[HISTORY: 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.
Firemen's benefits — See Ch. 33.
[Adopted 7-26-1999 by Ord. No. 99-10 (Ch. 59, Art. I, of the 1985 Code)]
A length of service awards program (LOSAP) is herewith created in accordance with Chapter 388 of the Laws of 1997 to reward members of the Township of Washington Volunteer Fire Department and the Township of Washington Volunteer Ambulance Corps for their loyal, diligent, and devoted services to the residents of the Township of Washington.
The LOSAP shall provide for fixed annual contributions to a deferred income account for each volunteer member that meets the criteria set forth below; 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 such plan shall be administered in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey, the United States Internal Revenue Code, and this article.
The LOSAP shall provide for annual contributions to each eligible member of the Township of Washington Volunteer Fire Department and the Township of Washington Volunteer Ambulance Corps who meets the criteria as follows:
A. 
Township of Washington Volunteer Fire Department criteria:
[Amended 12-19-2016 by Ord. No. 16-11]
(1) 
Attendance at Fire Department responses: 45 points maximum.
(a) 
One point will be earned for member in attendance at each Fire Department response.
(2) 
Drill attendance: 30 points maximum.
(a) 
Two points will be earned for member participation at each Fire Department, mutual aid and special drill.
(3) 
Training courses: 50 points maximum; points are earned for completed training course.
(a) 
Training/courses over 46 hours: 35 points.
(b) 
Training/courses between 21 to 45 hours: 30 points.
(c) 
Training/courses between 11 to 20 hours: 25 points.
(d) 
Training/courses between 6 to 10 hours: 15 points.
(e) 
Training/courses under 5 hours: 05 points.
(4) 
Holding an office: 25 points maximum.
(a) 
Chief/Deputy Chief: 25 points.
(b) 
Battalion Chief/Captain: 20 points.
(c) 
Lieutenant: 15 points.
(d) 
Fire Official/Inspector: 15 points.
(e) 
Director: 10 points.
(f) 
Executive Committee: 10 points.
(g) 
LOSAP Administrator: 10 points.
(5) 
Attendance at departmental meetings: 24 points maximum.
(a) 
Two points will be earned for member attendance at each Fire Department meeting.
(6) 
Longevity/service years. One point is earned for each calendar year beginning with member service start date.
(7) 
Attendance at parade(s): 15 points maximum.
(a) 
Five points will be earned for attendance at each parade.
(8) 
Miscellaneous official activities. Examples include, but are not limited to, the following: two points for each cleanup, wake, memorial service, Chief's call, work detail, stand-by, etc.
(9) 
Extra credit supervised by an officer: One point will be earned for each extra credit.
(10) 
Apparatus driver certification: 15 points maximum. Driver certification is a stand-alone event and not part of a training session.
(a) 
Initial certification: 15 points.
(b) 
Yearly re-evaluation: 10 points.
B. 
Township of Washington Volunteer Ambulance Corps criteria:
Category-1 Response to Ambulance Calls
Maximum Points per
Hour
Event
Month
Year
a)
Maximum points granted = 40. Points are credited based on below criteria and calculated/awarded on an annual basis:
3% of total annual calls
20
4% of total annual calls
25
9% of total annual calls
30
10% of total annual calls
35
18% or more
40
b)
Off-duty member response to a general alarm call or extra-help-needed alert in Township
2
c)
Off-duty member response, when summoned, to an actual MCI, irrespective of location
4
Category-2 Formal CEU Training
Maximum Points per
Hour
Event
Month
Year
Maximum points granted = 10. Points are credited based on below criteria, and can be credited whether or not the CEUs are needed for recertification:
a)
General CEU classes, core or elective, and at any location (per CEU hour)
1
b)
Defibrillator certification:
Initial certification course
8
Annual recertification course
4
Serving as EMT-D Agency Director for WTVAC
2
c)
CPR certification:
Initial course
8
Recertification course
4
Holding instructor's certification (points awarded per year for every year that such certification is held)
5
Every initial or recertification course given to MTVAC membership or to a group that has been approved by Captain or Executive Board (points awarded per instructor based on student/instructor ratio set by AHA)
10
d)
EMT-D certification:
Initial course
30
Receipt of recertification (points awarded only for year that recertification completed)
10
Category-3 Local Training/Drill Meetings
Maximum Points per
Hour
Event
Month
Year
Maximum points granted = 35. Points are credited based on below criteria:
a)
Attendance at Annual Disaster/MCI Plan Review Drill
3
b)
Attendance at defibrillator review drill
4
c)
Attendance at drill meeting covering DNRs
2
d)
Attendance at drill meeting covering radio communications
2
e)
Attendance at blood-borne pathogens lecture
2
f)
Attendance at other drill meetings (subjects to be approved by Captain and Executive Board)
1
Category-4 Assignment to Monthly Operating Schedule
Maximum points granted = 60. Points are credited on a monthly basis according to below criteria based on a maximum limit of 3 members per crew.
Members who obtain approved covers receive no credit for the time the covering member was on duty; the member who performs the cover receives the credit.
Member must be actually assigned on the operating schedule to duty tours as listed below, and is based on a maximum of 3 members per crew, any combination of 3 below-listed day-night-weekend crew assignments is acceptable as long as assignment is made and/or approved by Captain and total time equates to a minimum of 60 duty hours at end of month.
Assignment as "extra help" does not qualify.
Category-4 Assignment to Monthly Operating Schedule (continued)
Maximum Points per
Hour
Event
Month
Year
a)
Day crew member assigned to Crews A through E for minimum monthly total of
Mon. to Fri.
7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
+ 36 hrs.
b)
Night crew member assigned to Crews 1 through 5 for minimum monthly total of
Mon. to Fri.
7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
+ 36 hrs.
c)
Weekend crew member assigned to W/E duty crew for minimum monthly total of
Sat. to Sun.
7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
+ 24 hrs.
Minimum total per member: 36 hrs. + 24 hrs. per month
60 hrs.
5
d)
Holds a crew chief rating
3
e)
Holds a qualified driver rating
2
f)
Scheduled assignment beyond the above minimum per operating schedule and/or assigned by Captain; points awarded per assignment as listed on schedule or as per twelve-hour duty tour, whichever is less. Examples are on-call stand-by status to back up a duty crew that may be lacking regularly assigned members or members lacking experience (listed as "Pager Stand-by" on operating schedule, stand-by at sports events such as H.S. football games while in or out of service for other calls, etc.)
2
g)
Minimum of a twelve-hour day, night or weekend crew assignment on a national, religious, or customary holiday which includes the following, irrespective of which day of the week such holiday falls on:
3
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King Day
Lincoln's Birthday
Presidents' Day
Ash Wednesday
Palm Sunday
Good Friday
1st Day of Passover
Easter Sunday
Mother's Day
Memorial Day
Father's Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
1st Day Rosh Hashanah
Yom Kippur
Columbus Day
Halloween
Election Day
Veteran's Day
Thanksgiving Day
1st Day Hanukkah
Christmas Day
New Year's Eve
h)
Bonus to any crew member who was on duty for an entire twelve-hour weekday or weeknight crew or twenty-four-hour weekend crew where crew responded to more than 4 ambulance calls of any type during that tour
3
i)
Bonus to any crew member whose residence is out of Washington Township boundary limits and who is required to remain overnight (sleep-over) at WTVAC HQ or other location in Washington Township
1
j)
Bonus to any crew member whose residence is out of Washington Township boundary limits and who is required to remain at WTVAC HQ or other location to insure a rapid response to a call
1
Category-5 Holding Elective Office
Maximum Points per
Hour
Event
Month
Year
Maximum points granted = 25. Points are credited monthly based on appointment or election to one of the below offices:
a)
Administrative:
President
2
Vice President
2
Treasurer
2
Secretary
2
Trustee
1
Chaplain
1
b)
Operations:
Captain
3
Lieutenant
2
Category-6 Business Meeting Attendance
Maximum Points per
Hour
Event
Month
Year
Maximum points granted = 20. Points are credited based on below attendance criteria:
a)
Attendance at business or special meetings. (Lateness cutoff is 15 minutes after actual start time of meeting; after 15 minutes, no credit whatsoever.)
1
Category-7 Miscellaneous Official Activities
Maximum Points per
Hour
Event
Month
Year
Maximum points granted = 25. Points are credited based on below criteria:
a)
Memorial services or parades
2
b)
WX or emergency-related stand-bys at Ambulance HQ or other designated location as directed or approved by Captain
2
c)
Committee participation when service on the Committee was for a full one-year term (no partial credit) and subject Committee is recognized by the Executive Board and appointments made by the President:
Chairperson
4
Member
2
Extra for equipment repair sessions for Loans of Equipment Committee
1
Extra for repair or maintenance sessions for HQ for House & Grounds Committee Members
1
d)
Special operational events authorized by Captain and approved by the Executive Board (such as EMS demonstrations, assisting at EMS Training Centers, MCI Drills, official recruiting activities, etc.)
1
e)
Acting as Day Crew Scheduling Coordinator as appointed by Captain and/or listed on operating schedule
2
f)
Life membership:
Granting of life membership to be credited only for the year that life membership was approved
10
Continuing to be assigned to a crew on the operating schedule as a fully-certified member (driver-only category does not count) and granted per month after life membership:
Per requirements in Category-4
2
Less than requirements in Category-4
1
g)
Active membership (credited only for the year that active membership was approved)
5
h)
Pascack Valley Volunteer Ambulance Association:
Delegate to PVVAA (maximum 2 delegates): per meeting attended
1
Officership for 1 year (Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary-Treasurer); per meeting attended
3
i)
Coordination, meetings, scheduling concerning Pascack Valley Mutual-Aid Group Inter-Corps coverage, radio frequency coordination, central-dispatch issues, and the like
1
j)
New-member indoctrination (awarded to all participants)
1
k)
Delegate to NJSPAC (maximum 2 delegates)
Per monthly meeting attended
2
Per annual and mid-year convention attended
4
l)
EMS equipment, radio system, or ambulance maintenance or repair assignments as authorized by Captain, Radio Committee Chairperson, or Ambulance Maintenance Committee Chairperson
1
m)
Cleanup and property maintenance assignments as authorized by House and Grounds Committee and approved by Executive Board (beyond regular weekend crew cleanup)
1
[Amended 5-6-2013 by Ord. No. 13-08]
The estimated cost of the program has been calculated as follows, based on every member of each organization qualifying for the program:
Annual Remuneration
Total Cost
$1,250
$96,000
Each active volunteer member of the Township of Washington Volunteer Fire Department and the Township of Washington Volunteer Ambulance Corps shall be credited with points for volunteer services provided to such volunteer organization in accordance with the schedule set forth in § 96-3 hereof.
This article shall not take effect unless it is approved by voters as a public question at the next general election.