[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Washington
8-21-2000 by Ord. No. 21-00. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fire Department — See Ch. 13.
A Length of Service Awards Program (LOSAP) is herewith created in accordance
with Chapter 388 of the Laws of 1997,[1] to reward active volunteer members of the Township of Washington
Fire Department and Long Valley First Aid Squad for their loyal, diligent
and devoted services to the residents of the Township of Washington.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 40A:14-183 et seq.
The LOSAP shall provide for fixed annual contributions to a deferred-income
account for each volunteer member that meets the criteria set forth below;
that such contributions shall be made in accordance with a plan that shall
be established by the Township of Washington pursuant to P.L. 1997, c.388:
and that such plan shall be administered in accordance with the laws of the
State of New Jersey, the United States Internal Revenue Code and this chapter.
The LOSAP shall provide for annual contributions to each eligible member
that meets the following criteria each calendar year January 1 through December
31:
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Points
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Amount
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64 or greater
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$1,150*
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50 to 64
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$575**
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0 to 49 points
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$0
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NOTES:
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*As a threshold qualification, in the case of a member of the Fire Department,
a minimum of 25 points must be earned in the "Participation in Fire Company
Responses" category, while in the case of a First Aid Squad member, a minimum
of 10 points must be earned in the "Incident Response" category.
[Amended 7-18-2005 by Ord. No. 25-05] | |
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**As a threshold qualification, in the case of a member of the Fire
Department, a minimum of 15 points must be earned in the "Participation in
Fire Company Responses" category, while in the case of a First Aid Squad member,
a minimum of 10 points must be earned in the "Incident Responses" category.
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The LOSAP shall provide for contributions as credit for no more than one year of prior (calendar year 2000) service for each eligible volunteer in accordance with the schedule set forth in § 17-3.
The estimated cost of the program has been calculated as follows:
Each volunteer member certified by the fire officers to be an active
member of the fire company for the applicable calendar year shall be credited
annually, on December 31, with points for volunteer services provided to the
Township of Washington Fire Department in accordance with the following schedule:
C.
Elected or appointed positions: 15 points maximum.
D.
Attendance at meetings: 12 points maximum.
(1)
Attendance at any official meeting of the fire company:
one point each meeting.
E.
Participation in fire company responses: 35 points maximum
for responding annually (physical response to incident required for credit)
to the following number of fire-related incidents that occurred in the calendar
year for the applicable fire company:
Each volunteer member certified by the line officers as an active member
of the Long Valley First Aid Squad for the applicable calendar year shall
be credited annually, on December 31, with points for volunteer services provided
to the Long Valley First Aid Squad in accordance with the following schedule:
A.
Training courses: 24 points maximum.
D.
Elected or appointed positions: 15 points maximum.
(1)
Completion of one-year term as a squad line officer:
10 points.
(2)
Completion of one-year term as a squad executive officer
(Squad President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary): five points.
(3)
Completion of one-year term as the Squad Vehicle Maintenance
Coordinator or Rescue Coordinator: five points.
E.
Attendance at meetings: 12 points maximum.
(1)
Attendance at any official meetings of the First Aid
Squad: one point per meeting.
F.
Incident responses: 35 points maximum.
[Amended 11-19-2001 by Ord.
No. 34-01]
(1)
Points.
(a)
At least 10%, but less than 15%, of emergency calls per
calendar year: 10 points.
(b)
At least 15%, but less than 20%, of emergency calls per
calendar year: 20 points.
(c)
At least 20%, but less than 25%, of emergency calls per
calendar year: 30 points.
(d)
At least 25% or greater of emergency calls per calendar
year: 35 points.
