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Dept./ Agency: Public Safety/Division of Police
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Appointment of Special Police Officers
Type of Service: Appointment of one (1) Special Police Officer - Newark Resident.
List of Police Officers (Name/Address): See Appendix A (Attached)
Term of Appointment: July 31, 2023 through December 31, 2023
Additional Information:
One (1) Newark Resident for Appointment as a Special Police Officer.
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WHEREAS, pursuant to the "Special Law Enforcement Officers Act", (N.J.S.A. 40A:14-146.8, et seq., as amended and supplemented) ("SLEOA") the New Jersey State Legislature has established uniform procedures for the appointment of Special Law Enforcement Officers throughout the State; and
WHEREAS, said procedures require the Director of Public Safety to ascertain the eligibility and qualifications for all Newark Special Police Officer-appointees and to report his determination in writing to the Municipal Council as the appointing authority; and
WHEREAS, the Chief of Police has certified to the Director of Public Safety that the Special Police Officer ("SPO") listed in the attached Appendix A satisfy all the requirements of the SLEOA, including that they are citizens of the United States; residents of New Jersey; are able to read, write and speak the English language well and intelligently and possess a high school diploma or its equivalent are sound in mind and body and of good health; are of good moral character, have not been convicted of an offense involving dishonesty and/or moral turpitude or which would make him or her unfit to perform the duties of his or her office; has successfully undergone the same psychological testing of all full-time police officers and/or a program approved by the Police Training Commission; and are capable of obtaining a passing grade in a course of study on firearms, and shall have the powers of arrest and criminal law and procedure given...
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