WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A:14-118 provides that the governing body
of any municipality, by ordinance, may create and establish as an
executive and enforcement function in municipal government a police
force and provide for the regulation and control thereof; provide
for the adoption and promulgation of rules and regulations by the
governing body for the force; and provide for the appointment of officers
and personnel as shall be deemed necessary; determine their terms
of office; fix their compensation; and prescribe their powers, functions
and duties; and
WHEREAS, the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety
shall have the authority from time to time to make such rules and
regulations concerning the conduct of the officers and members of
the Police Department, the duties of such officers and members and
such other matters as may be necessary for the proper regulation,
discipline, good conduct and efficiency of the Department; and upon
the adoption of such rules and regulations, the same shall be binding
upon each officer and member of the Department, after promulgation;
and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners has determined that it is
in the best interests of the business community of the Town to provide
for the compensation of police officers who work off-duty detail assignments;
and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners wishes to set the hourly
rate for roadwork/ construction hire and to establish a police vehicle
usage fee per day per police vehicle assigned:
An off-duty hourly rate of $55 per hour for each police officer
be established for all security details either requested by a private
establishment within the Town or a security detail created by the
Mayor, Director of Public Safety or the Chief Executive Officer of
the West New York Police in agreement with a private establishment
owner to preserve the public peace or protect the public's safety.
[Amended 12-17-2012 by Ord. No. 39/12; 5-18-2017 by Ord. No. 15/17]
A. Hourly rates.
(1) A separate hourly rate of $75 per hour will be charged per officer
hired on weekdays from 7:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. to all roadwork/construction
details. There shall be a minimum of a four-hour charge. A company
or individual who hires an officer has one hour before the scheduled
start time to cancel the off-duty request. Failure to cancel at least
one hour in advance will cause the full four-hour minimum charge at
$75 per hour.
(2) A separate hourly rate of $85 per hour will be charged per officer
hired on weekdays after 3:00 p.m. to all roadwork/construction details.
There shall be a minimum of a four-hour charge. A company or individual
who hires an officer has one hour before the scheduled start time
to cancel the off-duty request. Failure to cancel at least one hour
in advance will cause the full four-hour minimum charge at $85 per
hour.
(3) A separate hourly rate of $85 per hour will be charged per officer
hired on weekends and holidays to all roadwork/construction details.
There shall be a minimum of a four-hour charge. A company or individual
who hires an officer has one hour before the scheduled start time
to cancel the off-duty request. Failure to cancel at least one hour
in advance will cause the full four-hour minimum charge at $85 per
hour.
(4) A separate hourly rate of $85 per hour will be charged per officer
hired for same-day roadwork/construction details. There shall be a
minimum of a four-hour charge. A company or individual who hires an
officer has one hour before the scheduled start time to cancel the
off-duty request. Failure to cancel at least one hour in advance will
cause the full four-hour minimum charge at $85 per hour.
B. Distribution.
(1) Distribution. The hourly distribution rate shall be distributed as
follows:
(a)
Sixty-five dollars or $75 per hour to each police officer assigned
(depending on whether the charge is $75 or $85, respectively.
(b)
Seven dollars per hour to the Town of West New York for each
officer assigned.
(c)
Two dollars per hour to the West New York Police Benevolence
Association for each officer assigned.
(d)
One dollar per hour to the West New York Police Supervisors
Association for each officer assigned.
C. A usage fee of $100 per police vehicle will be charged by the Town
for every vehicle assigned to a roadwork/construction detail work
site. The money collected from this fee is to be placed into a separate
fund established by the Town for the purpose of maintaining and servicing
the West New York Police Department's vehicle fleet. In addition,
the funds may be used to purchase vehicles to be used by the Police
Department or any other department as approved by the Commissioner
of Public Safety. The fund is to be designated the "West New York
Police Vehicle Service Fund" and is to be administered by the Chief
Executive Officer of the West New York Police Department with the
approval of the Mayor and Board of Commissioners.
D. Third-party
administrative fee. The Town of West New York is authorized to utilize
the services of a third-party administrator relating to the coordination
and billing of off-duty detail assignments of police officers pursuant
to this section. The third-party administrator shall charge a fee
for this service of no more than 8% for scheduling of construction-related
details which is to be applied to off-duty detail revenue including
but not limited to officer pay, vehicle fees and other administrative
fees.
[Added 7-27-2022 by Ord. No. 16/22]