[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Norwood
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Police Department — See Ch. 50.
[Adopted as Secs. 2-18 and 2-18A of the Revised General Ordinances]
The borough recognizes the Norwood Fire Company No. 1 as a duly incorporated
volunteer fire company authorized to use the fire hydrants and water facilities
of the borough for the purpose of fighting fires within the Borough.
[Added by Ord. No. 90-0-2]
A.
Establishment. There is hereby established an auxiliary
to the Norwood Fire Company No. 1, Inc., to be known as the "Norwood Fire
Company Junior Firemen's Auxiliary," and this Auxiliary shall operate
under and be guided by N.J.S.A. 40A:14-95 et seq.
B.
Age limitations. Membership in the Junior Firemen's
Auxiliary shall be open to individuals between the ages of 16 and 21 years
who shall obtain permission to join the Auxiliary from their parents or guardians,
which permission must be in writing and acknowledged or proved in the manner
required by law for deeds to real estate to be recorded.
C.
Rules and regulations. The Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Norwood shall formulate rules and regulations to govern the activities
of the Auxiliary.
[Adopted 7-28-1999 by Ord. No. 99:03]
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 Norwood Volunteer
Fire Department/Norwood Volunteer Ambulance Corps for their loyal, diligent
and devoted services to the residents of the Borough of Norwood.
The LOSAP shall provide for fixed annual contributions to a deferred
income account for each volunteer member that meets the criteria set forth
below; that such contributions shall be made in accordance with a plan that
shall be established by the Borough of Norwood pursuant to P.L. 1997, c. 388;
and that 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
that meets the criteria as follows:
The LOSAP shall provide for contributions as credit for no more than
10 years of prior service for each eligible volunteer in accordance with the
following schedule:[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedules A and B are on file in the Borough offices.
The estimated cost of the program has been calculated as follows:
Each active volunteer member shall be credited with points for volunteer
services provided to the volunteer Norwood Fire Department/Norwood Volunteer
Ambulance Corps in accordance with the following schedule:[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedules A and B are on file in the Borough offices.
B.
Ballot question: Shall the Borough of Norwood be authorized
to establish a Length of Service Awards Program for the Norwood Volunteer
Fire Department/Norwood Volunteer Ambulance Corps that serve the Borough of
Norwood, pursuant to the following terms and conditions:
(1)
The program shall provide for annual contributions to
a deferred income account for each active volunteer member that meets the
eligibility criteria and in accordance with the schedule adopted by the Borough
of Norwood.
(2)
The program shall provide for contributions as credit
for no more than 10 years of prior services for each eligible volunteer.
(3)
The proposed annual contribution for an active volunteer
is $600.
