[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Shrewsbury as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fire Department — See Ch. 25.
[Adopted 8-13-2003 by Ord. No. 814[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance was passed at
referendum 11-4-2003.
A Length of Service Awards Program (LOSAP) is
herewith created in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:14-183 et seq., to
reward members of the Borough of Shrewsbury Volunteer Fire Department
and the Borough of Shrewsbury Volunteer First Aid Squad (inclusive
of the fire companies and first aid squads recognized and sanctioned
by the Borough) for their loyal, diligent and devoted services to
the residents of the Borough of Shrewsbury.
[Amended 12-5-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-1102]
A.
The LOSAP shall provide for fixed annual contributions to be made
by the Borough annually to a tax-deferred income account for each
volunteer member who the Borough determines meets the annual eligibility
criteria set forth below, that such contributions shall be made in
accordance with a plan that shall be established by the Borough of
Shrewsbury pursuant to the Act, and that such plan shall be administered
in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey, the U.S. Internal
Revenue Code, and this article.
B.
The LOSAP shall provide for annual contributions for each eligible
member whom the Borough had determined has performed and accrued the
required points of service in the particular calendar year pursuant
to the Borough of Shrewsbury point system. The governing body of the
Borough reserves the right, from time to time, to amend the required
points of service, point system and schedule through a resolution
duly adopted by the governing body of the Borough.
C.
Effective January 1, 2023, the annual LOSAP payment for qualifying
members of the Shrewsbury Fire Department and Shrewsbury First Aid
Squad shall be $1,610. Each year thereafter, the LOSAP distribution
will increase in accordance with the percentage increase of the Consumer
Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) on a seasonally adjusted
basis for each month of December from the preceding year.
[Amended 12-5-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-1102]
Each active volunteer member shall accrue and
be credited with points, to be totaled on an annual basis per calendar
year, for volunteer services provided as per the Borough of Shrewsbury
LOSAP point system schedules set forth herein as part of this article.[1] The Shrewsbury Fire Department and Shrewsbury First Aid
Squad shall at the conclusion of each calendar year provide a list
and recommendation as to the members achieving the required points
of service, as established by the Borough, and the basis for that
recommendation. The governing body will thereafter make the determinations
to the members on the list as to compliance with the eligibility requirement
for each calendar year. No change to the point system schedules shall
be made without approval by the Shrewsbury Fire and First Aid Squad
Committee.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said LOSAP point system schedules
are on file in the Borough Clerk's office.
[Added 12-5-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-1102]
All provisions of the Emergency Services Volunteer Length of
Service Award Program Act, P.L. 1997, c. 388, and regulations promulgated
herewith, N.J.A.C. 5:30-14.1 et seq., as well as any revisions, amendments
or additions to the Act or the regulations, are hereby incorporated
by reference and made a part of this article.
