[Adopted 3-31-2005 by Ord. No. 14-2005]
For the convenience of those persons and entities
which utilize the services of off-duty law enforcement officers of
the Egg Harbor City Police Department and to authorize the outside
employment of City Police while off duty, the City of Egg Harbor City
hereby establishes a policy regarding the use of said officers.
A.
Members of the Police Department shall be permitted
to accept police-related employment for private employers or school
districts only during off-duty hours and at such time as will not
interfere with the efficient performance of regularly scheduled or
emergency duty for the City.
B.
Any person or entity wishing to employ off-duty police
shall first obtain the approval of the Chief of Police/Public Safety
Director, which approval shall be granted if, in the opinion of the
Chief of Police/Public Safety Director, such employment would not
be inconsistent with the efficient functioning and good reputation
of the Police Department, and would not unreasonably endanger or threaten
the safety of the officer or officers who are to perform the work.
A.
Any person or entity requesting the services of an off-duty law enforcement officer in the City of Egg Harbor City Police Department shall estimate the number of hours such law enforcement services are required, which estimate shall be approved in writing by the Chief of Police/Public Safety Director and shall establish an escrow account sufficient to cover the rates of compensation and administrative fees as set forth in § 61-24 for the total estimated hours of service.
B.
Prior to posting any request for services of off-duty
law enforcement officers, the Chief of Police/Public Safety Director
or his/her designee shall verify that the balance in the escrow account
of the person or entity requesting services is sufficient to cover
the compensation and fees for the number of hours specified in the
request for services. The Chief of Police/Public Safety Director shall
not post a request for services from any person or entity unless all
fees and compensation required in the manner described above have
been deposited with the Chief Financial Officer. No officer shall
provide any services for more hours than are specified in the request
for services.
C.
In the event the funds in such an escrow account should
become depleted, services of off-duty law enforcement officers shall
cease and requests for further or future services shall not be performed
or posted until additional funds have been deposited in the escrow
account in the manner prescribed above.
D.
The person or entity requesting such services shall
be responsible for ensuring that sufficient funds remain in the escrow
account in order to avoid any interruption of services.
All requests to the City of Egg Harbor City
for the services of off-duty law enforcement officers in the City
of Egg Harbor City for a period of one week or longer shall be forwarded
to the Chief of Police/Public Safety Director for posting at least
10 days before such services are required. Any law enforcement officers,
when so employed by the City of Egg Harbor City, shall be treated
as an employee of the City of Egg Harbor City; provided, however,
that wages earned for outside employment shall not be applied toward
the pension benefits of law enforcement officers so employed, nor
shall hours worked for outside employment be considered in any way
compensable as overtime.
A.
Rates of compensation for contracting the services
of off-duty law enforcement officers shall include an administrative
fee to cover the cost of social security, overhead, and out-of-pocket
expenses incurred by the City of Egg Harbor City. The actual compensation
rate paid to the off-duty law enforcement officers shall be determined
by the negotiated contract.
B.
Rates of compensation established.
[Amended 12-14-2017 by Ord. No.
15-2017]
(1)
Rates of compensation for contracting the services of Egg Harbor
City law enforcement officers working extra duty positions/jobs are
established as follows:
(2)
The rate to be paid any officer providing approved extra duty services
pursuant to this provision shall be $65 per hour when the rate of
compensation paid to the City is at least the amount paid to the City
by private vendors. The rate to be paid to any officer providing extra
duty services to a governmental agency shall be the amount paid by
the outside agency pursuant to the terms of the grant; however, if
services are provided for the school board, the rate shall be $65
per hour.
(3)
The above rates may be adjusted by City Council through a resolution
amending the rates herein listed and shall be reviewed with the PBA
every two years. Same shall be subject to negotiations at that time.
