[Adopted 3-11-1999 by Ord. No. 99-08]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-156 and N.J.S.A.
40A:14-156.1 et seq., there are hereby established mutual aid agreements
among and between this municipality and each of the aforementioned
municipalities[1] in the County of Ocean, New Jersey, which shall become
effective upon the adoption by one or more of the aforementioned municipalities
(hereinafter referred to as "participating municipalities") of reciprocal
ordinances to provide mutual aid in police services in case of emergency.
This agreement shall apply whenever this municipality may have an
emergency within it boundaries requiring additional police assistance
to protect life and property and whenever any of the aforementioned
municipalities may experience a similar emergency.
[1]
Editor's Note: The aforementioned municipalities
are the Township of Barnegat, Borough of Barnegat Light, Borough of
Bay Head, Borough of Beach Haven, Borough of Beachwood, Township of
Berkeley, Township of Brick, Township of Dover, Borough of Harvey
Cedars, Borough of Island Heights, Township of Jackson, Township of
Lacey, Borough of Lakehurst, Township of Lakewood, Borough of Lavallette,
Township of Little Egg Harbor, Township of Long Beach, Township of
Manchester, Borough of Mantoloking, Borough of Ocean Gate, Township
of Ocean, Borough of Pine Beach, Township of Plumsted, Borough of
Point Pleasant, Borough of Point Pleasant Beach, Borough of Seaside
Park, Borough of Ship Bottom, Borough of South Toms River, Township
of Stafford, Borough of Surf City, Borough of Tuckerton and Township
of Eagleswood.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
- EMERGENCY (S.O.P.)
- For purposes of this article, the term "emergency" shall be defined to include situations in which the number of available police officers in a participating municipality is insufficient to meet with public need in a particular situation and situations where police aid involving special expertise or training is required in order to protect life and property or to assist in suppressing a riot or disorder. No formal declaration of emergency is required to implement the provisions of the mutual aid agreement.
The Chief or acting head of the Police Department,
or Mayor or Chief Executive Officer of a participating municipality
is hereby authorized to request assistance from the Chief or other
head of the Police Department of any other participating municipality
to provide aid in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:14-156 et seq.
A participating municipality shall provide police
assistance when a valid request, in accordance with this agreement,
to supply personnel is made to the extent possible without endangering
persons or property within the confines of the providing municipality.
The members of the providing municipality's
Police Department supplying aid shall have the same powers, authority,
rights and immunities as the members of the police force of the requesting
municipality when aid is being rendered therein. Said members shall
also have, while so acting, such rights and immunities as they may
otherwise enjoy in the performance of their normal duties in the municipality
rendering such assistance.
These mutual aid agreements established herein,
by and between the aforementioned municipalities in the County of
Ocean, shall further authorize mutual police aid and assistance under
the County Critical Incident Management Plan as established by the
Ocean County Prosecutor as the Chief Law Enforcement Official in the
County. The plan provides for a response by specially trained regional
Emergency Response/Special Weapons and Tactics Team in the event of
certain hostage, barricade, sniper, high-risk armed apprehensions,
terrorist or similar situations occurring within a municipality within
the County of Ocean.
Members of the police force of the providing
municipality suffering injury, or their legal representatives, if
death results while rendering assistance in the requesting municipality,
shall be entitled to all such salary, pension rights, workmen's compensation
or other benefits as they would have accrued if such injury or death
had occurred in the performance of duties in their own municipality,
with such benefits to be the responsibility of the providing municipality.
A.
A municipality receiving police assistance hereunder
pursuant to the terms of the County Critical Incidental Management
Plan shall not be required to directly reimburse the regional team
for services so provided. The member municipalities shall, however,
otherwise support the function of the respective regional response
teams by providing the necessary manpower, equipment and supplies
on an ongoing annual basis pursuant to the terms of the County Critical
Incident Management Plan.
B.
Where emergency police aid is otherwise provided under
circumstances outside of the County Critical Incident Management Plan,
reimbursement shall be pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-156 or such other
terms and conditions for reimbursement specifically agreed to between
specific municipalities.
