New Jersey § 52:27d-118

§ 52:27d-118.

Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of section 3 of P.L.1979, c. 118 ( C.52:27D-118.3 ), the amounts appropriated in any State fiscal year beginning after June 30, 1985

for distribution to municipalities under the provisions of P.L.1979, c. 118 ( C.52:27D-118.1 et seq. ) shall be apportioned as follows: a. Any municipality which received State aid under P.L.1979, c. 118 ( C.52:27D-118.1 et seq. ) during the 1985 State fiscal year shall first be apportioned, as matching funds

pursuant to subsection a. of section 3 thereof, 1 the greatest of the following amounts: (1) the amount received during the 1985 local

budget year; (2) the amount received in any previous local budget year; or (3) the

amount to which the municipality is entitled in any subsequent local budget year. b. A municipality which is entitled to such aid on or after the effective date of

this supplementary act, but which did not receive such aid during the 1985 local budget

year, shall then be apportioned the amount for which it qualifies. c. 65% of any amount appropriated above that required under subsections a. and b.

of this section, and appropriated for additional police services shall then be apportioned

to qualifying municipalities to provide a uniform percentage increase in the amount

apportioned to these municipalities. The amount so apportioned shall be made available exclusively to allow employment

of full-time police officers regularly assigned uniformed patrol duties in addition

to the number of full-time police officers employed by the municipality and regularly

assigned to uniformed patrol duties on January 31, 1985. In order to continue receiving funds for this purpose after the effective date of this amendatory act , a municipality shall be required to maintain the number of full-time police officers employed and assigned uniformed patrol

duties as of January 1, 1986 less the number of officers who retired, resigned or

separated from the force involuntarily for reasons other than layoffs. d. The remaining amount appropriated for additional police services shall then be

available to provide assistance to nonqualifying municipalities which maintain a regularly

organized police force : (1) to employ full-time police officers regularly assigned uniformed patrol duties in

addition to the number of full-time police officers employed by the municipality and

regularly assigned to uniformed patrol duties on January 31, 1985 ; or (2) upon approval of the Director of the Division of Local Government Services,

to pay for additional overtime police patrol activities performed by full-time police

officers. The amount approved by the director for overtime activities shall be for the costs

of overtime activities of full-time police officers which exceed the cost of those

overtime activities in local budget year 1985. No municipality which is ineligible to receive a revenue sharing distribution pursuant

to P.L.1976, c. 73 ( C.54A:10-1 et seq. ), from the State in the 1985 local budget year shall be eligible for assistance pursuant to this subsection . Each eligible municipality may be apportioned an amount not to exceed that proportion

of the total amount available to all such municipalities as the number of full-time

police officers regularly assigned to uniformed patrol duties that it employed as

of January 31, 1985 bears to the entire number of such full-time officers employed

on that date by all such municipalities. In order to receive funds for this purpose, an eligible municipality shall be required

to provide from other sources at least 50% of the cost of employing the additional

police officers or providing additional overtime activities, as appropriate . e. Any two or more nonqualifying municipalities may join together under the “Interlocal

Services Act” (P.L.1973, c. 208, C.40:8A-1 et seq. ) for the purpose of receiving and expending funds pursuant to subsection d. above. The Director of the Division of Local Government Services, in contracting with such

municipalities pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1985, c. 170 ( C.52:27D-118.14 ) , is authorized to establish a matching requirement of 50% of the cost of employing

additional police officers or providing additional overtime activities, as appropriate . No more than 10% of the total available to nonqualifying municipalities may be distributed

under this subsection. 1

N.J.S.A. § 52:27D-118.13.