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Absecon Council introduces ordinance to raise off‑duty police detail rate
Summary
The council introduced Ordinance 12‑2025 to increase the off‑duty police detail rate in a two‑step raise (an immediate $5 increase and another $5 in 2026); officials said the cost will be borne by contractors who hire officers through a third‑party scheduler and not by the city’s general fund.
Absecon City’s council introduced Ordinance 12‑2025 on first reading to raise the pay officers receive for off‑duty (detail) assignments, saying the change is intended to match neighboring municipalities and help retain personnel.
Council discussion centered on making the city’s detail rate “comparable to other towns,” a point raised by a councilmember during the session. The police chief explained the increase will be implemented in two steps: a $5 increase now and another $5 beginning in 2026. "It's gonna be a 2 step process," the chief said, adding that "the money does not come from the city" and instead comes from the contractor that requires the detail and pays the third‑party scheduler.
Council members asked for clarification about who covers the cost; the chief reiterated that a third party administers scheduling and the contractor hiring the detail pays the increased rate, which the council said avoids drawing funds from the city budget. The presiding officer noted the ordinance will be posted and "laid over and published according to law," with a public hearing and final reading scheduled for 10/02/2025.
The ordinance was introduced by motion and will return for a public hearing and second reading before any final vote.
