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Council amends police promotion ordinance, sets hearing continuation to June 23
Summary
Ordinance 2025-2022, which establishes a promotion process for chief of police, was amended to make certain qualifications preferred rather than mandatory, to clarify appointment steps, and to continue the public hearing to June 23 for final consideration.
The Bernardsville Borough Council on May 27 discussed and amended Ordinance 2025-2022, which sets a promotion process for the position of chief of police. Councilors agreed to reduce a required supervisory experience threshold in one provision, make advanced leadership coursework preferred rather than mandatory, and clarify that a mayoral appointment requires council consent.
Jack, the borough attorney, and councilors said one line referencing state law (about internal appointment limits) would be removed so the ordinance would follow whatever state statute applies without embedding the text; councilors also asked staff to separate required criteria from preferred qualifications to avoid blocking otherwise qualified internal candidates.
Council moved the ordinance as amended and continued the public hearing to the June 23 meeting for further review and final action.
