[Adopted 4-10-2001 by Ord. No. 6-2001]
For the convenience of those persons and entities
which utilize the services of off-duty law enforcement officers of
the Mullica Township Police Department, and to authorize the outside
employment of Township police while off duty, the Township hereby
establishes a policy regarding the use of said officers.
A.
Members of the Police Department shall be permitted
to accept police-related employment for private employers or school
districts only during off-duty hours and at such time as will not
interfere with the efficient performance of regularly scheduled or
emergency duty for the Township.
B.
Any person or entity wishing to employ off-duty police
shall first obtain the approval of the Chief of Police, which approval
shall be granted if, in the opinion of the Chief, such employment
would not be inconsistent with the efficient functioning and good
reputation of the Police Department and would not unreasonably endanger
or threaten the safety of the officer or officers who are to perform
the work.
A.
Any person or entity requesting the services of an
off-duty law enforcement officer in the Mullica Township Police Department
shall estimate the number of hours such law enforcement services are
required, which estimate shall be approved in writing by the Chief
of Police and shall be established in an escrow account with the Chief
Finance Officer of the Township by depositing an amount sufficient
to cover the rates of compensation and administrative fees set forth
in § 44-13 for the total estimated hours of service.
B.
Prior to posting any request for services of off-duty
law enforcement officers, the Chief of Police or his designee shall
verify that the balance in the escrow account of the person or entity
requesting services is sufficient to cover the compensation and fees
for the number of hours specified in the request for services. The
Chief of Police shall not post a request for services from any person
or entity unless all fees and compensation required in the manner
described above have been deposited with the Chief Finance Officer.
No officer shall provide any such services for more hours than are
specified in the request for services.
C.
In the event the funds in such an escrow account should
become depleted, services of off-duty law enforcement officers shall
cease, and requests for further or future services shall not be performed
or posted until additional funds have been deposited in the escrow
account in the manner prescribed above.
D.
The person or entity requesting such services shall
be responsible for ensuring that sufficient funds remain in the escrow
account in order to avoid any interruption of services.
All requests to the Township for the services
of off-duty law enforcement officers in the Mullica Township Police
Department shall be forwarded to the Chief of Police. Any law enforcement
officer, when so employed by the Township, shall be treated as an
employee of the Township; provided, however, that wages earned for
outside employment shall not be applied toward the pension benefits
of law enforcement officers so employed nor shall hours worked for
outside employment be considered in any way compensable as overtime.
[Amended 7-26-2011 by Ord. No. 8-2011; 3-25-2014 by Ord. No. 4-2014]
A.
Rates of compensation for contracting the services of off-duty law
enforcement officers shall be based on the overtime rate of a patrolman
with six or more years in rank. Rates of compensation for contracting
the services of off-duty law enforcement officers are established
as in the current P.B.A. contract.
B.
An additional fee of 60% of the patrolman's rate is hereby established
to cover administrative costs, overhead, and out-of-pocket expenses
of the Township of Mullica.
[Amended 4-11-2017 by Ord. No. 3-2017]
