1st Reading - Jersey City

Continuation of City Ordinance11-011 . page 7il Any off-duty assignments over eight (8) hours shall be paid at a time and a half ratebeginning with the ninth hour.il Fee for police vehicle and fuel per hour or par thereof: $10. 00. The necessity fora police vehicle at a paricular site wil be at the, determination of the DistrictCommander of the distrct of the detaiL.il The minimum period of compensation shall be four (4) hours.il An offcer who is compensated for this minimum' period because of. a latecancellation under subsection Gor because of early termination of an assignmentmay not accept additional off-duty assignments during that p~riod.F. Administrative Costs. An additional fee of$S.OO per offcer per höur is hereby established tocover administrative costs, overhead and out-of-pocket expenses of the City of Jersey City. This,additional fee shall not be charged to a nonprofit organization for an event in a City owned buildingnor to the Jersey City Housing Authority.The aforesaid rates shall be reviewed every three (3) years commencing Januar 1, 2014.(l&)G. Cancellatio'n. (In the event that the peison 01 entity iequesthig the services of off-duty lawenföicemènt offceis failsto contat the City ofJêlsey City Police Depaitinerit at least eigllt ¡lOuis- piioi to the scheduled start time to eaneel tiie job, 01 the offieei Vioiks less than foUl hoUls aiid thejob is eompleted, tiie offieei is entitled to be paid foi a minimum of foUl hoUls at tiie iate of'eo~npensationsetfortiin Subsection D.) 'A perspective employer who fails to notify the Chief ofPolice at least twelve (12) hours before the commencement of services shall compensate theoffcer(s) for four (4) hours.fFH. Public emergency. (The ChiefofPoliee 01 his 01 hei designee shallhave the autlioiity to oidei aiiypoliee officei engad in off-duty assignments within the City to iespond to an emeigeney situationwithin the City ofJelsoy City. ThCCliiefofPoliee 01 his oihei designee shall also have tiie iight toOidei aiiy off-duty assignmeiit to be teiininated whenevei said assignment eieates an unacceptaleiisk to tiie health, safety aiid welfaie oftlieoff-duty officei andloi the citizens of the City ofJelseyCity. In the event tliat a police offieer is assigned to aii emeigency situation, the ChiefofPoliee 01his 01 hei designee shall mak note ofsaid off-duty assigllnent. In any situation wheie an off-dtltypolice officei is called to an emeigenoy sittlation, said pei son 01 entity shaIl not be iesponsible foltiie payment oftlie offeelshoUlry iate, administiative fee 01 aiiy otliei feçs to tiie City of City ofJei soy City until Stlcli time as said police officei andloi equipment i ettlllS to the assignmeiit 1" ithtiie off-dtlty einployei.) The Chief of Police shall have the authority, to order any police offcerengaged in off-duty assignments to respond to ar emergency. The Chief of Police may terminate anassignment whenever said assignment creates an unacceptable risk to the off-duty offcer or to the'citizens of the City of City of Jersey City. If an off-duty assignent is cancelled or terminated bythe Chief of Police, the employer shall not be responsible for any compensation or fees until theoffcer returns to the assignment.B. All ordinances and part of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.C. The City Clerk shall have this ordinance codified and incorporated inoffcial copies of the JerseyCity Code.D. This ordinance shall take effect at the time and in the manner as provided by law.E. The City Clerk and the corporation Counsel may change any chapter numbers, aricle numbers andsection numbers if codification of this ordinance reveals a conflct between those numbers and the existingcode, in,order to av~id confusion and possible accidental repealers of existing provisions.APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORMCertification Required 0Not Required 0Corpijon CounselAPPROVED:APPROVED:Business Admlnlstrior