2671-21 Ordinance Revising Alternative Route Hiring Policy for the West Orange Police Department.pdf

2671-21 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, SECTION 14.5 AND SECTION 14.9 OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE (APPOINTMENT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT, OFFICERS AND PERSONNEL) BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY that Chapter 2 of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Orange be and are hereby amended as follows: I. PURPOSE The purpose of this ordinance is to correct and clarify Ordinance 2658-21 adopted on October 12, 2021 which established an alternate route appointment for entry level appointments for the West Orange Police Department as authorized under N.J.S.A. 11A:4-1.3(a). This ordinance corrects and clarifies the ordinance to provide that the nepotism policy governing appointments and hiring is for application when utilizing the alternate route appointment process and shall not apply to officers appointed through the Civil Service examination. II. CHAPTER 2, SECTION 14.5 SHALL BE AND HEREBY IS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED TO INCORPORATE THE FOLLOWING: 2-14.5 Appointment of Police Department, Officers and Personnel. No person shall be appointed to the Police Department who is not qualified as provided in the New Jersey Statutes. The Mayor may also require that an applicant for appointment to the Police Department shall successfully complete a physical, mental and psychological examination. a. Each applicant shall comply with all of the laws of the State of New Jersey pertaining to qualifications of Police Officers. No person shall be given or accept a permanent appointment as a Police Officer in the Township unless such person has first been given a probationary or temporary appointment to such office for a period of not longer than one year or one year after the date of graduation from the Police Academy, whichever is longer, and has successfully completed a Police training course at a school approved and authorized by the Police Training Commission in the Department of Law and Public Safety of the State of New Jersey, pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:14-118 et seq. Each candidate for appointment to the Police Department shall submit to such written and oral examination as may be prescribed by Civil Service, except that at the sole discretion of the Mayor a candidate for an entry-level law enforcement position may be exempt from this requirement for examination by

on as may be prescribed by Civil Service, except that at the sole discretion of the Mayor a candidate for an entry-level law enforcement position may be exempt from this requirement for examination by Civil Service pursuant to N.J.S.A. 11A:4-1.3(a) provided that they have successfully completed a full Basic Course for Police Officers training course at a school approved and authorized by the Police Training Commission. Each candidate for appointment to the Police Department shall also submit to a physical examination by a licensed practicing physician and/or an examination by a licensed psychologist of the State of New Jersey, designated for such purpose. The character and scope of such examination shall be for the purpose of revealing the extent to which the applicant may be mentally, physically and otherwise qualified to perform his appropriate duties in the Department. Any applicant who shall fail to meet the physical qualifications as may be set up by the Appropriate Authority, or in the opinion of the examining physician is incapable of performing the duties of a Police Officer in a safe and efficient manner shall be ineligible for appointment to the Department. b. No person shall be appointed to the Police Department as a regular or probationary member unless that person shall at the time of making application be between the age of 18 and 35 years,