September 18, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 5 Glen Rock Council approves rules for police operations by John Koster The Glen Rock Borough Council has adopted an ordinance for police operations formalizing standards for the duties of the police chief and the standards involved in hiring new sworn officers to the depart- ment. The standards, in the form of an ordi- nance, provide that the police chief be the executive head of the department and be responsible for observation of all state laws and local ordinances. Sworn personnel -- those police offi- cers issued firearms and badges -- must be residents of New Jersey and citizens of the United States who are between the ages of 21 and 35 when they apply. Each appli- cant must possess either a two-year college degree from an accredited institution or an honorable discharge from the armed forces of the United States. They must also have clean criminal records. Applicants must take a written test administered by the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police and receive a minimum passing score of 75 percent. The applicants must also pass an agility test administered by the Bergen County Police Academy and pass with a score of at least 80 percent. The candidates will then be questioned with recorded responses to their oral answers for future evaluation. Officers already certified by the New Jersey Police Training Commission may be exempted if the police chief is faced with an emergent situation, but are still subject to the eligibility requirements of a clean criminal record and adequate education. The Glen Rock Police Department will (continued on page 17)