The Police Department of the City of North Wildwood is hereby established.
This Department shall consist of a sworn police force and such other
nonsworn or civilian personnel, as the Mayor and Council of the City
of North Wildwood shall appoint. The sworn police force shall consist
of no more than one Chief of Police, one Deputy Chief, two Captains,
two Lieutenants, eight Sergeants, one Detective Sergeant and twenty
patrolmen. These shall constitute the permanent full-time members
of the police force. The police force may also consist of such temporary
and special police officers as may from time to time be required on
a seasonal, temporary or emergency basis. Such employees shall carry
out and obey all orders and instructions of the Chief of Police or,
in his absence, his designee. In the event of an officer in any of
these positions being on leave, immediately preceding an announced
retirement, or a suspension with intent to dismiss, the Mayor and
Council may, for the efficiency of the Department, appoint a replacement
to serve in the vacant position consistent with the applicable civil
service statutes and implementing regulations. The Mayor and Council
may also choose to leave a position vacant to undertake a review of
whether the current table of organization is still beneficial to the
police mission. The salary, contractual compensation or other monies
paid to members of the police force for their services shall be provided
by ordinance. No person shall be appointed to the Police Department
who is not qualified pursuant to New Jersey statutes. The general
qualifications of the members and officers of the Police Department
are governed by Title 40A of the New Jersey statutes, including, but
not necessarily limited to, N.J.S.A. 40A:14-122 and 40A:14-127, as
amended from time to time.
