For the convenience of those persons and entities which utilize the services of off-duty law enforcement officers of the Millville Police Department and to authorize the outside employment of City police while off duty, the City hereby establishes a policy regarding the use of said officers.
A. 
Members of the Police Department shall be permitted to accept police-related employment for private employers or school districts only during off-duty hours and at such time as will not interfere with the efficient performance of regularly scheduled or emergency duty for the City.
B. 
Any person or entity wishing to employ off-duty police shall first obtain the approval of the Chief of Police, which approval shall be granted if in the opinion of the Chief, 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.
A. 
Any person or entity requesting the services of an off-duty law enforcement officer in the Millville Police Department shall estimate the number of hours such law enforcement services are required, which estimate shall be approved in writing by the Chief of Police, and shall establish an escrow account with the Chief Financial Officer of the City by depositing an amount sufficient to cover the rates of compensation and administrative fees set forth in § 50-10 for the total estimated hours of service.
B. 
Prior to posting any request for services of off-duty law enforcement officers, the Chief of Police or his designee shall verify that the balance in the escrow account of the person or entity requesting services is sufficient to cover the compensation and fees for the number of hours specified in the request for services. The Chief of Police shall not post a request for services from any person or entity unless all fees and compensation required in the manner described above have been deposited with the Chief Financial Officer. No officer shall provide any such services for more hours than are specified in the request for services.
C. 
In the event that funds in such an escrow account should become depleted, services of off-duty law enforcement officers shall cease and requests for further or future services shall not be performed or posted until additional funds have been deposited in the escrow account in the manner prescribed above.
D. 
The person or entity requesting such services shall be responsible for ensuring that sufficient funds remain in the escrow account in order to avoid any interruption of services.
All requests to the City for the services of off-duty law enforcement officers in the Millville 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 City shall be treated as an employee of the City provided, however, that wages earned for 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.
[Amended 5-1-2018 by Ord. No. 25-2018; 12-6-2022 by Ord. No. 48-2022]
A. 
The rate of compensation established for all users who contract the services of off-duty law enforcement officers shall be $75 per hour.
B. 
An additional fee of $10 per hour shall be charged to cover administrative costs, overhead and out-of-pocket expenses of the City of Millville.
C. 
Therefore, the total hourly rate for all contract users of said services shall be $85 per hour.
D. 
Any cancellation of a need for off-duty law enforcement officers must be made to the police dispatcher's office at least four hours prior to the scheduled start time. Failure to provide proper notice of the cancellation before that time frame will result in the full hourly rate being deducted from the contract user's escrow account.