[Adopted 4-11-1991 by Ord. No. 10-1991]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-156.1, there is
hereby established a mutual aid agreement with all other municipalities
in Atlantic County, New Jersey, who adopt a reciprocal ordinance to
provide mutual police aid in case of emergency. This agreement shall
apply whenever the City of Egg Harbor City may have an emergency within
its boundaries requiring additional police assistance to protect life
and property or to assist in suppressing a riot or disorder and whenever
another municipality in this county who has enacted a reciprocal ordinance
may experience a similar emergency requiring additional police assistance.
The Chief or Head of the Police Department of
Egg Harbor City is authorized to request assistance from the Chief
or other Head of the Police Department of another municipality within
Atlantic County to provide aid during and after said emergency.
The Chief or Head of the Police Department of
Egg Harbor City shall provide assistance to another municipality or
municipalities in Atlantic County making a valid request to supply
such personnel and equipment as required to the extent possible without
endangering persons or property within the City of Egg Harbor City.
The members of the Police Department supplying aid shall have the
same powers, authority, rights and immunities of the members of the
police force of the municipality to which assistance is rendered.
The City of Egg Harbor City shall, upon providing
assistance to another municipality who has enacted a reciprocal mutual
aid ordinance, assume the cost and expense of providing its personnel
and equipment to the requesting municipality, except in such instances
when the requesting municipality receives state or federal aid by
way of reimbursement. In such circumstances, the cost incurred shall
be submitted to the community requesting assistance.
Members of the police force of the City of Egg
Harbor City suffering injury, or their legal representatives if death
results, while rendering assistance in another municipality shall
be entitled to all such benefits they would have realized if injury
or death had occurred in the performance of normal duties in the City
of Egg Harbor City.
