[Adopted 12-6-1976 by Ord.
No. O-14-76]
The Township of Franklin hereby establishes a reciprocal agreement with
each and every municipality within the County of Gloucester for intermunicipal
police assistance at times of any and all emergencies. This article shall
become effective as to each and every other municipality within the County
of Gloucester at such time as the said municipality has in the past or may
in the future adopt an ordinance providing for the same terms and conditions
as set forth herein.
The Township of Franklin hereby agrees to maintain all expenses incurred
by members of its Municipal Police Department for emergency assistance rendered
within or without the boundaries of this community. The Township of Franklin
shall make no claim for reimbursement from any municipality for damages, injuries,
wages and the like, for aid rendered by members of its Police Department to
any other community adopting an ordinance with the same terms of this article.
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:14-156.1 et seq., the members of the
Police Department of the Township of Franklin, and any other municipality
adopting an ordinance with the same terms and conditions as this article,
while on duty rendering assistance to any other municipality shall have the
same powers, authority and immunities as have the members of the police force
of the municipality in which such assistance is being rendered.
At such times as an emergency may occur and intermunicipal police aid
is requested, the Chief of Police of the municipality wherein the said emergency
exists shall be the senior ranking officer of any Police Department which
may be rendering assistance within the confines of the said municipality.