[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Clayton 12-30-1976 by Ord. No.
76-14. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Police Department — See Ch. 21.
The Borough of Clayton 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 chapter shall become effective as to each and every other municipality
within the County of Gloucester at such times that said municipalities
have in the past or may in the future adopt an ordinance providing
for the same terms and conditions as set forth herein.
The Borough of Clayton 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 Borough of Clayton shall make no claim for reimbursement from
any municipality for damages, injuries, wages and the like for aid
rendered by the members of its Police Department through any other
community adopting an ordinance with the same terms as this chapter.
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:14-156.1 et seq., the members
of the Police Department of the Borough of Clayton and any other municipality
passing an ordinance with the same terms and conditions as this chapter,
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 that an emergency may occur and intermunicipal
police aid is requested, the Chief of Police of the municipality wherein
said emergency exists shall be the senior ranking officer of all members
of any Police Department which may be rendering assistance within
the confines of said municipality.
