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Township of Montclair, NJ
Essex County
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Editor's Note: See also Ch. 51, Police Department.
The Department shall be headed by a Chief who shall be qualified by education and experience.
[Amended 9-30-1980 by Ord. No. 80-56]
The Department shall perform or supervise all appropriate functions associated with:
A. 
Enforcement of the laws of the state and the ordinances of the Township, preservation of public peace and protection of persons and property.
B. 
Traffic enforcement.
C. 
Animal control, where applicable.
[Amended 5-23-2000 by Ord. No. 00-19]
D. 
Police and ambulance communications systems.
E. 
Custodial maintenance of police facilities.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection F, pertaining to the supervision of code enforcment in housing, environmental sanitation and fire, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 6-15-2004 by Ord. No. 04-33.
The Department shall be organized pursuant to plan approved as provided in Article VI, § 3-22.