§ 4-37. Police Division.

A. 

The Police Division of the Township is hereby established with such number of subordinate police officers and sworn police positions as designated by the Mayor and authorized by the Council. The Police Division shall be headed by a Chief of Police or ranking sworn officer, who shall be appointed by the Director of Public Safety and whose duties and responsibilities shall be those as governed by law, Township Code, where applicable, and the rules and regulations of the West Windsor Police Division.

B. 

Each regular police officer shall hold office and continue in said employment during good behavior and efficiency after having properly completed a one-year probationary period, pursuant to law, and no police officer shall be removed from office or employment for any causes other than incapacity, misconduct, neglect of duty, conduct unbecoming a police officer or disobedience of the rules and regulations established and hereafter established for the Division or absence from duty without just cause.

C. 

Any permanent member of the Police Division may be suspended, removed/discharged, fined or reduced in rank from or in office for just cause upon due notice and written charges filed with the Director of Public Safety or his/her designee and served upon the member so charged with notice of a hearing thereon. The Director of Public Safety or his/her designee shall have the power to suspend without pay the member so charged, pending determination of such charges. The hearing shall be held not less than 10 nor more than 30 days from the date of service of the complaint. Said hearing shall take place pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Police Division.

D. 

The Mayor of the Township shall serve as Public Safety Director and as the appropriate authority responsible for adopting and promulgating the rules and regulations of the Police Division.

E. 

The Police Division shall consist of no more than one Chief of Police, four Lieutenants, eight Sergeants, 35 patrol officers and 10 special law enforcement officers Class III (SLEOIII) pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A: 14-146.10 et seq.

[Amended 6-12-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-19; 9-4-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-23]