[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Rockaway 10-14-1971 by Ord. No. 5-71 as Ch. 12,
Art. III, of the 1971 Code of Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fire Department rules and regulations — See Ch. A264.
The Fire Department for the Borough shall be
known as the "Rockaway Fire Department."
The purpose and intent of the Fire Department
shall be to preserve and protect property from fire during such fires
as may occur in the Borough and vicinity.
A.
The Fire Department shall be governed by the rules
and regulations made from time to time by the Mayor and Council concerning
the duties of the Department.
B.
The Department shall be under the control of the Mayor
and Council and may be disbanded by the Mayor and Council at any time
whenever they shall see fit and proper to do so.
The Fire Department shall be a volunteer department,
and it shall render its services without receiving pay or compensation.
[Added 2-25-2016 by Ord.
No. 04-16]
A.
As a nonprofit
organization holding tax exempt status under N.J.S.A. 54:4-3.10, the
Rockaway Fire Department Association shall be exempt from the payment
of construction permit fees, zoning permit fees, and bingo/raffle
fees upon presentation and filing of the form prescribed by N.J.S.A.
54:4-4.4, which demonstrates tax exempt status, with the Borough Tax
Assessor.
B.
After the
initial presentation of the form demonstrating tax exempt status of
the Rockaway Fire Department Association, the Borough Tax Assessor
shall file the certificate for future reference. If the form, on its
face, appears to be outdated or inaccurate, the Borough Tax Assessor
may refuse to grant any exemption unless and until a current and valid
form is shown and filed.
C.
The Rockaway
Fire Department Association shall maintain a copy of a current and
valid form demonstrating tax exempt status with the Borough Tax Assessor.
