[Amended 11-18-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-15; 2-19-2025 by Ord. No. 2025-04]
All patrol officers, sergeants and superior officers ("Lower Township police officers") employed by the Township of Lower Police Department may be permitted to perform extra-duty details for police-related matters for private or public entities subject to all of the following terms and conditions:
A. 
The compensation from the private persons or entities to the Township of Lower police officers shall be fixed at $85 per hour. In addition, the private person or entity shall also pay the Township of Lower the sum of $7 per hour worked by each Lower Township police officer to offset the cost of administration. For the use of Lower Township Police Department vehicles, the private person or entity shall pay the Township of Lower the sum of $23 per hour, which fee may be waived when vehicles are used by other public entities.
B. 
The Township of Lower and/or a third-party vendor contracted by the Township to manage and oversee its extra-duty details shall make arrangements, with the person or entity for whom such services are to be provided, for the collection of amounts on a periodic basis, which may be weekly, biweekly or monthly. All extra details will be covered by contract between the Township of Lower and the requesting party, and contracts will be executed by the Chief of Police and the Township Manager, or their respective designees.
C. 
The Lower Township Police Department shall submit time reports on a weekly, biweekly or monthly basis, as determined by agreement between the private person or entity and the Township of Lower. The private person or entity shall then validate the time reports and submit copies to the Township of Lower Treasurer for payment. An escrow account shall be established with the Township of Lower for the estimated cost of the services based upon the hourly rate set forth in Subsection A above, and all payments to the Lower Township police officer and reimbursement of administrative costs shall be made from such account. In the event that such account falls below a level which is determined by the Township of Lower Treasurer to be reasonably necessary to insure continued payment, no additional services will be provided.
D. 
The Township of Lower shall exercise direction and control over the Lower Township police officers performing work for the private person or entity. The Lower Township police officer assigned to such outside work will remain within the chain of command of the Lower Township Police Department. The Chief of Police shall define the duties to be performed by Lower Township police officers in consultation with the private person or entity and the Lower Township Manager.
E. 
The outside work shall not interfere with the regular duties and scheduling of the Lower Township police officers, including any necessary overtime for police matters. No Lower Township police officer shall be scheduled for any outside work on the same day or within 12 hours of any tour of duty.
F. 
In order to be eligible for off-duty employment, a police employee must be in good standing with the Department.
The Township of Lower and the private person or entity requesting the services hereunder shall enter into a written agreement, consistent with the provisions of this article, in form and content satisfactory to the Township of Lower Solicitor, prior to the provision of any services hereunder.
A. 
Both the Township of Lower and each of the Lower Township police officers reserve the right, in their sole and absolute discretion, to reject any and all assignments for outside work by any private persons or entities contemplated by this article.
B. 
The Township of Lower further reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to modify or discontinue this policy at any time, and it shall be deemed an absolute and unilateral right of the Township of Lower and not an established past practice for collective bargaining purposes.