[Adopted 5-19-1997 by Ord. No. 1997-530]
The Borough hereby cooperates with all other municipalities
which adopt a similar reciprocal ordinance providing for intermunicipal
police assistance in times of emergency.
The intermunicipal assistance will be provided if and when the
Borough of Spotswood has an emergency within its boundaries requiring
additional police assistance to protect life and property, or to assist
in suppressing a riot or disorder, and whenever another municipality,
which has enacted a similar reciprocal ordinance, may experience a
similar emergency requiring additional police assistance.
The Chief of Police of the Borough of Spotswood is hereby authorized
to request assistance from the Chief or highest ranking officer on
duty of the Police Departments of other municipalities for intermunicipal
police assistance during and/or after an emergency situation.
The Chief of Police of the Borough of Spotswood or the highest
ranking officer on duty at the time shall provide assistance to another
municipality or municipalities making a valid request to supply such
personnel and equipment, to the extent possible without endangering
person or property within the Borough of Spotswood.
Members of the Borough of Spotswood Police Department supplying
emergency assistance to another municipality shall have the same powers
and authority, as have the members of the Police Department of the
municipality in which said assistance is being rendered. Additionally
said members shall also have, while so acting, said rights and immunities
as they may otherwise enjoy in the performance of their normal duties
within the Borough of Spotswood.
The Borough of Spotswood shall, upon providing assistance to
another municipality which has enacted a similar intermunicipal assistance
ordinance, assume the cost and expense of providing said personnel
and equipment to the requesting municipality, excepting such instances
when the requesting municipality receives state or federal aid as
reimbursement or if private concerns are involved and the requesting
municipality receives reimbursement. Therefore, in this event, the
costs incurred by the Borough shall be submitted to the municipality
which requested assistance, for reimbursement.
At such times that an emergency may occur and intermunicipal
police aid is requested, the Chief of Police of the municipality wherein
said emergency situation exists shall be the senior ranking officer
of all members of any Police Department rendering assistance within
the boundaries of said municipality.
In the event any member of a police force summoned pursuant
to an agreement to render assistance suffers injury or death in the
performance of his or her duties, he/she or his/her designee or legal
representatives shall be entitled to such salary, pension rights,
workmen's compensation or other benefits as would have accrued, if
such injury or death had occurred in the performance of his or her
normal duties.
A copy of this article shall be transmitted to the Municipal
Clerk of each municipality in Middlesex County, no later than five
business days following its adoption. The Clerk of the Borough of
Spotswood shall maintain a record of all such similar ordinances adopted
by other municipalities.
