The intention of this article is to permit members of the Dunellen
Borough Police Department, during their off-duty hours, to engage
in certain extra-duty police-related activities for private persons
or entities under specified circumstances and establish policy regarding
the use of said officers.
The Chief of Police of the Borough of Dunellen is hereby authorized
to permit members of the Borough Police Department, during their off-duty
hours, to engage in extra-duty police-related activities for private
reasons or entities under the provisions of this article. Any and
all extra-duty assignments must be determined and approved by the
Chief of Police prior to the commencement of such employment. The
Chief of Police shall obtain such information as he deems necessary
in order to make his determination as to whether to permit the requested
assignment. The Chief of Police may assign a patrol vehicle for use
in performing the requested assignment if the Chief of Police determines
that such patrol vehicle is necessary in order to properly perform
the contracted duty. The Chief of Police may deny assignment or use
of police officer(s) or vehicles and/or impose any condition(s) or
requirements as he, in his sole discretion, may deem to be in the
best interests of the Borough and/or the police officer(s) or public
safety. The Chief of Police shall be guided by the nature of the assignment
and should avoid those with conflicts of interest and/or high risk
of injury.
[Amended 8-4-2008 by Ord.
No. 08-13; 3-19-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-07; 9-16-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-10]
A. Rates of compensation for contracting the services of off-duty law
enforcement officers for Dunellen Borough Municipal Projects and Dunellen
School District projects shall be $60 per hour and an additional fee
of $8 per hour is hereby established to cover administrative costs,
overhead, and out-of-pocket expenses of the Borough of Dunellen. Therefore,
the total hourly rate of compensation shall be $68.
B. Rates of compensation for contracting the services of off-duty law
enforcement officers for all other projects other than those by the
Borough of Dunellen or the Dunellen School District shall be $77 per
hour and an additional fee of $8 per hour is hereby established to
cover administrative costs, overhead, and out-of-pocket expenses of
the Borough of Dunellen. Therefore, the total hourly rate of compensation
shall be $85.
C. Any assignment cancelled by a private party on less than four hours'
notice shall be charged against the party for the minimum hours for
the assignment. The minimum hours for any assignment is set at four
hours.
D. If the use of a police vehicle(s) is requested and approved by the
Chief of Police, then an additional charge of $15 per hour per vehicle
will be charged.
E. In the event police officers from other municipalities perform special
duty assignments within the Borough due to the non-availability of
local officers for such duties, it shall be the responsibility of
those officers from other municipalities to arrange payment for services
direct from the utilizing party or through their police department.
The Borough shall be responsible to provide all necessary insurance
coverage as required by law, including, but not limited to, workers'
compensation, public liability and claims for damage, personal injury
including death or damage to property which may arise as a result
of the Borough's performance under the agreement.
The Chief or designee has the authority to order any police
officer to vacate or terminate any special duty assignment in response
to emergent situations or whenever the assignment creates an unacceptable
risk to health, safety and welfare of the police officer and/or public
in the sole determination and discretion of the Chief or designee.
The contractor shall not be responsible for any compensation for the
time the police officer is away from the special duty assignment,
and shall have no claim for any costs or damages against the Borough,
the Chief, or any police officer arising from the termination of any
special duty assignment other than the prorated return of any fee
prepaid to the Borough for the time.