Borough of Monmouth Beach, NJ Article VI Contracts and Agreements

2-64 CERTAIN CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS.

2-64.1 Authorizing the Monmouth Beach Police Department to participate in the Monmouth County mutual aid agreement.

[Ord. No. 92-2 § 1]

a. Reciprocal Agreement Adopted. This agreement is created pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:48-1(6) and N.J.S.A. 40A:14-156.1 and is adopted as a reciprocal agreement with all municipalities participating in the County-wide mutual aid compact. Pursuant to this agreement, the municipality of Borough of Monmouth Beach shall render assistance to any participating municipality by providing members of the Monmouth Beach Police Department, upon request, to help preserve the public peace and order.

b. In the event that a member of the Monmouth Beach Police Department is injured while rendering assistance to a participating municipality, the municipality providing assistance shall be primarily responsible for any costs as a result of the injury. However, nothing in this agreement shall serve as a bar to the municipality providing assistance from seeking indemnification from the municipality receiving assistance.

c. This agreement is separate and distinct from any mutual aid agreements previously entered into between the Borough of Monmouth Beach and any other municipalities and shall remain in full force and effect until specifically repealed by an affirmative act of the Governing Body.