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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 Eighty-Nine (89) Special Police Officers Newark Residents.
List of Police Officers:
(Name/Address)
See Appendix A of the Certification of the Chief of Police (attached)
Term of Appointment: January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026
Additional Information:
89 Newark residents for Appointment of Special Police Officers
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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 Officers ("SPO") listed in the attached Appendix A of the Certification of the Chief of Police 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; have 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 s...
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