The council confirmed Mayor John Roth's appointment of Jaffe Thursday with a 5-2 vote. Council Vice President George Ervin and Councilman James Wysocki cast the two dissenting votes.

"I am pleased that the Town Council gave their consent to my appointment of Steve Jaffe as police chief," Roth said Monday. "It was the right thing to do for the township, for the department, and for Steve Jaffe. My only regret is that it took the council eight weeks to provide its consent."