§ 3-43.1. Director of Public Safety.

A. 

Creation of office. The office of Director of Public Safety is created in and for the City of North Wildwood.

B. 

Appointment; qualifications; term; salary.

(1) 

The Mayor shall be designated as the Director of Public Safety. The Mayor may appoint another individual as Director of Public Safety. If the Mayor chooses to appoint another individual as Director of Public Safety, then that appointment shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Article II, § 3-12, of the Code of the City of North Wildwood.

(2) 

If the Mayor chooses to appoint another individual as Director of Public Safety, then that person shall possess such education, training and experience in the field of public safety administration and management as the Mayor and Council deem necessary in order to serve as Director of Public Safety for the City of North Wildwood, taking into consideration the permanent and seasonal population of the City and the size of the Departments over which the Director of Public Safety has administrative authority.

(3) 

Term. If a person other than the Mayor is serving as Director of Public Safety, then the term of that person's appointment shall be at the pleasure of the Mayor.

(4) 

Salary. The salary, if any, of the Director of Public Safety shall be as set forth in the Salary Ordinance of the City of North Wildwood.

C. 

Duties. To the same extent that the Public Safety Committee of City Council exercises legislative oversight over the Police Department, the Fire Department, the Office of Emergency Management, Volunteer Services, the Beach Patrol and the Department of Construction Inspection, as set forth in § 3-18C of the Code of the City of North Wildwood, the Director of Public Safety shall have day-to-day administrative oversight of those same Departments, along with any other Department over which the Public Safety Committee of City Council acquires legislative jurisdiction.

Added 11-8-2017 by Ord. No. 1731