[Adopted 6-12-2003 by Ord. No. 1277]
Private employers may employ Township police personnel in their capacity as police officers, but only in accordance with the provisions of this article. Such employment of Township police personnel is permitted only during such times as will not interfere with the efficient performance of regularly scheduled and/or emergency duty for the Township, generally within the boundaries of the Township of Saddle Brook. Such availability of the Township police personnel will be subject to Township's needs, which may require the withdrawal of such officers at any time. This article shall apply to the employment of uniformed police personnel to work in their capacity as police officers. This article does not apply to situations where private employers wish to employ off-duty police officers to work without uniforms and in their nonofficial capacities.
Any employer wishing to employ police officers must make such a request to the Police Department and obtain the approval of the Chief of Police or his designee, which approval shall be granted if in the opinion of the Chief or his designee such employment will 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 officers who are to perform the work. Such request shall be made in writing to the Police Department on a form to be supplied by the Department. The form shall be completed in its entirety and verified by the applicant. If the employment of police personnel is for a traffic detail in connection with any street excavation, street paving, total or partial street closing and/or the rerouting of vehicular traffic, then the Chief or his designee shall determine the number of officers required and whether one or more police vehicles must be used in connection with the assignment. The determinations of the Chief of Police or his designee shall be final and binding.
Once approved by the Chief or his designee, the request for employment shall be fulfilled by the Saddle Brook Police Department, which organization shall make the assignment of the police officers to the employer. An agreement shall be signed by and between the private employer and the Police Department as to such employment, and a copy shall be filed with the Township of Saddle Brook Police Department and Township Clerk.
The charges to private employers for the extraneous employment of members of the Township of Saddle Brook police personnel shall be as follows:
A. 
Time and a half rate for each police officer employed, which rate may be amended by the Mayor. The Mayor will discuss any such changes with the PBA.
B. 
All employers shall provide the Township with a certificate of liability insurance and worker's compensation insurance in such amounts, and according to such terms, as are reasonably acceptable to the Township.
C. 
A twenty-percent administrative fee shall be charged to the private employer.
[Amended 4-14-2011 by Ord. No. 1505]
For billing purposes, an escrow account shall be set up by the Police Department through the Township of Saddle Brook for each project. The amount of monies to be deposited in each particular account shall be estimated and assigned by a designee of the Police Department based upon the type of project involved. The designee shall also monitor the escrow account in order to maintain a suitable balance, and provide billing invoices to each private employer. Any unused escrow funds will be returned to the private employer upon satisfactory completion of the work and/or project.
The officers employed pursuant to the provisions of this article shall not be considered employees of the person or entity which has requested their employment, but rather shall be considered on-duty members of the Saddle Brook Police Department. Such officers shall have all of the rights, duties and responsibilities of regularly scheduled police officers, including specifically, but without limitation, the right to stop the construction or activity giving rise to the assignment if same is found to violate any statute, rule or ordinance, or if same is determined to create a nuisance or unreasonable safety risk. Such officers shall be covered by the Township's worker's compensation policy for injuries sustained on an assignment under this article.