In the event of an emergency, any police officer of the Township of
Lopatcong, the Township of Greenwich, Township of Pohatcong or the Town of
Phillipsburg or of the New Jersey State Police, acting in the performance
of his duties, may request of the Chief of Police or any police officer on
duty of this Borough and the Township of Pohatcong police assistance in the
Township of Greenwich, Township of Lopatcong or Town of Phillipsburg.
Police of this Borough may, upon such request in the event of emergency,
respond to the request and render police assistance in the Township of Greenwich,
Township of Lopatcong, Township of Pohatcong or Town of Phillipsburg. Police
of this Borough shall not be obligated to respond to such request for assistance
and shall not respond if, in their judgment and discretion, responding would
jeopardize public safety in this Borough. Any police officer of this Borough
responding to such request and rendering police assistance in the Township
of Greenwich, Township of Lopatcong, Township of Pohatcong or Town of Phillipsburg
shall:
A. While engaged in such assistance, have such rights and
immunities as he may otherwise enjoy in the performance of his normal duties
in this Borough.
B. If he suffers a casualty or death while engaged in such
assistance, be entitled to all salary, pension rights, workers' compensation
and other benefits to which such officer would be entitled if such casualty
or death occurred in the performance of his normal duties in this Borough.
Upon passage and effective date of a reciprocal ordinance by the Township
of Greenwich, Township of Lopatcong, Town of Phillipsburg and Township of
Pohatcong, there shall exist an agreement between this Borough and such townships
and town for the provision of mutual police aid in case of emergency upon
the terms contained in this chapter and such reciprocal ordinance. Such agreement
may be terminated at any time by the repeal of this chapter or such other
reciprocal ordinances or may be altered by other reciprocal ordinance provisions
adopted by the three municipalities.