[Adopted 7-13-2004 by Ord. No. 22-04]
It is the purpose of this article to provide
every municipal officer or employee who is a member of the National
Guard or is a reservist in any branch of the military or naval service
of the national government or of the state, to the extent permitted
by N.J.S.A. 38:23-3, with continued salary during the entire duration
of time that such municipal officer or employee is on any call to
active duty, in an amount representing the difference between the
municipal officer's or employee's military pay and his or her municipal
salary. It is also the intention of this article to provide every
such officer or employee with continued health and other applicable
benefits, including the accrual of sick leave, during the entire duration
of time that such municipal officer or employee is on any call to
active duty and to require every such officer or employee to exhaust
vacation and personal days which might otherwise accrue to the officer
or employee during the leave period.
For purposes of this article, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Duty in the active military service.
The air, land and sea forces established by state or federal
laws as applicable.
Any part of or all of the armed forces.
The Army National Guard or the Air National Guard of the
State of New Jersey.
A member of the reserve component of any branch of the armed
forces of the federal government or the national guard of any other
state.
The provisions of this article shall apply to:
A.
City officers or employees who are members of the
national guard.
(1)
Any officer or employee of the City of Long Branch
who is a member of the national guard shall be entitled to all of
the benefits afforded pursuant to N.J.S.A. 38A:4-4 pertaining to leaves
of absence, payment of compensation and time earned while said officer
or employee is engaged in any period of state or federal active duty.
(2)
For any period of federal active duty that is in excess
of 90 work days in one calendar year, such municipal officer or employee
shall be entitled to be paid, to the extent permitted by N.J.S.A.
38:23-3, the difference between the officer's or employee's military
pay and his or her municipal salary on all days for the entire duration
of any call to such active duty.
(3)
Any officer or employee of the City of Long Branch
who is a member of the national guard shall also be entitled, to the
extent permitted by N.J.S.A. 38:23-3, to continued health and other
applicable benefits, including the accrual of sick leave, during the
entire duration of time that such municipal officer or employee is
on any call to state or federal active duty and shall be required
to exhaust vacation and personal days which might otherwise accrue
to the officer or employee during the leave period.
B.
City officers or employees who are reservists.
(1)
Any officer or employee of the City of Long Branch
who is a reservist shall be entitled to all of the benefits afforded
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 38:23-1 pertaining to leaves of absence, payment
of compensation and time earned while said officer or employee is
engaged in any period of federal active duty.
(2)
For any period of Federal active duty that is in excess
of 30 work days in one calendar year, such municipal officer or employee
shall be entitled to be paid, to the extent permitted by N.J.S.A.
38:23-3, the difference between the officer's or employee's military
pay and his or her municipal salary on all work days for the entire
duration of any call to such federal active duty.
(3)
Any officer or employee of the City of Long Branch
who is a reservist shall be entitled to be paid, to the extent permitted
by N.J.S.A. 38:23-3, the difference between the officer's or employee's
military pay and his or her municipal salary on all work days for
the entire duration of any call to federal active duty.
(4)
Any officer or employee of the City of Long Branch
who is a reservist shall also be entitled, to the extent permitted
by N.J.S.A. 38:23-3, to continued health and other applicable benefits,
including the accrual of sick leave, during the entire duration of
time that such municipal officer or employee is on any call to federal
active duty and shall be required to exhaust vacation and personal
days which might otherwise accrue to the officer or employee during
the leave period.
