Page 6 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • January 25, 2012 Wyckoff Musto promoted to sergeant in police department Michael Musto, a 15-year veteran of the Wyckoff Police Department has been promoted to the rank of sergeant. Sgt. Musto is currently assigned to the detective bureau and will continue in that assignment. Prior to his appointment as a patrolman in 1996, he worked for one year as a police department dispatcher. During his career, he has served as the police vehicle maintenance officer, crime prevention officer, assistant to the traffic bureau, certified child passenger seat technician, officer in charge of school crossing guards, field training officer to new recruits, computer coordinator to the New Jersey State Police, officer in charge of for- feiture and seizure accounts, and program coordinator for prescription drug collection programs. Commenting on the promotion, Wyckoff Police Chief Benjamin Fox stated, “This community is fortunate to have someone with the level of dedication and knowledge of Sgt. Musto, who is now in a position of increased responsibility and leadership in the police department. “Both the Detective Bureau and the residents of Wyckoff will continue to benefit from Sgt. Musto’s service to Wyckoff as a law enforcement officer.” Sgt. Musto resides in Wyckoff with his wife Vicky and son Zachary. Wyckoff Township Clerk Joyce Santimauro administers the oath of office to Michael Musto as Musto’s wife Vicky and Police Chief Benjamin Fox look on. Holding the Bible for his father is Zachary Musto. Township adopts police roster, snow removal ordinances by John Koster The Wyckoff Township Committee has adopted ordinances to provide for an orderly succession of police officers’ posts and to forbid shoveling snow onto roadways. The first ordinance provides that the roster of the police department will consist of a director of public safety or chief of police as the administrative head of the department. The other officers will include up to one captain, up to three lieutenants, up to 10 sergeants, and up to 14 patrol officers. Police Chief Benjamin Fox encouraged the adoption of the ordinance. He explained that the ordinance was important to provide for an orderly succession in case of retirement of police seniors without imposing a burden of paid overtime on the township, or causing police officers to reschedule planned vacations to cover departures of senior department members. “This organizational chart reflects the numbers of personnel that may legally serve in any of the ranks of the police department,” Chief Fox said in a letter to the township committee and administration. “Most important is that at every rank there is an ‘up to’ number. It should be considered that the legislative intent of this number is simply that it cannot be exceeded. It does not reflect the actual number of personnel that we must, or should have. “By listing a number higher than we actually have in practice, it allows me to manage the schedule in such a way as to save the township tax dollars. Officers typically take their allotment of vacation and holiday time bunched together at the end of service just prior to their retirement date. This is NOT terminal leave. It’s simply the use of their contractual time. They then leave for upwards of two months prior to retirement, yet remain on the payroll. Shifts during this period that create manpower or supervision shortages are covered with overtime.” Fox noted that the update would allow a promotion or new hire in advance of another officer’s actual retirement (continued on page 21)