[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township
of Jackson 12-26-2006 by Ord. No. 32-06 (Ch. 26). Amendments
noted where applicable.]
A.
N.J.S.A. 40A:14-156, 40A:14-156.1, 40A:14-156.2 and 40A:14-156.3
authorize municipalities to enter into mutual aid and assistance agreements
for police services in cases of emergencies.
B.
The County of Ocean consists of 33 municipalities, 32 of which have
municipal police departments operating for or within the Township
of Barnegat, Borough of Barnegat Light, Borough of Bay Head, Borough
of Beach Haven, Borough of Beachwood, Township of Berkeley, Township
of Brick, Township of Dover, Borough of Harvey Cedars, Borough of
Island Heights, Township of Jackson, Township of Lacey, Borough of
Lakehurst, Township of Lakewood, Borough of Lavallette, Township of
Little Egg Harbor, Township of Long Beach, Township of Manchester,
Borough of Mantoloking, Borough of Ocean Gate, Township of Ocean,
Borough of Pine Beach, Township of Plumsted, Borough of Point Pleasant,
Borough of Point Pleasant Beach, Borough of Seaside Heights, Borough
of Seaside Park, Borough of Ship Bottom, Borough of South Toms River,
Township of Stafford, Borough of Surf City, Borough of Tuckerton and
Township of Eagleswood, which regularly interact and provide assistance
to each other in police-related emergencies.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-156 and N.J.S.A. 40A:14-156.1 et
seq., there are hereby established mutual aid agreements among and
between this municipality and each of the aforementioned municipalities
in the County of Ocean, New Jersey, which shall become effective upon
the adoption by one or more of the aforementioned municipalities (hereinafter
referred to as "participating municipalities") of reciprocal ordinances
to provide mutual aid in police services in case of emergency. This
agreement shall apply whenever this municipality may have an emergency
within its boundaries requiring additional police assistance to protect
life and property and whenever any of the aforementioned municipalities
may experience a similar emergency.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Includes situations in which the number of available police
officers in a participating municipality is insufficient to meet the
public need in a particular situation and situations where police
aid involving special expertise or training is required in order to
protect life and property or to assist in suppressing a riot or disorder.
No formal declaration of emergency is required to implement the provisions
of the mutual aid agreement.
The Director of Public Safety, acting head of the police division,
Mayor, or chief executive officer of a participating municipality
is hereby authorized to request assistance from the Chief or other
head of the police department of any other participating municipality
to provide aid in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:14-156 et seq.
A participating municipality shall provide police assistance
when a valid request in accordance with this agreement to supply personnel
is made, to the extent possible without endangering persons or property
within the confines of the providing municipality.
The members of the providing municipality's police department
or division supplying aid shall have the same powers, authority, rights
and immunities as the members of the police force of the requesting
municipality when aid is being rendered therein. Said members shall
also have, while so acting, such rights and immunities as they may
otherwise enjoy in the performance of their normal duties in the municipality
rendering such assistance.
These mutual aid agreements established herein by and between
the aforementioned municipalities in the County of Ocean shall further
authorize mutual police aid and assistance under the County Critical
Incident Management Plan as established by the Ocean County Prosecutor,
as the chief law enforcement official in the county. The plan provides
for a response by specially trained regional Emergency Response/Special
Weapons and Tactics Team in the event of certain hostage, barricade,
sniper, high-risk armed apprehensions, terrorist or similar situations
occurring within a municipality within the County of Ocean.
Members of the police force of the providing municipality suffering
injury, or their legal representatives, if death results while rendering
assistance in the requesting municipality, shall be entitled to all
such salary, pension rights, workers' compensation or other benefits,
as they would have accrued if such injury or death had occurred in
the performance of duties in their own municipality, with such benefits
to be the responsibility of the providing municipality.
A.
A municipality receiving police assistance hereunder pursuant to
the terms of the County Critical Incidental Management Plan shall
not be required to directly reimburse the regional team for services
so provided. The member municipalities shall, however, otherwise support
the function of the respective regional response teams by providing
the necessary manpower, equipment and supplies on an ongoing annual
basis pursuant to the terms of the County Critical Incident Management
Plan.
B.
Where emergency police aid is otherwise provided under circumstances
outside the County Critical Incident Management Plan, reimbursement
shall be pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-156, or such other terms and
conditions for reimbursement specifically agreed to between specific
municipalities.
This chapter shall take effect upon final passage and publication
according to law. It shall become effective with respect to this municipality's
activities with another participating municipality when such other
participating municipality has adopted an ordinance reciprocal to
this one, and such ordinance has become effective in that municipality.
