All fees and charges established for copies of photographs, reports and other documents to be furnished by the Police Department of the Borough of Merchantville are as set forth in Chapter 25, Fees for Public Documents.
All fees and charges established by § 59-6 shall be collected by the Police Department which shall issue consecutively numbered receipts therefor in triplicate. The original receipt shall be delivered to the applicant, one copy shall be retained by the Chief of Police or some responsible police officer designated by him, and the third copy shall be delivered to the Borough Treasurer at least once each month accompanied by the fees or charges so received.
The copies of the receipts issued hereunder shall be retained
by the Treasurer and the Chief of Police until such time as they shall
be ordered to be destroyed by the governing body or by the Borough
Auditor.
Nothing herein contained shall prevent any person from examining
and making copies of any public record, not otherwise restricted,
without charge.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed as giving to anyone
the right to obtain copies of photographs, information, statements
or reports when, in the opinion of the Chief of Police, the same should
be restricted and held as confidential in the interest of justice.
In any such case where a restriction is imposed by the Chief of Police,
said restriction may be lifted by an order of a court of competent
jurisdiction or by the written order of the Attorney General, the
County or Municipal Prosecutor or the Director of Public Safety.
No charge shall be made for copies of photographs, reports,
statements or other documents which the Police Department shall be
required to give or to make to any public officer or law enforcement
authority or which may be given to aid public officer or law enforcement
authority in the enforcement of the law.
[Added 2-25-2002 by Ord.
No. 02-05; amended 8-12-2002 by Ord. No. 02-09]
The local school board, any private entity or individual may
hire police officers for extra duty assignments. Applications describing
the specific nature of the services being requested shall be submitted
to the Chief of Police who shall determine the propriety of such request.
Extra duty assignments that are approved shall be made available to
members of the Police Department who may wish to engage in such activities.
[Added 2-25-2002 by Ord.
No. 02-05; amended 8-12-2002 by Ord. No. 02-09]
A.
The local school board, any private entity or individual requesting
police officers for extra duty assignments pursuant to this article
shall be responsible for the cost of such services as set forth in
this section.
B.
The person or entity requesting police officers for extra duty assignments
shall make application to the Chief of Police stating, among other
things, the anticipated time in which such extra duty assignment services
will be required. The Chief of Police will thereafter inform the requesting
party as to the appropriate amount to be placed in a special escrow
account. The person or entity requesting such services, within three
(3) days of the proposed commencement of such services, shall tender
this escrow amount to the Chief of Police, who will remit same to
the Chief Financial Officer for deposit into the special escrow account.
C.
No extra duty assignment services shall commence without the posting
of the escrow as herein required, nor shall extra duty assignment
services continue if the funds escrowed are insufficient to cover
the costs of the continuation of such services. The escrow balance
shall at all times be sufficient to pay for extra duty assignments
before said services are rendered and no services shall be rendered
unless prepaid.
D.
The Chief of Police is responsible for all contacts with the party
requesting extra duty assignment services and for the status of escrow
balances. The recipient of services will receive a statement of charges
within ten (10) days of the cessation of such services.
[Added 2-25-2002 by Ord.
No. 02-05; amended 8-12-2002 by Ord. No. 02-09]
A.
Hourly rates for extra duty assignments shall be established annually
by Resolution of the Borough Council. The rate charged shall include,
but not be limited to, the hourly rate to be received by police personnel
performing such services, and any such sum as may be required by the
Borough to cover the administrative cost of providing such services.
B.
The minimum charge for any extra duty assignment service shall be
two (2) hours.
[Added 2-25-2002 by Ord.
No. 02-05; amended 8-12-2002 by Ord. No. 02-09]
The Chief Financial Officer shall pay police personnel performing
extra duty assignments at the established hourly rate for extra duty
assignments, less regular payroll deductions. Payment to police personnel
shall be made during the next regular pay period following the performance
of any extra duty assignment.
[Added 2-25-2002 by Ord.
No. 02-05; amended 8-12-2002 by Ord. No. 02-09]
The performance of any extra duty assignment is contingent upon
the Borough's ability to provide the necessary manpower through
the employment of off-duty police personnel. In the event that the
Police Department fails to perform or complete any extra duty assignment,
the Borough's liability shall be limited to refunding any fee
or portion thereof received as payment for such services.
