[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Mount Arlington as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Adopted 6-20-1990 as Ord. No. 90-6]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-26 and N.J.S.A. 40A:14-156.1, the
Mayor and Borough Clerk of the Borough of Mount Arlington are hereby
authorized to execute and attest separate mutual aid agreements with
the Township of Roxbury, Township of Jefferson, Borough of Netcong,
Township of Mine Hill and the Township of Mount Olive for fire protection
services in the event of an emergency, such agreements to be subject
to the following terms and conditions to be included in the agreements
executed among the borough and the respective municipalities:
A.Â
Each
part agrees that in the event of a fire emergency within the municipal
jurisdiction of the other party, fire protection services and assistance
will be provided upon request and to the extent reasonably possible
without endangering persons or property within the municipality rendering
such assistance.
B.Â
All
mutual fire aid rendered pursuant to the mutual aid agreement shall
be provided without charge or expense to the municipality receiving
such assistance. Each party to the mutual aid agreement acknowledges
that in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:14-26 it shall be solely responsible
for the provisions of any and all salary and other benefits for its
firemen, whether paid or volunteer, rendering assistance within the
other municipality to the same extent as if such firemen were performing
their duties within the municipality providing the assistance.
C.Â
Any
mutual aid agreement shall have an initial term of one year and shall
be automatically renewed for additional and successive one-year terms,
unless and until one of the parties to the agreement elects to terminate
the agreement by the adoption of an ordinance and delivery of a copy
of the ordinance to the Clerk of the other municipality.
A mutual aid agreement authorized by this article shall be entered into by the Borough of Mount Arlington, in the County of Morris, State of New Jersey, with a municipality named in § 8-1 of this article only after such municipality has adopted an ordinance authorizing such agreement, which ordinance shall contain provisions similar to those set forth in § 8-1 of this article.
[Adopted 10-11-1999 by Ord. No. 99-11]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-156 et seq., N.J.S.A. 40:8A-1 et
seq. and as otherwise provided by law, the Mayor and Municipal Clerk
are hereby authorized to execute a mutual aid agreement with the County
of Morris and the municipalities within the County of Morris for the
provision of supplemental law enforcement assistance in the event
of an emergency, disaster or widespread crisis, which agreement shall
include but not be limited to the following terms and conditions:
A.Â
Each
party agrees that in the event of an emergency, disaster or widespread
crisis within the municipal jurisdiction of any other party, the appropriate
services and assistance will be provided upon request and to the extent
reasonably possible without endangering persons or property within
the municipality rendering such assistance.
B.Â
All
mutual aid rendered pursuant to the mutual aid agreement and the Morris
County Regional Emergency Deployment System (MCREDS) Plan shall be
provided without charge or expense to the municipality receiving such
assistance. By executing the mutual aid agreement, each party acknowledges
that it shall be solely responsible for the provision of any and all
salary and other benefits for its personnel, whether paid or volunteer,
rendering assistance within the other municipality to the same extent
as if such personnel were performing their duties within the municipality
providing the assistance.
C.Â
The
mutual aid agreement shall have an initial term of one year and 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 providing prior written notice to the other parties to
the agreement.
