[Adopted 9-13-1999 by Ord. No. 600]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-156 et seq., N.J.S.A.
40:8A-1 et seq. and as otherwise provided by law, the Mayor and Municipal
Clerk are hereby authorized to execute a mutual aid agreement with
the County of Morris and the municipalities within the County of Morris
for the provision of supplemental law enforcement assistance in the
event of an emergency, disaster or widespread crisis, which agreement
shall include, but not be limited to, the following terms and conditions:
A.Â
Each party agrees that, in the event of an emergency,
disaster or widespread crisis within the municipal jurisdiction of
any other party, the appropriate services and assistance will be provided
upon request and to the extent reasonably possible without endangering
persons or property within the municipality rendering such assistance.
B.Â
All mutual aid rendered pursuant to the mutual aid
agreement and Morris County Regional Emergency Deployment System (MCREDS)
Plan shall be provided without charge or expense to the municipality
receiving such assistance. By executing the mutual aid agreement,
each party acknowledges that it shall be solely responsible for the
provision of any and all salary and other benefits for its personnel,
whether paid or volunteer, rendering assistance within the other municipality,
to the same extent as if such personnel were performing their duties
within the municipality providing the assistance.
C.Â
The mutual aid agreement shall have an initial term
of one year and shall be automatically renewed for additional and
successive one-year terms, unless and until one of the parties thereto
elects to terminate the agreement by providing prior written notice
to the other parties to the agreement.
