[Adopted 12-20-1988 by Ord. No. 907-88 (Ch. 41, Art VA, of
the 1975 Code)]
[Amended 2-22-1989 by Ord. No. 912-89; 3-18-2002 by Ord. No.
1229-2002; 10-20-2003 by Ord. No. 1264-2003; 12-17-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-019]
A.Â
Any member of the Edgewater Volunteer Fire Department shall be eligible
to receive an additional allowance above and beyond any clothing allowance
previously fixed by resolution or ordinance based on responses to
fire alarm calls as set forth in the following schedule:
Monthly Percentage of Responses
|
Time Period
|
Monthly Stipend Amount
|
---|---|---|
(1 company meeting and 1 company drill must be made in the quarter
to receive the stipend)
| ||
30% to 44%
| ||
07:00-14:59
|
$100
| |
15:00-22:59
|
$100
| |
23:00-06:59
|
$100
| |
45% to 59%
| ||
07:00-14:59
|
$200
| |
15:00-22:59
|
$200
| |
23:00-06:59
|
$200
| |
60% to 74%
| ||
07:00-14:59
|
$300
| |
15:00-22:59
|
$300
| |
23:00-06:59
|
$300
| |
75% and higher
| ||
07:00-14:59
|
$400
| |
15:00-22:59
|
$400
| |
23:00-06:59
|
$400
|
The payment set forth in § 45-19 of this article shall constitute reimbursement for various expenses which may be incurred by members of the Volunteer Fire Department or Volunteer First-Aid Squad in the faithful performance of their duties and shall not be considered as salary.
All members of the Volunteer Fire Department and Volunteer First-Aid
Squad shall continue to be entitled to receive such annual clothing
allowance as shall be fixed and determined by the Mayor and Council
regardless of the number of alarms or calls made or responded to.
Any member of the Volunteer Fire Department or Volunteer First-Aid Squad who leases, purchases or otherwise occupies an affordable housing unit owned or maintained by the Borough of Edgewater, or any agency or subdivision thereof, shall not be entitled to the reimbursement allowance established pursuant to § 45-19 of this article.
A.Â
The Chief of the Volunteer Fire Department and the Captain of the
Volunteer First-Aid Squad shall institute a procedure for verification
of attendance which shall be approved annually by the Mayor and Council.
Such procedure shall include but shall not be limited to a requirement
that each volunteer personally sign a roster after each alarm or call,
indicating his/her attendance at such alarm or call, with such signatures
to be witnessed by an officer of a company or squad. Each member of
the Volunteer Fire Department or Volunteer First-Aid Squad shall maintain
on file a specimen of his/her signature, and forms utilized in recording
attendance shall be subject to random and periodic audit under the
direction of the Borough Clerk.
B.Â
No member of the Volunteer Fire Department or Volunteer First-Aid
Squad shall be entitled to any payment hereunder until he/she shall
first have executed a waiver to be prepared by the office of the Borough
Clerk, which shall provide that the member waives any claim to pension,
civil service or employment status of any kind whatsoever as a result
of receiving payment under the provisions of this article.
C.Â
An individual who is a member of both the Volunteer Fire Department and Volunteer First Aid Squad shall, when responding to a call, receive credit dependent upon the vehicle or piece of equipment in which such person responded. The foregoing shall not preclude a member of both the Volunteer Fire Department and Volunteer First Aid Squad from receiving a stipend in each such capacity, provided that such person has satisfied the criteria for compensation under § 45-19.
[Added 2-22-1989 by Ord. No. 912-89]
Payments as provided in this article shall be made quarterly
and shall be calculated and made within the calendar month immediately
following the preceding quarter.
The Chief of the Volunteer Fire Department and the Captain of
the Volunteer First-Aid Squad shall annually report on the effect
of such payment on the membership in attendance and such other information
as may be required by the Mayor and Council concerning the operation
of the Volunteer Fire Department and the Volunteer First-Aid Squad.[1]