[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Montville by Ord. No. 1308 as Ch. 2.100 of the 1998 Code. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
A.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-156 and N.J.S.A. 40A:14-156.1,
the appropriate Township officials are hereby authorized to execute
separate mutual aid agreements with the Town of Boonton, Boonton Township,
East Hanover Township, Fairfield, Kinnelon, Lincoln Park, Mountain
Lakes, Parsippany-Troy Hills and West Caldwell for the provisions
of police assistance in the event of an emergency, subject to the
following terms and conditions which shall be expressly included in
the agreements executed between the Township of Montville and the
respective parties.
B.
Each party agrees that, in the event of a police emergency
within the jurisdiction of the other party, law enforcement services
and assistance will be provided upon request and to the extent reasonably
possible without endangering persons or property within the jurisdiction
of the party rendering such assistance.
All mutual police aid rendered pursuant to such
agreements shall be provided without charge or expense to the party
receiving such assistance. Each party to the mutual aid agreement
acknowledges that, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:14-156, it shall
be solely responsible for the provision of any and all salary and
other benefits for members of the Police Department and force rendering
assistance within the other jurisdiction to the same extent as if
such members of the Police Department and force were performing their
duties within the jurisdiction of the party providing the assistance.
Each party to the mutual aid agreement agrees
to provide the other party with proof of insurance coverage for injuries
or damage caused by or to the members of the Police Department and
vehicles rendering mutual aid assistance within its jurisdiction.
All such mutual aid agreements shall have an
initial term of one year, and they 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 formal
action in a manner consistent with law and written notice for the
same is provided to the other party, by certified mail addressed to
the Mayor, Municipal Clerk or other person authorized to accept service.
