MODEL ORDINANCE CREATING AN AUXILIARY POLICE FORCE WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A:14-146.

10 provides for the appointment of Special Police (hereinafter Auxiliary Police) by municipalities to augment the forces of the regular police department in the event of unusual or emergency circumstances; and NOW, THERFORCE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF (TOWN): Section 1: Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-146.10 et seq., there is hereby created within the Township of (Town), a class one Volunteer Auxiliary Police Unit. The Township of (Town) may appoint Auxiliary Police for terms not exceeding one (1) year and may revoke such appointments for four months or less without cause or hearing. Auxiliary Police shall be under the control and supervision of the Chief of Police of the Township of (Town). Section 2: APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS A. No person shall be appointed by the Board of Police Commissioners or appropriate authority established by law as a member of the auxiliary police unless: 1. The appointee is a resident of the State during the term of appointment; 2. The appointee is a resident of the Township of (Town); 3. The appointee is able to read, write and speak the English language well and intelligently and has a high school diploma or its equivalent; 4. The appointee is sound in body of good health; 5. The appointee is of good moral character; 6. The appointee has not been convicted of any offense involving dishonesty or which would make him/her unfit to perform the duties of his/her office; 7. The appointee has successfully undergone the same psychological testing that is required of all full-time police officers in the municipality or, has successfully undergone a program of psychological testing approved by the Commission; B. The Auxiliary Police shall not carry or be issued firearms or other similar weapons. C. Every applicant for the position of Auxiliary Police who is appointed shall have fingerprints taken, which fingerprints shall be filed with the Division of State Police and the Federal bureau of Investigation. D. Auxiliary Police shall comply with the rules and regulations applicable to the conduct and decorum of the regular police within the municipality.

E. No person shall be appointed to serve as an Auxiliary Police officer in more than one local unit at the same time, nor shall any permanent regularly appointed full-time police officer of (Town) be appointed as an Auxiliary Police officer in any local unit. No public official with responsibility for setting law enforcement policy or exercising authority over the budget of the Township of (Town) or supervision of the police department of (Town) shall be appointed as an Auxiliary Police officer. F. Before any Auxiliary Police officer is appointed, the Chief of Police, or, in the absence of the Chief, the designee of the Chief of Police shall ascertain the eligibility and qualifications for the applicant and report these determinations in writing to the appointed authority. G. Any person who at any time prior to appointment had served as a duly qualified, fully-trained, full-time officer in any municipality of this State and who was separated from that prior service in good standing, shall be eligible to serve as an Auxiliary Police officer. Section 3: POWERS AND DUTIES A. The duties of the Auxiliary Police shall include but not be limited to service to the Township of (Town) with regard to special events, or functions and traffic control. In addition, duly appointed regular Auxiliary Police shall have all the powers of on duty regular police officers at the following times only: 1. During any emergency, as defined in N.J.S.A. App. A:9-33 et seq., as amended and supplemented. 2. During any practice, drill or activity in preparation for such emergency duly authorized by the State Civilian Defense Director. 3. While actually engaged in training while attached to the Police Department. Section 4: TRAINING UNDER THE POLICE DEPARTMENT The Auxiliary Police are hereby attached to the (Town) Police Department for the purpose of training. During the period of time that the Auxiliary Police are attached to the Police Department they shall be under the supervision of the Chief of Police. Section 5: If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this ordinance shall be adjudged invalid for any reason whatsoever, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions hereof which shall remain in full force and effect. Section 6: That all other ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict or inconsistent with the ordinance are hereby repealed, but only to the extent of such conflict or inconsistency. Section 7: That this ordinance shall take effect after final passage and upon expiration twenty (20) days following publication unless otherwise provided by resolution of this City Council.