As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated unless a different meaning clearly
appears from the context:
BOROUGH EMPLOYEES
Includes but is not limited to the officers, agents and employees
of the Borough of Dumont and the Dumont Finance Department.
LIABILITY RELEASE
A contractual agreement between the private individual(s)
requesting the service and the Borough of Dumont releasing the Borough,
its officers, agents and employees, from any claims arising out of
any act or omission on the part of Borough police personnel with respect
to the rendering or failure to render the police escort service.
POLICE ESCORT
Those instances where on-duty police personnel accompany
a private individual or individuals to and/or from some prescribed
destination for the purpose of providing said person(s) with additional
security against the risk of personal injury or property loss.
PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS
Includes but is not limited to personnel of local merchants
and/or businesses required to transport cash sums or other valuables
to and from banking institutions within the Borough's geographical
limits.
All private individual(s) requesting police
escort services within the Borough shall pay:
A. A fee of $5 for a police escort to the specified destination
and an additional fee of $5 for a return escort to point of origin.
B. Weekly, monthly and annual rates shall be as follows:
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Description
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Maximums
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One-way escort for 5 days per week
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$25 weekly
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One-way escort for 4 weeks per month
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$100 monthly
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One-way escort for 12 months per year
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$1,200 annually
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(1) Round-trip escort rates for round-trip service will
be double those enumerated for a one-way escort.
(2) Borough employees using this service are specifically
exempt from paying the fee required by this section.
All individual(s) requesting such escort service
shall, prior to delivery of said service, execute a written release
releasing the Borough of Dumont and the Dumont Police Department of
all liability for personal injury or property loss resulting from
the administration of said police escort service.