The Town of Clinton hereby establishes a reciprocal
agreement with the Township 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 Town of Clinton shall bear all expenses
incurred by members of the Town of Clinton Police Department for emergency
assistance rendered to the Township of Clinton and shall make no claim
for reimbursement on such Township of Clinton for damages, injuries,
wages or other expenses for aid rendered by the members of its Police
Department to the Township of Clinton, provided that the Township
of Clinton had 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 Town of Clinton, 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 Township of Clinton.
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:14-156.3,
if any member of the Police Department of the Town of Clinton 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, workmen's compensation
or other benefits as would have accrued if such injury or death had
occurred in the performance of duties in the Town of Clinton.
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 said municipality.