[Adopted 10-20-1997 by Ord. No. 97-23]
The Township shall hereby cooperate with all
other municipalities which adopt a similar reciprocal ordinance providing
for intermunicipal police assistance in times of emergency.
This intermunicipal assistance will be provided
if and when the Township of North Brunswick has 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, which has enacted a similar reciprocal ordinance,
may experience a similar emergency requiring additional police assistance.
A.
The Director of Police of the Township of North Brunswick
or the highest ranking officer on duty at the time is hereby authorized
to request assistance from the Chief/Director of Police or highest
ranking officer on duty of the police departments of other municipalities
for intermunicipal police assistance during and/or after an emergency
situation.
B.
The Director of Police of the Township of North Brunswick
or the highest ranking officer on duty at the time shall provide assistance
to another municipality or municipalities making a valid request to
supply such personnel and equipment to the extent possible without
endangering person or property within the Township of North Brunswick.
Members of the North Brunswick Police Department
supplying emergency assistance to another municipality shall have
the same powers and authority as have the members of the Police Department
of the municipality in which said assistance is being rendered. Additionally,
said members shall also have, while so acting, said rights and immunities
as they may otherwise enjoy in the performance of their normal duties
within the Township of North Brunswick.
The Township of North Brunswick shall, upon
providing assistance to another municipality which has enacted a similar
intermunicipal assistance ordinance, assume the cost and expense of
providing said personnel and equipment to the requesting municipality;
excepting such instances when the requesting municipality receives
state or federal aid as reimbursement or if private concerns are involved
and the requesting municipality receives reimbursement. Therefore,
in this event, the costs incurred by the Township shall be submitted
to the municipality which requested assistance for reimbursement.
At such times that an emergency may occur and
intermunicipal police aid is requested, the Chief/Director of Police
of the municipality wherein said emergency situation exists shall
be the senior ranking officer of all members of any police department
rendering assistance within the boundaries of said municipality.
In the event that any member of a police force
summoned pursuant to an agreement to render assistance suffers injury
or death in the performance of his or her duties, he/she or his/her
designee or legal representative shall be entitled to such salary,
pension rights, workmen's compensation or other benefits as would
have accrued if such injury or death had occurred in the performance
of his or her normal duties.
A copy of this article shall be transmitted
to the Municipal Clerk of each municipality in Middlesex County no
later than five business days following its adoption. The Clerk of
the Township of North Brunswick shall maintain a record of all such
similar ordinances adopted by other municipalities.
