[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Paulsboro 1-18-1977 by Ord. No. 603. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Police Department — See Ch. 51.
The Borough of Paulsboro 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 ordinance 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 12-4-2018 by Ord. No. 19.18]
The Borough of Paulsboro may seek reimbursement and may, upon request and for good cause shown, 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 or pursuant to § 50A-1 of this chapter.
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:14-156.1 et
seq., the members of the Police Department of the Borough of Paulsboro
and any other municipality passing an ordinance with the same terms
and conditions as this ordinance 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.
At such times that 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.
This ordinance shall take effect upon publication
and final passage thereof as provided by law.
