Township of Wyckoff, NJ Private Employment

Members of the Police Department shall be permitted to accept employment as safety or security personnel for private employers only during off-duty hours and at such times as will not interfere with the efficient performance of regularly scheduled or emergency duty for the Township.

Any person or entity wishing to employ off-duty police shall first obtain the approval of the Chief of Police or Public Safety Director, which approval shall be granted if, in the opinion of the Chief of Police or Public Safety Director, such employment would not be inconsistent with the efficient functioning and good reputation of the Police Department and would not unreasonably endanger or threaten the safety of the officer or officers who are to perform the work.

[Amended 1-18-1994 by Ord. No. 1187; 1-14-2014 by Ord. No. 1724]

Private employers shall pay to the Treasurer of the Township of Wyckoff such hourly rate as is set forth herein or may be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Township Committee as compensation for such services. The Township shall remit to the member of the Police Department performing such off-duty service a portion of said hourly rate, and the balance shall be retained by the Township for administration, payroll and insurance expenses, all as established by this article or by future resolution of the Township Committee. Off-duty rates shall be as follows:

(1)

Traffic and security assignment rate: $135 per hour for each officer, paid to the Township of Wyckoff, from which the police officer performing the off-duty service shall be paid 1 1/2 times the officer’s regular hourly pay, but not less than $65 per hour.

[Amended 12-19-2017 by Ord. No. 1845; 11-18-2019 by Ord. No. 1895]

(2)

Nonprofit organizations, charitable organizations, Wyckoff businesses and Wyckoff residents rate: $95 per hour, cost paid to the Township of Wyckoff, of which $75 per hour shall be paid to the police officer performing the off-duty service.

(3)

An additional charge of $25 per hour shall be paid when a police patrol vehicle is required and/or requested for use for the off-duty assignment. The twenty-five-dollars-per-hour charge shall apply to Subsection A(1) and (2) above.

(4)

When a traffic safety review meeting is required, a traffic safety review fee shall be paid to the Township of Wyckoff in the amount of $75.

(5)

A four-hour minimum shall be required for each private-duty assignment and a minimum of two-hour increments after the first four hours.

[Amended 12-19-2017 by Ord. No. 1845]

The Police Department shall require private individuals and/or entities requesting off-duty police assignments to submit payment based on estimates of the work to be performed, in advance of services rendered. The Township will escrow the moneys in the dedicated fund to ensure timely payment to the police officers who performed the off-duty assignment.

Wyckoff sworn officers may work off-duty assignments in a municipality other than Wyckoff in compliance with this section when Wyckoff sworn officers are not required for Wyckoff overtime assignments or off-duty assignments in Wyckoff.

[Added 12-6-2016 by Ord. No. 1821]