There shall be a Department of Law Enforcement.
The Department shall consist of a Division of Police and a Division
of Emergency Management Services.
The Director of the Department of Law Enforcement
shall be the Chief of Police, who shall be qualified by sufficient
training and experience in police and public safety administration
and management.
The Township Council is hereby designated as
the appropriate authority as that term is set forth in N.J.S.A. 40A:14-118.
[Added 10-28-2020 by Ord.
No. 11-2020; amended 9-22-2021 by Ord. No. 18-2021; 10-12-2022 by Ord. No. 20-2022;12-20-2023 by Ord. No. 30-2023 ]
Officers of the Township Police Department shall be permitted
to perform police-related services for private persons or entities,
subject to the following conditions:
A. All such work performed by the police officer shall be in his/her
official capacity as an employee of the Township Police Department
and subject to its supervision and control.
B. The police officer shall be paid for these services by the Township
Police Department at a rate of pay determined for such police-related
work.
C. The private person or entity shall execute a contract with the Township
of Washington, which shall include but not be limited to the location
where the services are to be performed, the dates and hours of services,
and the rate to be paid to the Township of Washington for providing
said police services.
D. All monies received by the Township of Washington for said police
services as aforesaid shall be placed in a designated appropriation
account established for this purpose. All disbursements related to
these services shall be made from this account to the Township of
Washington for administration purposes and the respective police officer
for said services performed.
E. All payments to be made from the designated appropriation account
shall be paid to the police officer on the regular pay dates and based
on the submission of a voucher approved by the Township Police Chief
or his designee.
F. The rate of payment for such police services shall be at the following
rates:
(1) Traffic direction and control: $111 per hour base rate, plus $8.88
per hour for an administrative fee;
(2) Nontraffic protective services and retail security: $55 per hour
base rate, plus $4.40 per hour for an administrative fee;
G. The Township Chief of Police or his designee shall bill the private
person or entity for all such services performed based on the rate
established herein.
H. The Township Chief of Police or his designee shall establish the
procedure for assigning police officers to such duty referenced in
this section pursuant to intradepartmental policy as established by
the Police Department.
I. No Township police officer shall engage in any employment for police-related
services with any private person or entity except in the manner established
pursuant to this section.