[Added 6-28-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-06]
A. 
Any request for the hiring of off-duty police officers for a traffic control detail or for any other purpose shall be submitted to the Police Chief or his/her designee for review and approval. The Police Chief will determine the appropriate means of satisfying the request.
B. 
The operation of such off-duty details shall be in accordance with procedures established by the Chief of Police.
C. 
A party seeking to utilize off-duty police officers for traffic or other detail shall submit the following information to the Chief of Police:
(1) 
The date and number of days for the detail, the location of the detail, the nature of the detail, construction or event, and the specific hours for each date.
(2) 
The party shall indicate the number of officers required for the requested detail.
(3) 
The submission shall be accompanied by any request for road closings and/or detours.
(4) 
In addition, the request will be accompanied by the name and address of the party seeking to utilize off-duty police officers, telephone number, and billing information.
D. 
Parties requesting to utilize off-duty police officers shall be required to comply with the following:
(1) 
There shall be a four-hour minimum payment for each officer assigned to an off-duty detail.
(2) 
Any cancellation of a scheduled off-duty detail must be provided at least two hours prior to the starting time by notice to the Police Department main desk. Failure to comply with this requirement shall subject the party requesting the off-duty detail to a minimum payment of four hours for each officer assigned.
(3) 
The party requesting the detail may be required to deposit with the Village in escrow the estimated cost for the off-duty detail, as determined by the Chief of Police or his/her designee, no later than 4:00 p.m. prior to the date of the detail.
(4) 
The final decision on the number of officers required to man each traffic detail will be made by the Chief of Police or his/her designee.
[Amended 3-10-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-03]
A payment schedule applicable to off-duty traffic details shall be set by resolution of the Board of Commissioners, which shall include provisions for the following:
A. 
Fees:
(1) 
An hourly rate per officer, regardless of rank, which shall be paid by the Village to the officer.
(2) 
An administrative fee, which shall be retained by the Village for workers' comp/administrative expenses.
(3) 
A vehicle use fee to cover the cost of use of each police vehicle, which shall be retained by the Village.
B. 
Additional payment provisions:
(1) 
All payments shall be made payable to the Village of Ridgefield Park. The Village shall then make appropriate payment to each officer.
(2) 
The minimum amount billed for an officer working an off-duty detail shall be four hours.
(3) 
Should an officer work from between four hours to eight hours, the contractor will be billed for eight hours' work.
(4) 
For an officer working more than eight hours, the contractor will be billed for the actual hours worked, rounded up to the nearest hour.