[Adopted 10-19-1999 by Ord. No. 16-99]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-156 et seq., N.J.S.A. 40:8A-1 et seq. and
as otherwise provided by law, the mayor and municipal Clerk are hereby authorized
to execute a mutual aid agreement with the County of Morris and the municipalities
within the County of Morris for the provision of supplemental law enforcement
assistance in the event of an emergency, disaster or widespread crisis, which
agreement shall include, but not be limited to, the following terms and conditions:
A. Each party agrees that, in the event of an emergency,
disaster or widespread crisis within the municipal jurisdiction of any other
party, the appropriate services and assistance will be provided upon request
and to the extent reasonably possible without endangering persons or property
within the municipality rendering such assistance.
B. All mutual aid rendered pursuant to the mutual aid agreement
and Morris County Regional Emergency Deployment System (MCREDS) Plan shall
be provided without charge or expense to the municipality receiving such assistance.
By executing the mutual aid agreement, each party acknowledges that it shall
be solely responsible for the provision of any and all salary and other benefits
for its personnel, whether paid or volunteer, rendering assistance within
the other municipality to the same extent as if such personnel were performing
their duties within the municipality providing the assistance.
C. The mutual aid agreement shall have an initial term of
one year and shall be automatically renewed for additional and successive
one-year terms, unless and until one of the parties thereto elects to terminate
the agreement by providing prior written notice to the other parties to the
agreement.