The membership of the Fire Department now existent or hereafter
organized shall be limited to 60 active members.
The Fire Department shall conduct its annual meeting at the
time provided for in its bylaws.
A.
Members of the Fire Department shall, by majority vote, elect the
following officers, which officers shall hold office for a term of
one year commencing on the first day of January following their election
or until their successors take office. The election of all officers
shall be subject to the approval and confirmation of the Township
Committee.
(1)
Battalion Chief.
(a)
The Battalion Chief shall have charge of his company and its
apparatus at all fires, subject to the command of his superior officer.
(b)
He shall see that apparatus and headquarters are kept clean
and respectable.
(c)
He shall make a report to the Fire Chief of all services rendered
by his company in response to alarms.
(d)
He shall record for this purpose the names of the members responding
to roll call upon arrival at headquarters.
(e)
The Battalion Chief shall be subordinate to the command of the
Assistant Chief.
(f)
To be elected Battalion Chief, a member must have been elected
to the office of Captain and held such office for one term. The office
need not have been held immediately preceding election to a higher
rank.
(2)
Captain.
(a)
To be elected Captain, a member must have been elected to the
office of Lieutenant and held such office for one term. The office
need not have been held immediately preceding election to a higher
rank.
(b)
He shall assist the Battalion Chief in submitting a report to
the Fire Chief of all services rendered by their company.
(c)
He shall be subordinate to the command of the Battalion Chief.
(4)
Secretary. He shall perform the usual duties commensurate with this
office.
B.
The Fire Department may create other offices as it may require; provided,
however, that the office, its term and the manner of election are
regulated by the bylaws of the Fire Department and this chapter.
C.
No member of the Fire Department shall be eligible for election to
any office unless he has been a member of the Fire Department for
three years and has attended 50% of the required fire duty pursuant
to this chapter one year and 11 months preceding his election.
D.
No person shall be promoted, assume or be assigned any fire service
position, the duties of which include the management of emergency
operations, unless that person has satisfied the following requirements:
(1)
Has obtained Firefighter 1 Certification issued by the Division of
Fire Safety.
(2)
Has three years of documented experience in the fire service. This
shall require three years as a firefighter and shall not include time
spent in an Explorer or Junior Firefighter program.
(3)
Has attended a twelve-hour Basic Incident Management Course offered
by or approved by the Division of Fire Safety.
A.
The Fire Department shall certify to the Township Committee at its
next regular meeting the results of any election held, and the election
shall be subject to the confirmation or rejection by the Township
Committee.
B.
In the event of rejection by the Township Committee, a second election
shall be held by the Fire Department at its next regular meeting.
The name of the officer or officers elected at the second election
shall be submitted to the Township Committee for its confirmation
or rejection. Should the Township Committee reject the second officer
elected, subsequent elections shall be held in the manner hereinabove
prescribed until the Township Committee confirms and approves an officer
or officers.
