For the convenience of those persons and entities that need
the services of off-duty law enforcement officers of the Borough of
Westville Police Department and to authorize the outside employment
of the Borough police officers while off duty, the Borough hereby
establishes a policy regarding the use of said officers.
A. Members of the Police Department shall be permitted to accept police-related
employment from private employers or school districts only during
off-duty hours and at such times as will not interfere with the efficient
performance of regularly scheduled or emergency duty for the Borough.
B. Any person or entity wishing to employ off-duty police shall first
obtain the approval of an officer designated by the Chief of Police
to handle the invoicing, scheduling and processing of payments for
extra-duty/off-duty police. Approval may be granted if, in the opinion
of the designated officer, such employment would not be inconsistent
with the efficient functioning and good reputation of the Police Department
and would not unreasonably endanger or threaten the safety of the
officer or officers who are to perform the work. At the time the request
for services is made, an authorized representative of the contracting
unit shall complete the standardized request form and contract. Such
form shall require a description of the site and the work that will
be performed by the officer(s).
C. Private parties or attorneys who utilize police officers in civil
cases by request or subpoena shall be responsible to reimburse the
Borough for the costs incurred for the officer's time while complying
with the subpoena. The time incurred by the officer will be billed
by the Borough to the requesting private attorney or party at the
rate established for extraduty/off-duty assignments. A minimum of
four hours will be billed for the officer's time for each day
the officer is requested to appear. Officers will be compensated by
the Borough pursuant to prior practice and the collective bargaining
agreement for the time responding to the request or subpoena. This
subsection shall not apply to internal administrative or disciplinary
matters in which reimbursement to the Borough may not be applicable.
All requests to the Borough for the services of off-duty law
enforcement officers in the Borough of Westville Police Department
for a period of one week or longer shall be forwarded to the Chief
of Police for posting at least 10 days before such services are required.
Any law enforcement officers, when so employed by the Borough, shall
be treated as an employee of the Borough; provided, however, that
wages earned for the outside employment shall not be applied toward
the pension benefits of law enforcement officers so employed, nor
shall hours worked for outside employment be considered in any way
compensable as overtime.
Hourly rates for extra-duty assignments can be modified by the
governing body at any time once this article is created by adoption
of a resolution.