[Adopted 8-14-2002 by Ord. No. 38-2002]
There is hereby established in the Township
of Wall a length of service award program (LOSAP) to reward members
of the volunteer first aid squads for their loyal, diligent and devoted
services to the residents of the Township of Wall. This LOSAP is created
pursuant to the Emergency Services Volunteer Length of Service Award
Program Act, N.J.S.A. 40A:14-183, and the regulations promulgated
thereunder at N.J.A.C. 5:30-14.1, et seq.
For the purposes of this article, the operative
words and terms shall have the meanings set forth in N.J.S.A. 40A:14-184,
and N.J.A.C. 5:30-14.1, as those provisions may be amended and supplemented
from time to time.
The Wall Township LOSAP shall provide for fixed annual contributions to a deferred income account for each volunteer member that meets the criteria set forth in § 18-14 hereof. Such contributions shall be made in accordance with a plan that shall be established by the Township Committee pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-183 et seq., and such plan shall be administered in accordance with the laws and regulations of the State of New Jersey pertaining thereto, the United States Internal Revenue Code and this article. The plan shall have the following provisions:
A.
Benefits will become fully vested upon the completion
of five years of active volunteer emergency service.
B.
There shall be a forfeiture provision for a break
of service of five consecutive years prior to vesting.
C.
Benefits shall be payable after 15 years of service,
at age 55, or upon another qualifying event pursuant to law.
D.
As required by N.J.S.A. 40A:14-188, points will be
awarded according to certain criteria. To qualify for the full award
for a calendar year under the plan, an active volunteer member shall
be required to accrue 500 points in that calendar year.
E.
The plan shall provide for a credit for up to 10 years
of prior service based on the same criteria.
The Wall Township LOSAP shall provide for annual
contributions to each eligible active volunteer member of a first
aid squad who meets the following criteria:
A.
One year as an active volunteer member of the Wall
Township First Aid and Rescue Squad or the Wall Community First Aid
Squad; and
B.
The amount of the award for a year under the program
shall be based upon the points accrued in a calendar year in accordance
with the following point schedule:
(1)
Ten points for responding in an ambulance to a dispatched
emergency or dispatched unscheduled assignment;
(2)
Three points for immediately responding to the squad
headquarters for such a call, but being unable to respond in the ambulance
due to impossibility, such as the ambulance being in service or fully
staffed prior to the member's arrival at the squad headquarters;
(3)
Eight points for responding and remaining with the
ambulance for scheduled events, such as local school athletic events,
parades and special events sponsored by the Township which benefit
from the presence of the emergency service organization;
(4)
Five points for attendance at a drill, training session,
or other recognized continuing education event;
(5)
Three points to be awarded at the discretion of a
Squad Captain;
(6)
Three points for washing or other maintenance of ambulances
or squad equipment;
(7)
Three hundred points for a full year of service as
Squad Captain;
(8)
Two hundred points for a full year of service as 1st
Lieutenant;
(9)
One hundred fifty points for a full year of service
as 2nd Lieutenant;
(10)
One hundred points for a full year of service as Sergeant;
(11)
One hundred points for a full year of service as Engineer;
(12)
Two hundred points for a full year of service as President;
(13)
Two hundred points for a full year of service as Vice
President;
(14)
Two hundred fifty points for a full year of service
as Secretary;
(15)
Two hundred fifty points for a full year of service
as Treasurer;
(16)
One hundred fifty points for a full year of service
as trustee;
(17)
Fifty points for a full year of service as crew chief.
The Wall Township LOSAP shall provide for annual
contributions in the minimum amount of $100 and the maximum amount
of $1,000, subject to periodic consumer price index increases pursuant
to law.
The Wall Township LOSAP shall provide for not more than 10 years of credit for prior active emergency service prior to the establishment of the plan. Prior service credit shall be subject to the same minimum and maximum annual amounts as set forth in § 18-15 hereof and shall be credited based upon the same criteria as set forth in § 18-14 hereof. Only active volunteer members shall be eligible for prior service credit. The amount of the prior service contribution for each member shall be paid over a ten-year period, subject to the maximum annual contribution per member as established by law.
The estimated cost of the Wall Township LOSAP
program has been calculated as follows:
This article shall take effect on January 1,
2003; provided, however, that it is approved by the voters of the
Township in a public question to be placed on the ballot of the general
election to be held on November 5, 2002.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The voters did approve the
public question at the general election.
