[1969 Code § 24-1]
A Fire Department of the Township, under the control and supervision
of the Mayor and Council is hereby established.
[1969 Code § 24-2]
The control and supervision of the Department by the Mayor and
Council herein vested shall be exercised by resolution of the Mayor
and Council adopted pursuant hereto.
[1969 Code § 24-3; Ord. No. 486; Ord. No. 2003-07 § 1; Ord. No. 2013-04 § 1]
The active members of the Fairfield Volunteer Fire Department,
Inc. and the officers thereof named or herein or hereafter elected
to and holding the offices of Chief, Assistant Chief, two Captains
and two Lieutenants respectively, shall be the members and officers
of like designation of the Fire Department of the municipality. New
members shall not be admitted except upon proof of minimum qualifications
as herein prescribed.
[1969 Code § 24-3.1; Ord. No. 486]
Every member of the Fire Department shall report annually during
the month of January to the Township Physician, if there be one, otherwise
to a designated local physician, at a place and time designated by
the physician and submit to a complete physical examination. If any
member is found to be suffering from any ailment, or be underweight
or overweight to the extent that he cannot fulfill his duties, then
the member shall be relieved of his duties as a member of the Fire
Department until he receives and presents a physician's certificate
that he is physically able to perform and resume such duty.
[1969 Code § 24-4; Ord. No. 566; Ord. No. 920; Ord. No. 2013-04 § 2]
a.
When vacancies in the membership of the Fire Department occurring
hereafter are to be filled, no person shall be eligible unless that
person is a citizen of the United States, of good moral character,
who is at least the age of 18 years, and unless the applicant shall
have passed a medical examination of fire duty.
b.
An active member in good standing may be allowed to be a nonresident
of the Township and retain active membership so long as the member
is able to discharge the duties and abide by the rules of order and
bylaws of the Fire Department and regulations of the Governing Body.
[1969 Code § 24-5]
The Fire Department shall be entrusted with the care and custody
of the fire apparatus and fire equipment now owned by the Township,
and with such as may be hereafter acquired, subject however, at all
times to the control of the Mayor and Council.
[1969 Code § 24-6]
The Chief of the Fire Department shall prepare and file annually
with the Township Clerk a statement under oath setting forth the name,
residence, age, citizenship and character of each member of the Fire
Department, and the date of his/her admission to membership together
with the percentage of fire duty credited to each member of the Department
during the preceding year, and this statement shall constitute a record
of the Fire Department filed with the Township Clerk from which the
Mayor and Council shall determine when certificates of exemption shall
be issued to members of the Department.
[1969 Code § 24-7; Ord. No. 2013-04 § 3]
The members of the Department may adopt by-laws and rules, Rules
of Order pertaining to the attendance and percentages of the Department.
[1969 Code § 24-8]
a.
The Chief shall have complete charge of the Fire Department at all
fires and drills, and shall be charged with the duty of enforcing
regulations of the Mayor and Council respecting the use, care and
maintenance of the fire apparatus and fire equipment owned by the
Township. The Chief shall report to the Mayor and Council at such
intervals and in such manner as may be provided by resolution of the
Township Council, on the condition of the apparatus and equipment
and the activity and discipline of the Fire Department.
b.
The Chief of the Fire Department shall make requisitions to the Mayor
and Council for necessary supplies and repairs, and shall make such
recommendations as he/she deems to be for the betterment of the Department.
[1969 Code § 24-9]
[1969 Code § 24-10]
The members of the Department may adopt Bylaws and Rules of
Order pertaining to the election of officers, the discipline and management
of the Department and the duties of the officers and members thereof,
and the Bylaws and Rules of Order shall, insofar as they are not inconsistent
with the provisions of this section or any regulations of the Mayor
and Council adopted pursuant thereto, be effective and enforceable
as Rules of the Fire Department.
[Ord. No. 99-19 §§ 1-5]
a.
A Length of Service Awards Program (LOSAP) is herewith created in
accordance with Chapter 388 of the Laws of 1997, being N.J.S.A. 40A:14-183,
et seq., to reward members of the volunteer fire department for their
loyal, diligent, and devoted services to the residents of the Township
of Fairfield.
b.
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 Mayor and Council of the Township
of Fairfield 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 U.S. Internal Revenue Code, and this section.
c.
The LOSAP shall provide for annual contributions to each eligible
member that meets the criteria as follows:
1.
Point system — 60 Point Annual Goal for Maximum Contribution.
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Category
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Max. Yearly Pts.
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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# of fire calls:
|
0-500
|
501-1,000
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>1,000
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|
Fire Calls
|
Yearly % attended
|
50
|
40
|
35
|
30
|
|
40
|
30
|
30
|
25
| ||
|
30
|
20
|
20
|
20
| ||
|
20
|
10
|
10
|
10
| ||
|
10
|
5
|
5
|
5
| ||
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
| ||
|
Drills
|
1 pt. per (Min. 90 mins.)
|
20
| |||
|
Monthly Meeting
|
1 pt. per (Min. 90 mins.)
|
12
| |||
|
Firematic Training
|
1 pt. per hour (Max. 16 per course)
|
30
| |||
|
Elected Position
|
Line Officer or Administrative Officer (President, VP, Secretary,
Treasurer)
|
15
| |||
|
Fund Drive Chair
|
25
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Co-Chair
|
10
| ||||
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Other:
|
10
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Parades
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1 pt. per
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Stand-by
|
1 pt. per (Min. 4 hours)
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Committee Work
|
1 pt. per meeting (Min. 90 mins.)
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|
Engine Certification
|
5
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Truck Certification
|
5
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|
Accumulated Years of Fire Service (minimum of 5 years must be
with Fairfield F.D.)
|
0-4
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0
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5-9
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1
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10-14
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2
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15-19
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3
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20-24
|
14
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Each additional 5 years
|
1
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2.
Percentage of Maximum-Annual Contribution to be Paid Based upon Points
Accumulated Annually.
|
Points Accumulated Annually
|
Percentage of Maximum Annual Contribution To be Paid
|
|---|---|
|
60 or more
|
100
|
|
50-59
|
75
|
|
40-49
|
50
|
|
30-39
|
25
|
|
Less than 30
|
0
|
d.
The estimated cost of the program has been calculated as follows:
For regular annual services:
$1,150 per year per member maximum, total amount anticipated
to be budgeted annually, $50,000.
