[Adopted 1-11-1983]
[Amended 9-6-2016 by Ord.
No. 16-10]
In the event of an emergency, any police officer
of the Township of Lopatcong, the Township of Greenwich, Town of Phillipsburg
or Township of Holland, or of the New Jersey State Police, acting
in the performance of their duty, may request the Pohatcong Township
Chief of Police or any other officer on duty for mutual aid and assistance
within the Townships of Greenwich and Lopatcong, the Town of Phillipsburg,
the Borough of Alpha (as long as serviced by the Town of Phillipsburg),
and the Township of Holland.
[Amended 9-6-2016 by Ord.
No. 16-10]
Police of this Township may, upon such request
in the event of emergency, respond to the request and render police
assistance in the Townships of Greenwich, Lopatcong and Holland, the
Town of Phillipsburg and the Borough of Alpha. Police of this Township
shall not be obligated to respond to such request for assistance and
shall not respond if, in their judgment and discretion, responding
would jeopardize public safety in this Township. Any police officer
of Pohatcong Township responding to such request and rendering police
assistance:
A.
Shall, while engaged in such assistance, have such
rights and immunities as he may otherwise enjoy in the performance
of his normal duties in this Township.
B.
Shall, if he suffers a casualty or death while engaged
in such assistance, be entitled to all salary, pension rights, worker's
compensation and other benefits to which such officer would be entitled
if such casualty or death occurred in the performance of his normal
duties for the Township of Pohatcong.
[Amended 9-6-2016 by Ord.
No. 16-10]
This article shall take effect with respect
to each municipality upon its adoption of a reciprocal ordinance and
mutual aid/intermunicipal agreement incorporating the terms of this
article and any other terms and conditions mutually agreed upon by
the respective municipalities; provided, however, that any and all
existing mutual aid agreements with any municipality as of the effective
date of this article are hereby ratified.
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Editor’s Note: Former § 37-4, When effective, was
repealed 9-6-2016 by Ord. No. 16-10.
