[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of Cranbury as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 12-8-2014 by Ord. No. 11-14-12]
This article shall be known as "Performance Incentive for Volunteer
Fire and First Aid Members."
The purpose of this article is to recognize the personal commitment
of time, energy and expertise of the responders; to encourage members
to respond to as many calls as possible; and by providing such an
incentive program to further encourage volunteering for the Cranbury
Township Fire Department and Cranbury First Aid Squad, both of which
are volunteer organizations.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The amount of money appropriated by the Township to the Cranbury
Township Fire Department or the Cranbury First Aid Squad in any one
year.
Any individual contributing services to the Cranbury Township
Fire Department and/or Cranbury First Aid Squad without remuneration
or without formal agreement or contract of hire.
The Cranbury Township Fire Department or the Cranbury First
Aid Squad, as the case may be.
A.Â
There shall
be a program known as the "Volunteer Incentive Program." In any one
year, this program may be funded in an amount not to exceed $10,000,
half of which shall be designated for the Cranbury Township Fire Department
and half of which shall be designated for the Cranbury First Aid Squad.
B.Â
The volunteer
organization shall distribute the Township appropriation to its members
in a manner that will encourage volunteers to respond to calls. Distribution
of the funds shall be in strict accord with rules established by each
volunteer organization pursuant to its own bylaws.
C.Â
No member
shall be entitled to receive more than $500 of the Township appropriation
in any one year.
D.Â
Nothing
herein shall limit the ability of the volunteer organization to raise
additional funds from other sources to supplement the Township appropriation.
E.Â
No later
than 30 days after distribution of the Township appropriation, the
volunteer organization shall provide an accounting of that distribution
to the Township Administrator. The accounting shall include the name
of the member, the amount received by the member, the method for determining
the distribution of funds, and a certification that the person receiving
the funds is a volunteer, as that term is defined in this article.
Providing an accounting that meets these standards shall be a prerequisite
for the volunteer organization to receive a Township appropriation
in the following year.
