[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Kenilworth 7-12-2000 by Ord.
No. 2000-17. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A Length of Service Awards Program (LOSAP) is hereby created
in accordance with Chapter 388 of the Laws of 1997,[1] to reward members of the volunteer Fire Department and
First Aid Squad for their loyal, diligent and devoted services to
the residents of the Borough of Kenilworth.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 40A:14-183 et seq.
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 Kenilworth
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 an annual contribution of $1,150
to each eligible member who accumulates a minimum of 350 service points
which shall be awarded pursuant to the following criteria:
|
Service Category
|
Points
|
|---|---|
|
Emergency response — fire
|
1
|
|
Emergency response — ambulance ride
|
2
|
|
Emergency response — ambulance sign in
|
1
|
|
Drills and training sessions1
|
1
|
|
Department meetings2
|
1
|
|
House duty3
|
24
|
|
Special training
|
2 per hour
|
|
Extra duty
|
2 per hour
|
|
Special events4
|
1 per hour
|
|
Miscellaneous meetings5
|
1 per hour
|
|
NOTES:
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|
1
|
In order to be eligible, a member must attend a minimum of 22
sessions annually.
|
|
2
|
In order to be eligible, a member must attend a minimum of eight
department meetings annually.
|
|
3
|
House duty is required of each member twice a month annually.
|
|
4
|
In order to be eligible, a member must accumulate a minimum
of 30 points in connection with the annual carnival fund-raiser and
10 points for the pancake breakfast fund-raiser.
|
|
5
|
Includes officer meetings, committee meetings and drills.
|
The estimated cost of the program for regular annual services
has been calculated to be $66,700 per year.
