[Added 3-19-2003 by Ord. No. 9-03]
A. The Director of Public Safety shall be authorized
to establish written rules and regulations governing the utilization
of Jefferson Township police officers for contracted police services
by entities other than the Township.
B. Any person or entity desiring to retain the services
of police officers of the Township of Jefferson for police-related
activities shall be required to enter into a contract with the Township
of Jefferson. Said contract shall include but not be limited to the
nature of the duties to be performed, the location of said duties,
the date and hours of service, the rate of payment for services of
the officers, administrative fees to the Township of Jefferson and
fees for the use of Township-owned equipment. Entities utilizing police
officers shall be required to submit and post moneys in advance into
escrow with the Chief Financial Officer of the Township of Jefferson.
Any and all services provided pursuant to this agreement shall be
discontinued immediately if the entity entering into this contract
does not replenish the escrow account funds provided under this section
for payment for the police services immediately upon notice from the
Township. The Township Administrator is hereby empowered to execute
a contract for police-related activities on behalf of the Township
in accordance with this section.
C. The Chief of Police or his designee shall coordinate
the scheduling of any and all employment by Jefferson Township police
officers. The Chief of Police shall be authorized to designate other
members of the Police Department as needed to assist him in the assignment
of police-related activities. In addition, the Chief of Police further
has the authority to determine the appropriateness of any assignment
and, if he does not believe the assignment is appropriate, he has
the authority to deny the request for use of police officers.
D. The Chief Financial Officer of the Township shall
establish an escrow account through a dedication by rider for the
purpose of collecting and distributing funds from entities other than
the Township which utilize the services of Jefferson Township police
officers during the contracted hours. All recordkeeping with respect
to the amount to be billed and collected will be the responsibility
of the Chief Financial Officer and his or her staff.
E. All persons or entities shall be required to make
all payments for contracted assignments payable to the Township of
Jefferson through the Chief Financial Officer of the Township of Jefferson.
The rate of pay for officers shall be established on an annual basis
though the Township's Salary Ordinance. The Township may establish
separate rates for police services provided to contractors, other
public entities and nonprofit entities such as school districts or
local churches. The rates charged by the Township will be in agreement
with the labor contract established with PBA Local 190. A fifteen-percent
administrative fee shall be added to cover additional administrative
costs incurred by the Township. No administrative fee will be charged
to the public school system and may be waived at the discretion of
the Township Administrator for other public entities and nonprofit
organizations. The Township of Jefferson reserves the right to establish
an equipment use fee based on an hourly rate for such equipment.
F. Each person or entity who shall employ police officers
pursuant to this section shall be responsible for maintaining their
own insurance coverage. Said insurance coverage shall include, but
not be limited to, general liability and automobile liability, and
shall name the Township of Jefferson as an additional insured. In
addition, such policy shall provide for a minimum coverage of $500,000
for any one claim or $1,000,000 for any aggregate claims, in both
personal liability and comprehensive general liability, and $300,000
in property damage coverage. Proof of said insurance coverage shall
be provided to the Police Department of the Township of Jefferson
prior to the assignment of any contracted police officers to said
person or entity. The person or entity shall provide insurance coverage
for the aforementioned for any and all officers, vehicles and/or equipment
that are utilized by the assignment. The Township Council may reduce
the amount of insurance for a nonprofit corporation, provided that
such reduction does not adversely affect the Township's insurance
coverage through its insurance carrier.
G. The Chief of Police or his designee shall have the
authority to order any police officer engaged in contracted police
services within the Township of Jefferson to respond to an emergency
situation. The Chief of Police or designee shall also have the right
to order any off-duty assignment to be terminated whenever said assignment
creates an unacceptable risk to the health, safety and welfare of
the off-duty officer and/or to the general public. In the event that
a police officer is assigned to an emergency situation, the Police
Chief or designee shall make notice of that emergency situation, as
well as the time said officer was removed from said off-duty assignment.
In any situation where a contracted police officer is called to an
emergency situation, said person or entity shall not be responsible
for the payment of the officer's hourly rate, administrative fee or
any other fees to the Township of Jefferson until such time as said
police officer and/or equipment returns to the assignment with the
contracted employer.
H. Any person or entity requesting the services of contracted
police officers shall execute an agreement to indemnify and hold harmless
the Township of Jefferson for any and all claims and damages which
may arise from the off-duty police officer's employment by said person
or entity, as designated by the Chief of Police.
[Amended 12-3-2003 by Ord. No. 36-03; 9-1-2004 by Ord. No.
28-04; 3-2-2011 by Ord. No. 2-11; 4-5-2023 by Ord. No. 23-05]
A. Collection. The Police Department of the Township
of Jefferson will collect the fees as herein established and will
pay the same over, within 48 hours of collection, to the Treasurer
of the Township of Jefferson.
Within the Department of Public Safety, there
shall be a Division of Fire Prevention headed by the Fire Marshal.
Operating directly under the Director of the Department of Public
Safety shall be the Fire Marshal and Fire Inspectors, as licensed
under New Jersey's Uniform Fire Safety Code, of the Township of Jefferson
as have heretofore been or may hereafter be organized. The Director
of Public Safety shall promulgate rules and regulations for the operation
of the Fire Prevention Bureau, all of which shall be in accordance
with state and local ordinances.
Within the Department of Public Safety, there
shall be a Division of Fire Fighting headed by the Township Fire Chief.
Operating directly under the Director of the Department of Public
Safety shall be the volunteer fire-fighting companies of the Township
of Jefferson as have heretofore been or may hereafter be organized.
The Director of Public Safety shall promulgate rules and regulations
for the operation of the volunteer fire-fighting companies, all of
which shall be in accordance with state and local ordinances.
Within the Department of Public Safety, there
shall be a Division of Emergency Management. The Division shall consist
of an Emergency Management Coordinator, who shall be appointed by
the Mayor of the Township, and an Emergency Management Council, the
members of which shall also be appointed by the Mayor of the Township.
The Emergency Management Coordinator and Emergency Management Council
shall have such functions, powers and duties as provided by state
laws, orders and regulations of the New Jersey Department of Public
Safety.
[Added 9-23-2015 by Ord.
No. 19-15]
Division established.
A. Within
the Department of Public Safety, there shall be a Division of Emergency
Medical Services, consisting of the Jefferson Rescue Squad and the
Milton First Aid Squad.
B. The respective
chiefs of each squad shall act as the head of said division and shall
report directly to the Director of Public Safety.