[HISTORY: Articles I and II adopted by the Township Committee (now Township Council) of the Township of Washington as indicated in article histories. Subsequent articles adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Washington as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fire Department — See Ch. 29.
Length-of-service awards program — See Ch. 96, Art. I.
[Adopted 9-24-1968 by Ord. No. 68-6 (Ch. 21, Art. I, of the 1985 Code)]
In the event a volunteer fireman of the Township of Washington has died or shall have died as a result of injuries sustained in the course of the performance of duty as a member of the Volunteer Fire Department of the Township of Washington, then his widow shall be eligible for an annual pension not to exceed the sum of $2,500 per year, which shall be payable upon the following terms and conditions as follows: $1,300 payable to the widow so long as she shall remain unmarried and the widow of the deceased fireman, and an additional sum to the widow of $400 for each minor child of the deceased fireman, not to exceed the sum of $1,200.
In the event the deceased fireman shall leave no widow surviving him but shall leave a minor child or children under the age of 18 years, then, in such event, the sum not to exceed $2,500 annually shall be paid to such minor child or children equally, share and share alike. Nothing in this section shall authorize an increase in any pension heretofore authorized by any ordinance or resolution.
The amount of money pursuant to §§ 33-1 and 33-2 shall be appropriated by the Township Council and paid annually to the designated widow or minor children.
The funds appropriated under §§ 33-1 and 33-2 of this article shall be provided for by the Township in its budget and shall be paid to the designated beneficiaries in the same manner as to other Township employees.
The initial payment of such pension shall be made as soon as funds are made available therefor and on the first of the month following the death of such fireman if said funds are available.
The date of the first payment of the pension and the total amount of said pension shall be determined by resolution of the Township Council of the Township of Washington.
[Adopted 5-27-1969 by Ord. No. 69-9 (Ch. 21, Art. II, of the 1985 Code)]
To be eligible for benefits under this article, the individual must have complied with the following:
A. 
Have entered the Township of Washington Fire Department subsequent to his 35th birthday.
B. 
Have qualified for death benefits under the constitution and bylaws of the New Jersey State Firemen's Association, except for the qualification contained in Subsection A.
C. 
Be not entitled to death benefits under the constitution and bylaws of the New Jersey State Firemen's Association.
Persons entitled to payment of death benefits under the constitution and bylaws of the New Jersey State Firemen's Association, upon the death of an individual who was qualified under the terms of § 33-7 of this article, shall be paid a sum equal to the death benefits paid by the New Jersey State Firemen's Association for firemen who joined the Volunteer Fire Department prior to the age of 35 years.
Upon the death of an individual who might qualify under the provisions of this article, the Fire Chief shall certify that person's qualifying or not qualifying to the Township Council of the Township of Washington, which shall pay the benefits set forth in the constitution and bylaws of the New Jersey State Firemen's Association to the persons named therein.