beverage activity during the summer months when the seaside attractions lure people for vacations and weekend getaways.

The departments selected to implement this program will be encouraged to select retail licensed establishments based upon complaints and to seek out cooperating licensed premises. Agencies are required to submit letters of intent to participate from the retail licensed establishments that they plan to work with. The division recommends that two off-duty police officers be assigned to work in four-hour shifts. The ABC will reimburse the departments for their officers for overtime rate not to exceed $60.00 per hour. Deterrence will be a major component of this effort. Cooperating retail licensed establishments will post signs and other materials warning underage individuals that the program can be operating at any time on the licensed premises. Program participants will be required to submit to the ABC weekly timesheets and arrest data to monitor the results of the program.

E. Qualifications needed by Applicant to be considered for funding:

For the Summer Shore Initiative 2025, municipalities in New Jersey that are a shore community or that may be considered a gateway to a shore community.

F. Procedures for Eligible Organizations to apply:

Proposal Format for Summer Shore Initiative 2025:

  1. A letter from the municipal police department requesting funding for the program must contain the following:
  2. A description of the municipality as a shore community or a gateway to a shore community;
  3. That during the summer season, a noticeable influx of individuals under the age of 21 is seen in the municipality; and

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