[Adopted 12-31-1998 by Ord. No. 935-98]
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 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 its boundaries
requiring additional police assistance to protect life and property, and whenever
any of the aforementioned municipalities may experience a similar emergency.
For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
EMERGENCY
Includes situations in which the number of available police officers
in a participating municipality is insufficient to meet the 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.
This article shall take effect upon final passage and publication according
to law. It shall become effective with respect to this municipality's activities
with another participating municipality, when such other participating municipality
has adopted an ordinance reciprocal to this one, and such ordinance has become
effective in that municipality.