[Adopted 11-12-2008 by Ord. No. 1463]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-156 and 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 article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
EMERGENCY
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, training or equipment 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 Chief, Police Director, or acting head of the Police Department
or 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
supplying aid shall have the same powers, authorities, 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 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.
This article 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.
Immediately after this article becomes effective, the Municipal
Clerk shall hereby forward a certified copy of this article to the
other participating municipalities, including the Township Barnegat,
Borough of Barnegat Light, Borough of Bay Head, Borough of Beach Haven,
Borough of Beachwood, Township of Berkeley, Township of Brick, Township
of Toms River, Borough of Harvey Cedar, Borough of Island Heights,
Township of Jackson. Township of Lacey, Township 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.