[Adopted 10-6-1988 by Ord. No. 88-12 (Ch. 11, Art. I, of the 1988 Code)]
The Township of Franklin hereby establishes a reciprocal agreement with the Borough of Clinton, State of New Jersey, for intermunicipal police assistance at times of any and all emergencies, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-156.1 et seq.
The Township of Franklin shall bear all expenses incurred by members of the Franklin Township Police Department for emergency assistance rendered to the Borough of Clinton and shall make no claim for reimbursement on such Borough of Clinton for damages, injuries, wages or other expenses for aid rendered by the members of its Police Department to the Borough of Clinton, provided that the Borough of Clinton has adopted the appropriate reciprocal ordinance substantially in conformity with this article.
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:14-156.2, the members of the Police Department of the Township of Franklin, while on duty rendering assistance outside of their respective town, shall have the same powers, authority and immunities as have the members of the Police Department of the Borough of Clinton.
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:14-156.3, if any member of the Police Department of the Township of Franklin is summoned pursuant to this agreement and suffers injury or death in the performance of his/her duties, he/she or his/her designee or legal representative shall be entitled to such salary, pension rights, workers' compensation or other benefits as would have accrued if such injury or death had occurred in the performance of duties in the Township of Franklin.
When an emergency occurs and intermunicipal police assistance is requested pursuant to this article and similarly enacted ordinances, 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 the said municipality.
This article shall take effect immediately after final passage and publication in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey, but will remain inoperative until the adoption of a reciprocal ordinance by the Borough of Clinton providing substantially the same terms and conditions set forth in this article.[1]
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Editor's Note: Such an ordinance has been adopted, and a copy of it is on file in the office of the Township Clerk.