator of Emergency Management shall be
a member and serve as Chairman of the Council.
[Added 12-27-93 by Ord. No. 93-80; amended 6-12-95 by Ord. No. 95-20]
Within the Department of Public Safety, there shall be a Traffic
Advisory Board consisting of nine residents of the Township of East
Brunswick, one of whom shall be a member of the Commuter Advisory
Committee and all of whom shall be voting members. The Mayor shall
designate one employee of the Township of East Brunswick who shall
be a liaison between the Traffic Advisory Board and the County, State,
and Federal Governments with regard to the Federal Clean Air Act;
one employee in the Township Department of Planning and Engineering
and one employee in the Township Department of Public Safety. Three
(3) of the resident members shall be appointed by the Mayor and five
of the resident members shall be appointed by the Council and one
by the Commuter Advisory Board. The members shall serve staggered
terms of two years, beginning the first day of January, except that
the two additional members appointed by virtue of this ordinance shall
be appointed for an initial term which shall expire on January 1,
1996 and thereafter for two year terms. The Board shall:
(1)
Identify
and study traffic "trouble spots" and make recommendations to reduce
traffic on roads in East Brunswick.
(2)
Work
with the Department of Public Safety, Traffic Division, the Mayor,
Township Council, Middlesex County Road Department and New Jersey
Department of Transportation in order to come up with solutions to
traffic problems in the Township of East Brunswick.
(3)
Study
requirements of the Federal Clean Air Act and suggest ways in which
East Brunswick can meet federal requirements to reduce traffic and
to reduce air pollution and emissions from motor vehicles.
(4)
Work
with the East Brunswick business community in order to come up with
suggestions to reduce traffic through innovative approaches to work
hours, deliveries, car pools and van pools, and other approaches which
may reduce traffic.
(5)
Work
with any other governmental, citizen, or transportation group to accomplish
the foregoing.
[Added 1-28-80 by Ord. No. 80-212; 3-28-88 by Ord. No. 88-913]
A.
The Director of Public Safety may from time to time appoint Special
Law Enforcement Officers pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-118, the amendments
and supplements thereto and the provisions of the ordinance.
B.
Special Law Enforcement Officers may be appointed for terms not to
exceed one year, and the appointments may be revoked for cause after
adequate hearing, unless the appointment is for four months or less,
in which event the appointment may be revoked without cause or hearing.
Nothing herein shall be construed to require reappointment upon the
expiration of the term. The Special Law Enforcement Officers so appointed
shall not be members of the police force of the Township, and their
powers and duties as determined pursuant to this section shall cease
at the expiration of the term for which appointed.
C.
Before any such appointment is made, the Director of Public Safety
shall ascertain whether the applicant for appointment is qualified
under the applicable laws of New Jersey and the provisions of this
Ordinance.
D.
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 appointment.
(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.
E.
Such Special Law Enforcement Officers shall be under the supervision
and direction of the Director of Public Safety and/or his representative
and shall abide by the rules and regulations applicable to the conduct
and decorum of the regular Police Officers as now or hereafter adopted
insofar as they are applicable to the duties and responsibilities
of Special Law Enforcement Officers.
F.
In addition, such Special Law Enforcement Officers shall:
(1)
Perform duties at such time and place as approved by the Director
of Public Safety in accordance with the standard operating procedures
as now or hereafter adopted within the Department of Public Safety.
(2)
Report for Police duty to the Director of Public Safety or his representative
wherever ordered to do so in the event of any emergency or disaster
or when duty is required to protect the safety of the public.
G.
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:14-118, Class One Special Law Enforcement
Officers shall be authorized to perform routine traffic details, spectator
control and similar duties. They shall have the power to issue summonses
for disorderly persons, petty disorderly persons, ordinance offenses
and violations of Title 39 of the revised statutes.
