Ho-Ho-Kus
April 7, 2010 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 9
Chief to consult attorney on organizational ordinance
by Jennifer Crusco The Ho-Ho-Kus Council has introduced an ordinance to update the official organization of the borough’s police department, but at press time, Police Chief Gregory Kallenberg planned to contact Borough Attorney David Bole regarding a concern regarding the clause concerning promotions. As introduced, Ordinance 961 states: “Promotions shall be made after consideration of merit and seniority on recommendation of the Police Chief and the Police Committee. All promotions shall be made to the next highest rank and in no instance shall the promotion omit a rank. After recommendation has been made, promotion shall be subject to confirmation by the mayor and borough council.” Chief Kallenberg has expressed concern that the clause regarding promotions being made to the next highest rank without skipping a rank could become problematic for the department in the event of any incident that renders a highranking police official incapable of fulfilling his or her duties. A 2001 New Jersey Supreme Court case prompted Bole and Kallenberg to examine the official organization of the borough’s police department. In Reuter v. the Borough of Fort Lee, a police officer was promoted to a position that had been established by a borough resolution. The court ruled that police department positions must be created by ordinance so they are effectively established according to law. State law allows a municipality to establish a police force by ordinance. That ordinance must provide for the line of authority relating to departmental functions, and may provide for the appointment of a police chief and other personnel as needed. Following the resolution of the Fort Lee case, the state began to require that no appointment could be made to any police department position that was not created in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:14-118. Appointments made prior to this decision are still considered valid. The Ho-Ho-Kus Police Department’s current structure allows for the following positions: chief, captain, lieutenant, sergeant, and patrol officer. The newly introduced ordinance calls for not more than one chief, not more than one captain, not more than one lieutenant, not more than four sergeants, and not more than nine patrol officers. At present, the borough has no one in the captain’s position. That position, which is considered the chief’s secondin-command, has been vacant since Harold “Bud” Minchin left the department. Ho-Ho-Kus currently has one lieutenant; four sergeants, three of whom run the squads and, one of whom is the department’s detective; and nine patrol officers. Two officers are expected to retire this year. A public hearing on Ordinance 961 has been set for April 27 at 8 p.m. That hearing will take place at Ho-HoKus Borough Hall.
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