[Added 11-21-2011 by Ord. No. 24/11]
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]