[Ord. #8-93]
N.J.S.A. 40A:14-156.2 et seq., (hereinafter the "statute") allows
municipalities to provide emergency intermunicipal police assistance
to other municipalities which adopt similar reciprocal ordinances.
The Borough Council of the Borough of South Bound Brook deems
it to be in the best interests of the residents of the Borough to
enact an ordinance pursuant to the statute in order to provide for
the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the Borough.
The Borough hereby cooperates with all other municipalities
which adopt a similar reciprocal ordinance providing for the intermunicipal
police assistance in times of emergency.
This intermunicipal assistance will be provided if and when
the Borough of South Bound Brook has an emergency within its boundaries
requiring additional police assistance to protect life and property,
or to assist in suppressing a riot or disorder; and whenever another
municipality, which has enacted a similar reciprocal ordinance, may
experience a similar emergency requiring additional police assistance.
The Chief of Police of the Borough of South Bound Brook or the
highest ranking officer on duty at the time, is hereby authorized
to request assistance from the Chief or the highest ranking officer
on duty of the police departments of the other municipalities for
intermunicipal police assistance during and/or after an emergency
situation.
The Chief of Police of the Borough of South Bound Brook or the
highest ranking officer on duty at the time, shall provide assistance
to another municipality or municipalities making a valid request to
supply such personnel and equipment, to the extent possible without
endangering person or property within the Borough of South Bound Brook.
Members of the South Bound Brook Police Department supplying
emergency assistance to another municipality shall have the same powers
and authority, as have the members of the Police Department of the
municipality in which said assistance is being rendered. Additionally,
said members shall also have, while so acting, said rights and immunities
as they may otherwise enjoy in the performance of their normal duties
within the Borough of South Bound Brook.
The Borough of South Bound Brook shall, upon providing assistance
to another municipality which has enacted a similar Intermunicipal
Assistant ordinance, assume the cost and expense of providing said
personnel and equipment to the requesting municipality; excepting
such instances when the requesting municipality receives State or
Federal aid as reimbursement therefore. In this event, the cost incurred
by the Borough shall be submitted to the municipality which requested
assistance, for reimbursement.
At such times that an emergency may occur and intermunicipal
police aid is requested, the Chief of Police of the municipality wherein
said emergency situation exits, shall be the senior ranking officer
of all members of any police department rendering assistance within
the boundaries of said municipality.
In the event any member of a police force summoned pursuant
to an agreement to render assistance, suffer injury or death in the
performance of his or her duties, he/she or his/her designee or legal
representative shall be entitled to such salary, pension rights, workman's
compensation or other benefits as would have accrued, if such injury
or death had occurred in the performance of his or her normal duties.
A copy of this section shall be transmitted to the Municipal
Clerk of each municipality within Somerset and Middlesex Counties
no later than five (5) business days following its adoption. The Clerk
of the Borough of South Bound Brook shall maintain a record of all
such similar ordinances adopted by other municipalities.
The provisions of this section are deemed severable and in the
event any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase herein shall
be declared invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction,
said decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections,
subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases of the section and said
section shall remain in full force and effect.