Chief admits Ridgewood police hires violate code
Friday, January 31, 2014 Last updated: Friday January 31, 2014, 12:03 PM
BY CHRIS HARRIS
STAFF WRITER
The Record
RIDGEWOOD — The chief of police has acknowledged that he violated Ridgewood’s code by extending conditional offers of employment to two residents who are related to current and former village officers.
The move may have also violated the village’s nepotism policy, which requires council approval when hiring any individual related to a current village employee.
The hires would boost the department’s patrol officer ranks to 32 — exceeding the number currently allowed.
Chief John Ward told the Village Council he did not realize Ridgewood’s code capped that number at 30 when he made the job offers on Jan. 17.
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