[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of of Hardyston 8-21-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-09, effective
11-6-2001 upon ratification by the voters at the general election.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fire Department — See Ch. 22.
A Length of Service Awards Program (LOSAP) is
hereby created in accordance with Chapter 388 of the Laws of 1997,
to reward members of the Hardyston Township Volunteer Fire Department
and the Hardyston Township First Aid Squad for their loyal, diligent
and devoted services to the residents of the Township of Hardyston.
The LOSAP shall provide for fixed annual contributions
to a deferred income account for each volunteer member who meets the
criteria set forth below; that such contributions shall be made in
accordance with a plan that shall be established by the Township of
Hardyston 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 chapter.
The LOSAP shall provide for annual contributions
to each member who meets the following criteria:
A.
A minimum of 528 annual service points are required
for a member of the Hardyston Township First Aid Squad to be eligible
for an annual contribution to the LOSAP program, calculated in accordance
with the Hardyston Township First Aid Squad LOSAP Service Point System,
annexed as Schedule 1 of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule 1 is included at the end of this chapter.
B.
A minimum of 100 annual service points are required
for a member of the Hardyston Township Volunteer Fire Department to
be eligible for an annual contribution to the LOSAP program, calculated
in accordance with the Hardyston Township Volunteer Fire Department
LOSAP Service Point System, annexed as Schedule 2 of this chapter.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Schedule 2 is included at the end of this chapter.
A.
In accordance with N.J.S.A.. 40A:12-191, the Fire
Chief and First Aid Squad President shall furnish to the Township
Council, by no later than January 10 of the new year, an annual certification
list, under oath, of all volunteer members who have qualified for
credit under the award program for the prior year.
B.
The Township Council shall review the annual certification
list furnished by the Fire Chief and First Aid Squad President and
approve the the final annual certification by no later than February
7 of the current year.
Five years of service from the effective date
of this chapter, not necessarily consecutive, shall be required for
vesting.
The Township's annual contribution shall be
$500 per eligible member.
The estimated cost of this program has been
calculated at $50,000 per year.
