There is hereby authorized and established the Port Republic
Fire Company, to be comprised of one company to be known as the "Port
Republic Volunteer Fire Company No. 1."
[Amended 2-12-2019 by Ord. No. 03-2019]
No person shall hereafter become a member of the Fire Company
of the City of Port Republic unless above the age of 18 (or above
the age of 16 to become a junior member), is a citizen of the United
States, of good moral character, and a resident of the City of Port
Republic, County of Atlantic, upward of one year. He or she shall
be physically fit to perform the duties of a fireperson, evidenced
by a certificate to that effect by a practicing physician of the State
of New Jersey after physical examination for that purpose.
Every member of the Fire Company shall, in each and every year,
perform at least 60% of duty, to be composed of actual attendance
and duty at fires and drills, and the records shall be kept of such
attendance and duty by the Chief of the Fire Company and reported
to the City Council annually and at such other times as the City Council
may require or the Chief of the Fire Company deems necessary or advisable.
Every person seeking to join the Fire Company shall make application
to the Fire Company, and upon his election to membership by a majority
of the unit present and voting, he or she shall become a member in
good standing of the Fire Company, after approval of his or her membership
by the Chief and confirmation by the City Council, and his name shall
be entered on a roll of firepersons kept by the City Clerk.
Exemption certificates may be issued to members of the Fire
Company who shall have served seven years of active duty under municipal
control, as required by law of April 29, 1935, as amended May 26,
1936, or as may be amended.