[Adopted 7-17-1995 by Ord. No. 17-95]
[Amended 10-4-1999 by Ord. No. 20-99; 3-18-2024 by Ord. No. 08-2024]
The Township of Readington through the Chief
of Police, or his/her designee, of Readington Township, when requested
by an organizer of a special event to take place within the township,
shall have the authority to employ or assign sworn police officers
from Readington Township and/or sworn police officers from other Police
Departments to perform services associated with street openings, special
traffic control or other types of police services for special events.
All requests for off-duty police services shall
be made to the Chief of Police of Readington Township.
The organizers and/or vendor of the above-stated
special events who request off-duty police officers shall pay the
Township of Readington in accordance with the following schedule:
A.
All police officers of the Readington Township Police
Department shall be paid at the rate of Sergeant First Class at 1 1/2
times the hourly rate, plus an additional surcharge of 15% on that
amount that will be retained by the Township of Readington to cover
fringe benefits and administrative costs incurred by the Township.
B.
All police officers from outside Police Departments
will be paid in accordance with their respective ordinances or collective
bargaining agreement, as appropriate, plus an additional surcharge
of 15% on that amount that will be retained by the Township of Readington
to cover administrative costs incurred by the Township.
C.
If the special event requires the use of a police vehicle, then notwithstanding the fee set forth in Subsection A or B above, a vehicle usage fee in the amount of $20 per hour per police vehicle shall be imposed and retained by the Township of Readington to cover the wear and tear on the police vehicles.
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed
the former ordinance entitled "Establishing Fees for Off-Duty Police
Officers Requested by Readington Township for Special Duties During
Special Events," adopted 7-5-1988.
