[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Mantua as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Police Department — See Ch. 69.
[Adopted 12-31-1976 (Ch. 36 of the 1978 Code)]
The Township of Mantua hereby establishes a
reciprocal agreement with each and every municipality within the County
of Gloucester for intermunicipal police assistance at times of any
and all emergencies. This article shall become effective as to each
and every other municipality within the County of Gloucester at such
time as the said municipality has in the past adopted or may in the
future adopt an ordinance providing for the same terms and conditions
as set forth herein.
[Amended 4-16-2018 by Ord. No. O-1-2018]
The Township of Mantua may be reimbursed and may reimburse expenses
for personnel, equipment, materials, supplies and other mutual aid
assistance in accordance with the Mutual Aid and Assistance Agreement
between participating units in effect at the time intermunicipal services
are rendered.
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:14-156.1 et seq.,
the members of the Police Department of the Township of Mantua and
any other municipality passing an ordinance with the same terms and
conditions as this article, while on duty rendering assistance to
any other municipality, shall have the same powers, authority and
immunities as have the members of the police force of the municipality
in which such assistance is being rendered.
[Added 6-13-1978]
At such times as an emergency may occur and
intermunicipal police aid is requested, the Chief of Police of the
municipality wherein said emergency exists shall be the senior ranking
officer of all members of any police department which may be rendering
assistance within the confines of said municipality.
[Adopted 7-25-1995 (Ch. 17 of the 1978 Code)]
The Township of Mantua hereby establishes a
reciprocal agreement with each and every municipality within the County
of Gloucester for intermunicipal fire and ambulance assistance at
times of any and all emergencies. This article shall become effective
as to each and every other municipality within the County of Gloucester
at such times that said municipality has in the past or may in the
future adopt an ordinance providing for the same terms and conditions
as set forth herein.
[Amended 4-16-2018 by Ord. No. O-1-2018]
The Township of Mantua may be reimbursed and may reimburse expenses
for personnel, equipment, materials, supplies and other mutual aid
assistance in accordance with the Mutual Aid and Assistance Agreement
between participating units in effect at the time intermunicipal services
are rendered.
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:14-156.1 et
seq., the members of the Fire Department and/or ambulance crew and
force or volunteer fire company of the Township of Mantua and any
other municipality passing an ordinance with the same terms and conditions
as this article, while on duty rendering assistance to any other municipality,
shall have the same powers, authority and immunities as have the members
of the Fire Department and/or ambulance crew and force or volunteer
fire company or ambulance crew of the municipality in which such assistance
is being rendered.
At such times that an emergency may occur and
intermunicipal fire and/or ambulance aid is requested, the Fire Chief
of the municipality wherein said emergency exists shall be the senior
ranking officer of all members of any Fire Department and force or
volunteer fire company which may be rendering assistance within the
confines of said municipality.
