Shall the Township of Long Beach be authorized to establish a single
Township-wide LOSAP for the volunteer fire company members of Barnegat Light,
Beach Haven, Ship Bottom, Harvey Cedars (High Point), and Surf City, and the
volunteer emergency medical service members of Barnegat Light, Beach Haven,
and Surf City that serve the Township of Long Beach, pursuant to the following
terms and conditions:
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The program shall provide for annual contributions to a deferred income
account for each active volunteer member that is certified as having met the
eligibility criteria in accordance with the point systems adopted by Barnegat
Light, Beach Haven, Ship Bottom, Harvey Cedars, and Surf City.
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The proposed annual contribution for an active volunteer member that
is certified as having met the eligibility criteria in accordance with the
point systems adopted by Barnegat Light, Beach Haven, Ship Bottom, Harvey
Cedars, and Surf City shall be set at a range of a minimum of $126 per eligible
member and a maximum of $752 per eligible member depending upon already existing
annual contributions made by those municipalities to eligible volunteers and
each active volunteer member so certified as having met the eligibility criteria
shall receive the statutory maximum contribution of $1,150 total when calculating
the contributions from each municipality and those of the Township of Long
Beach and the administration of the LOSAP shall be in accordance with and
set by interlocal agreements with each of those municipalities.
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3.
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The estimated yearly cost of the single Township-wide program for the
Township of Long Beach has been calculated at $93,825 for regular annual service.
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YES _____________ NO _____________
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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
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The Township of Long Beach desires to sponsor a Length of Service Awards
Program ("LOSAP") in accordance with State law for the active members of the
volunteer fire and volunteer first aid/emergency medical service organizations
located in Barnegat Light, Beach Haven, Harvey Cedars, Ship Bottom, and Surf
City that serve the Township of Long Beach. The awards program would consist
of an annual contribution to a deferred compensation program for all certified,
qualifying members. Members of those volunteer fire companies and first aid
squads would earn points for organization-related activities, and they would
qualify for the annual contribution upon being certified as earning 50 points
per year. Details of the point systems are available for public view in the
Township of Long Beach and are posted in the Township of Long Beach Municipal
Complex and the Long Beach Island Branch of the Ocean County Library. The
proposed maximum annual contribution for each qualifying active member of
the Barnegat Light, Beach Haven, High Point (Harvey Cedars), Ship Bottom volunteer
fire companies, Surf City Fire and EMS, Barnegat Light First Aid, and Beach
Haven First Aid shall be set at a range of a minimum of $126 per eligible
member and a maximum of $752 per eligible member, depending upon already existing
annual contributions made by those municipalities to certified eligible volunteers,
and each active volunteer member so certified as having met the eligibility
criteria shall receive the statutory maximum contribution of $1,150 total
when calculating the contributions from each municipality and those of the
Township of Long Beach and the administration of the LOSAP shall be in accordance
with and set by interlocal agreements with each of those municipalities and
adopted by resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Long
Beach. The proposed estimated total amount to be budgeted for the single Township-wide
LOSAP is $93,825 and is based upon the number of volunteers in Barnegat Light,
Beach Haven, Harvey Cedars, Ship Bottom, and Surf City qualifying and certified
as eligible for compensation for the calendar year 2005.
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