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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWARK AMENDING CHAPTER 2:24-1.4 RESIDENCY BY ESTABLISHING A NONRESIDENT EXEMPTION LIST FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN SPECIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
Sponsor: Gonzalez/ Ramos
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WHEREAS, Ordinance 6PSF-b adopted on December 19, 2012, establishes a requirement that all Special Law Enforcement Officers be a bona fide resident of the City of Newark; and
WHEREAS, in 2013, the Newark Police Department ("NPD") recruited three (3) non-resident individuals to enter the Essex County Police Academy ("Police Academy") for training as Special Police Officers; and
WHEREAS, these individuals have incurred significant expenses entering the Police Academy with the expectation of becoming Special Police Officers upon successful completion of the class and graduation; and
WHEREAS, the NPD requests that the Municipal Council exempt from the residency requirement due to their reliance upon the NPD's representations made during recruitment and entrance into the Academy, the following three (3) individuals:
Allen |
Mervin |
1434 |
106 Grove Street |
Bloomfield, NJ 07003 |
Perrello |
Carl |
1449 |
36 State Rt. 181 |
Lake Hopatcong NJ 07849 |
Wimberly |
Admiral |
1455 |
105 Brakeley Avenue |
Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 |
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WHEREAS, the NPD did not intentionally seek to recruit non-residents and will ensure compliance with the Ordinance's residency requirements going forward.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Municipal Council exempts from the residency requirements for Special Police Officers, the three recruits who entered into the Police Academy in 2013, based upon their recruitment by the Newark Police Department and successful completion of their training and graduation on July 2014. Those individuals are :
AllenMervin1434106 Grove StreetBloomfield, NJ 07003 |
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Perrello |
Carl |
1449 |
36 State Rt. 181 |
Lake Hopatcong NJ 07849 |
Wimberly |
Admiral |
1455 |
105 Brakeley Avenue |
Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 |
2. No additional names may be added to this list.
3. The Director of the Newark Police Department shall ensure compliance with Ordinance 6PSF-b adopted on December 19, 2012, requiring Special Police Officers to be bona fide Newark residents, unless grandfathered or otherwise exempted by subsequent Ordinance.
STATEMENT
This ordinance exempts 2014 Police Academy graduates Mervin Allen, Carl Perrello and Admiral Wimberly, from the residency requirements for Special Police Officers having entered into the Police Academy in 2013, based upon their recruitment by the Newark Police Department and successful completion of their training and graduation on July 2014.