[Adopted 5-13-2015 by Ord. No. 05-2015]
The Estell Manor Volunteer Fire Company, heretofore organized
as a nonprofit corporation, is hereby authorized and established as
the official Fire Department for the City of Estell Manor, along with
such additional companies of said Fire Department as the City Council
may hereafter authorize and approve (hereinafter “Fire Company”).
The Fire Company must comply with all the requirements of this article
and any rules or regulations promulgated hereunder to remain the designated
Fire Company of the City of Estell Manor.
The Mayor may reprimand, suspend, or remove from office or membership
the Fire Chief, or any officer or firefighter of the Fire Company.
The City and the Fire Company shall be required to follow the following
disciplinary procedure:
A. Any and
all charges shall be in writing and shall set forth the factual basis
for the charges, including the proposed penalty.
B. If the charges
are for a written or oral reprimand, the Fire Chief, officer or firefighter
may appeal the reprimand to the personnel committee.
C. If the charges
are for suspension or termination, the Fire Chief, officer or firefighter
are entitled to a hearing, if one is requested within five days of
receiving the charges.
D. If a hearing
is requested, the personnel committee or their designee will be the
hearing officer.
E. The hearing
will be held within 30 days of the request, unless agreed to by both
parties to be heard later than 30 days.
F. If no written
request for reconsideration is made or hearing requested, respectively,
the discipline is final.
[Adopted 8-31-1999 by Ord. No. 0-10-99 (Ch. XI, Sec. 11-7,
of the 1974 Revised General Ordinances)]
A Length of Service Awards Program (LOSAP) is herewith created
in accordance with Chapter 388 of the Laws of 1997, N.J.S.A. 40A:14-183
et seq., to reward members of the volunteer firefighters for their
loyal, diligent and devoted services to the residents of the City
of Estell Manor.
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 City of Estell Manor
pursuant to P.L. 1997, c. 388, N.J.S.A. 40A:14-183 et seq.; 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
article.
The LOSAP shall provide previous credit for vesting purposes
only for no more than five years of prior service for each eligible
volunteer considered each year as an "active and in good standing
member" for each individual year.
The estimated cost of the program has been calculated as follows:
A. For regular annual services: $14,850 per year.
B. For contributions for prior years service: $11,000 per year for an
estimated five years.
Each active volunteer shall be credited with points for volunteer
services provided to the Volunteer Fire Company in accordance with
the following schedule (see Schedule A).
This article shall not take effect unless it is approved by
voters as a public question at the next general election.