[1985 Code § 2-6.1]
There shall be the following departments under the direct administrative
control of the Manager:
d. Department of Public Works;
e. Department of Community Development; and
f. Department of Sewers and Water.
[1985 Code § 2-6.2]
The internal organization of each department shall be recommended
by the Director of the Department and approved by the Manager subject
to available appropriations, and provided that any plan calling for
changes in personnel strength or pay of employees shall require approval
of Council by resolution.
[1985 Code § 2-8.1; Ord. No. 1998-07]
The Department shall be headed by a Director who shall be qualified
by education and experience.
[1985 Code § 2-8.2]
The Department shall perform all appropriate functions associated
with:
a. Billing and collection of all revenues and taxes;
b. Budgetary accounting, fiscal control and reporting;
c. Custody, investment and disbursement of Borough monies; designation
of public depository or depositories;
d. Assessment of real estate for tax purposes; and
[1985 Code § 2-6.2]
The internal organization of the Department shall be recommended
by the Director of the Department and approved by the Manager subject
to available appropriations, and provided that any plan calling for
changes in personnel strength or pay of employees shall require approval
of Council by resolution.
[New]
a. Appointment. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-140.10, the Municipal Council
shall appoint a Chief Financial Officer.
b. Term of Office. The term of office of the Chief Financial Officer
shall be four years, which shall run from January 1 in the year in
which the Chief Financial Officer is appointed.
c. Qualifications. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-140.13 no person shall
be appointed or reappointed as a Chief Financial Officer unless such
person holds a Municipal Finance Officer Certificate issued pursuant
to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:9-140.1 et seq.
d. Compensation. The compensation for the Chief Financial Officer shall
be set forth in the municipal salary ordinance.
[Ord. No. 1997-17]
a. The position of Assistant Treasurer is hereby established.
b. The Assistant Treasurer shall be appointed by the Municipal Manager.
c. The Assistant Treasurer shall perform the duties of the Municipal
Treasurer and such other duties as directed by the Treasurer or Municipal
Manager.
d. In furtherance of his/her duties, the Assistant Treasurer, where
authorized by the Treasurer, is authorized to sign and countersign
all checks and warrants and other documents to the same extent as
that authority is conferred on the Municipal Treasurer.
e. The compensation of the Assistant Treasurer shall be fixed by ordinance
of the Borough Council.
[New]
a. Appointment. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-146 et seq., the Municipal
Council shall appoint a Municipal Tax Assessor.
b. Compensation. The Council shall determine the amount of compensation
of the Tax Assessor by ordinance.
c. Term of Office; Vacancies.
1. The Tax Assessor shall hold office for a term of four years from
the first day of July next following his appointment.
2. Vacancies other than due to expiration of term shall be filled by
appointment for the unexpired term.
d. Qualifications; Duties. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-148.1, the Tax
Assessor shall hold a Tax Assessor Certificate provided for in N.J.S.A.
54:1-35.25 et seq. and shall have the duty of assessing property for
the purpose of general taxation.
[New]
a. Appointment. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-141 et seq., the Municipal
Council shall appoint the Municipal Tax Collector.
b. Term of Office; Vacancy.
1. The Tax Collector shall hold his office for a term of four years
from the first day of January next following his appointment.
2. Vacancies other than due to expiration of term shall be filled by
appointment for the unexpired term.
c. Qualifications. No person shall be appointed or reappointed as Municipal
Tax Collector unless such person holds a Tax Collector Certificate
issued pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:9-141, 40A:9-145.2 and 40A:9-145.3a.
d. Compensation. The Council shall determine the amount of compensation
of the Tax Collector by ordinance.
[1985 Code § 2-10.1; Ord. No. 1998-07; New; Ord. No. 2008-#22]
The Department shall be headed by a Director who shall be qualified
by education and experience and who holds a Public Works Manager Certificate
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-154.6g.
[1985 Code § 2-10.2; Ord. No. 1998-07]
A person holding office as Director of the Department of Public
Works continuously for five or more years shall continue to hold the
office during good behavior and efficiency and shall not be removed
therefrom for political or other reasons, except for good cause, upon
written charges filed with the Municipal Clerk and after a public,
fair and impartial hearing.
[1985 Code § 2-10.3]
The Department shall perform all appropriate functions associated
with:
a. Maintenance, construction and reconstruction of streets, roads, water
supply, drainage and parking facilities;
b. Maintenance of automotive equipment;
c. Installation, repair and maintenance of traffic signals, signs, electrical
equipment, parking meters, and water meters;
e. Recycling trash and refuse collection and disposal;
f. Maintenance and repair of public facilities; and
[1985 Code § 2-6.2]
The internal organization of the Department shall be recommended
by the Director of the Department and approved by the Manager subject
to available appropriations, and provided that any plan calling for
changes in personnel strength or pay of employees shall require approval
of Council by resolution.
[1985 Code § 2-11.1]
The Department shall be headed by a Director who shall be qualified
by education and experience.
[1985 Code § 2-11.2]
The Department shall perform all appropriate functions associated
with:
b. Public health clinics and nursing;
e. Staff services to the Planning Board and Board of Adjustment;
f. Economic and community development;
g. Code enforcement including but not limited to:
4. Environmental sanitation; and
[1985 Code § 2-6.2]
The internal organization of the Department shall be recommended
by the Director of the Department and approved by the Manager subject
to available appropriations, and provided that any plan calling for
changes in personnel strength or pay of employees shall require approval
of Council by resolution.
[1985 Code § 6-1.1; New]
The Police Department is hereby established.
[1985 Code § 2-9.1]
The Police Department shall be headed by a Chief who shall be
qualified by education and experience.
[1985 Code § 2-9.2]
The Department shall perform all appropriate functions associated
with:
a. Protection of persons and property;
b. Traffic and parking control; and
[1985 Code § 6-1.2; Ord. No. 2002-03; Ord. No. 2008-#12 § 1]
a. The Police Department is hereby authorized to consist of the following
positions and the maximum number of persons entitled to hold these
positions:
1. Regular Police Force:
Position
|
Maximum Number of Persons Entitled to Hold Positions
|
---|
Chief of Police
|
1
|
Captain
|
1
|
Lieutenant
|
2
|
Sergeants
|
6
|
Patrol Officers
|
16
|
2. Special Police Force:
Position
|
Maximum Number of Persons Entitled to Hold Positions
|
---|
Special Law Enforcement Officers Class 1
|
5
|
Special Law Enforcement Officers Class 2
|
5
|
School Traffic Guards
|
8
|
3. The Borough Manager shall make appointment and/or promotion to the
aforesaid positions. The Borough Manager shall not be required to
fill every position or to fill a position to the maximum permitted
number.
b. Table of Organization. The Table of Organization of the Police Department
as set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto is hereby adopted.
[1985 Code § 6-1.3; Ord. No. 2012-#02 § 1]
The administration of the Police Department shall be under the
direction of the Borough Manager, and the Police Chief shall report
directly to the Borough Manager. The Borough Manager is hereby designated
the Appropriate Authority pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-118 and may
exercise all powers conferred by that designation, including the promulgation
of rules and regulations for the Police Department. The Borough Manager
shall report all new rules and regulations to the Borough Council.
[1985 Code § 6-1.4]
Before entering upon the duties of their office, members of
the Police Department shall make and subscribe to such oath as shall
be required by law.
[1985 Code § 6-2.1; Ord. No. 2002-02]
a. Classes Enumerated. Before any person shall be appointed as a member
of the Police Department, the Municipal Manager shall classify all
the duly qualified applicants for the position or positions to be
filled in the following classes:
1. Class I: Residents of the Borough;
2. Class II: Residents of the County of Passaic;
3. Class III: Other residents of the State of New Jersey; or
4. Class IV: All other qualified applicants.
b. Veteran Preference. Within each such classification, duly qualified
applicants who are veterans shall be accorded all such veterans preferences
as are provided by law. Persons discharged from the service within
six months prior to making application to the Department who fulfill
the requirements of N.J.S.A. 40A:14-10.1 and who thereby are entitled
to appointment notwithstanding their failure to meet the New Jersey
residency requirement at the time of their initial application, shall
be placed in Class III.
c. Order of Appointments. In making such appointments, the Municipal
Manager shall first appoint all those in Class I and then those in
each succeeding class in the order above listed and shall appoint
a person(s) in any such class only to a vacancy remaining after all
qualified applicants in the preceding class have been appointed or
have declined an offer of appointment.
d. Certification of Eligibles for Positions. The classes of qualified
applicants defined in paragraph a above shall be considered as separate
and successive lists of eligibles, and the Department of Personnel
shall, when requested to certify eligibles for positions specified
in this section, make such certifications from said classes separately
and successively, and shall certify no person from any such class
until all persons in the preceding class or classes have been appointed
or have declined offers of appointment.
e. Applicability. This subsection shall apply only to initial appointments
and not promotional appointments of persons already members of the
Police Department.
f. Temporary Appointments. In making temporary appointments, the Municipal
Manager shall utilize the classifications set forth in paragraph a
and shall classify all duly qualified applicants for the position
to be temporarily filled.
[1985 Code § 6-2.2; New]
The officers and members of the regular police force shall severally
hold their respective employment as such municipal officers and employees
during good behavior and efficiency and residence in the State. No
such person shall be removed from office or employment in the Police
Department, or from the regular police force of the Borough, nor shall
any such member of the regular police force be demoted in rank, fined,
or be otherwise penalized for political reasons, or for any cause
other than incapacity, misconduct, nonresidence or disobedience of
established rules and regulations which may be established for the
police force or Police Department of the Borough; provided, that any
member of the regular police force of the Borough who shall be absent
from duty without just cause for the time of five days, shall, at
the expiration of five days, cease to be a member of the police force
of the Borough.
[1985 Code § 6-3.1; New; Ord. No.
2012-#02 §§ 2, 3]
a. The commanding officer of the Police Department shall be the Chief
of Police who shall be appointed by the Appropriate Authority. The
Chief of Police shall be subject to the rules and regulations established
by the Appropriate Authority. The Chief of Police shall cause members
of the Department under his/her command to obey the rules and regulations
established by the Appropriate Authority. The Chief shall be held
responsible for the efficiency, conduct, appearance and good order
of the Department and shall promptly report to the Appropriate Authority
each and every case dereliction of duty, and all complaints made against
members of the Department.
b. The Chief of Police shall be in charge of discipline of the force
and its officers and personnel. The Chief shall discipline members
of the Department by forwarding a charge with a recommended penalty
to the Appropriate Authority (in addition to compliance with all other
applicable law regarding such a charge). The Appropriate Authority
shall either decide the charge himself or designate a hearing officer
whose recommended decision shall be subject to affirmation, modification,
or reversal by the Appropriate Authority. This procedure does not
supersede any collectively negotiated agreement, but merely requires
that, after any steps required by such an agreement, the Appropriate
Authority render the final decision on discipline (subject to any
arbitration provision in a collectively negotiated agreement).
c. The Chief of Police shall keep in his office a book or other record
in which shall be entered the names and residences of each member
of the Department and he shall therein certify the hours of active
duty of the several members and note the absentees and those present
each day.
d. The Chief of Police shall also, with the assistance of such officers
as may be detailed for that purpose, keep in the office of the Police
Department a "Police Blotter" in which shall be entered the name in
full, with the alias of each person arrested or detained by him, or
against whom criminal complaint shall be made, and the time of arrest,
the nature of the complaint and what disposition was made of the accused;
also the name of the person who made the arrest, the names and residences
of the witnesses, together with all the circumstances of interest
in such case.
e. The Chief of Police shall designate the day and night tours of duty
and the Police Officer shall patrol the same; arrange and determine
special details; and provide for traffic regulation subject to the
approval of the Borough Manager.
[1985 Code § 6-3.2; New]
a. Appointment. There may be at least one Captain who shall be appointed
by the Municipal Manager.
b. Duties. The Captain shall perform such duties as may be prescribed
by the Chief, and the rules and regulations of the Police Department.
[1985 Code § 6-3.3; New]
a. Appointment. There may be one or more Lieutenants who shall be appointed
by the Municipal Manager.
b. Duties. The Lieutenant shall perform such duties as may be prescribed
by the Chief, and the rules and regulations of the Police Department.
[1985 Code § 6-3.4]
a. Appointment. There may be one or more Sergeants who shall be appointed
by the Municipal Manager.
b. Duties. The Sergeant shall perform such duties as may be prescribed
by the Chief, and the rules and regulations of the Police Department.
[1985 Code § 6-3.5; New]
a. The regular members of the uniformed force employed by the Borough
shall be known as "Patrol Officers," and shall be subject to all laws
of the State of New Jersey regarding the conduct, benefit and protection
of police officers or employees of Police Departments in the State
of New Jersey. They shall subscribe to, and abide by, the rules and
regulations provided in this section and the rules and regulations
established by the Borough Manager for the operation and control of
the Police Department.
b. It shall be the duty of all Patrol Officers, at all times of day
or night, to be within their tours of duty. They are empowered to
preserve the peace; prevent crime; detect and arrest offenders; suppress
riots; protect the rights of persons and property; guard the public
health; preserve order at elections; remove nuisances existing in
public streets, highways and places; repress and restrain disorderly
houses; provide proper Police control at every fire in order that
the property exposed may be protected; and enforce every law and ordinance
relating to the suppression or punishment of crime. The Patrol Officers
shall perform such other duties as may be enjoined upon them by law
or ordinance, the Chief of Police, or by the rules and regulations
prescribed by the Mayor and Council as herein provided.
c. It shall be the duty of all Patrol Officers to enforce the laws of
the State of New Jersey and all Borough ordinances; to make complaints
in the Municipal Court of every person charged to be guilty of any
criminal offense, or of any violation of the ordinances of the Borough
to arrest in any criminal cases without a warrant, in case he shall
be a witness to the commission of the offense, and in all cases in
which a crime or misdemeanor is about to be committed; to arrest all
prostitutes and all persons disturbing religious meetings; to stop
and examine all persons carrying or in any way conveying goods under
circumstances which may indicate that they have been stolen, and when
circumstances require, they shall arrest the person or persons, and
take possession of the goods.
[1985 Code § 6-3.6]
It shall be the duty of every regular member of the Police Department
to acquaint himself at all times with the laws of the State of New
Jersey, the ordinances of the Borough, and the rules and regulations
of the Department; to examine all cases where he has reason to believe
or suspect that the laws or ordinances are being violated, and to
report same to the Chief of Police, whose duty it shall be immediately
to cause to be investigated such violation and to report such violations
and the result of the investigations to the Borough Manager. Failure
on the part of any member of the Department or of the Chief of Police
to comply with the requirements of this section shall be sufficient
grounds for the suspension or dismissal of such officer from service.
It shall be the duty of each member of the Department to keep record
of all occurrences of an unusual nature that may come under observation
while on or off duty, and to enter same in his own handwriting upon
the record book in the custody of the Chief. Such entry shall be made
daily in ink, and signed by the officer.
[1985 Code §§ 6-4.1 - 6-4.5]
a. Police Station. The Police station is hereby established in the Borough
Hall and shall be in the charge of the Chief of Police.
b. Hours of Duty. For the purpose of this section, eight continuous
hours of actual duty in each 24 hours shall be deemed a day's service,
and five days service (40 hours) shall constitute a week's service;
provided, however, that any member of the Police Department may be
directed to do police duty in excess of such eight hours per day or
40 hours per week when his services are deemed necessary by the Chief
of Police.
c. Salaries. The Chief of Police, Captain, Lieutenants, Sergeants, Patrol
Officers, Special Law Enforcement Officers, Special Marshals, School
Traffic Guards, and Temporary Patrol Officers shall receive such salaries
as may be provided by ordinance.
d. Vacations. The Chief of Police, subject to the approval of the Borough
Manager, shall have the power to apportion and designate to each regular
member of the police force the period of each member's vacation; provided
that said power is exercised in conformity with such rules and regulations
as may be enacted by the Civil Service Commission and adopted by the
Borough.
e. Uniforms and Equipment. Uniforms and equipment of the regular members
of the Police Department shall be furnished in accordance with the
rules and regulations of the Department.
[1985 Code § 6-5.1; New]
In addition to any punishment to which he may be subjected by
law, any member of the regular police force may be removed from office
by the Borough Manager for the following offenses: intoxication while
on duty; willful disobedience of orders; disrespect of a superior;
neglect in paying his just debts for rents or necessities of life
contracted while on the force; immorality, indecency or lewdness;
incompetency, lack of energy and incapacity, mentally or physically;
violation of any criminal law or penal ordinance; for making known
any proposed movement of the force; for violating rules governing
the Municipal Court; or for refusing to do duty of any kind whenever
required on patrol or elsewhere, whether in uniform or not.
[1985 Code § 6-5.2; Ord. No. 2012-#02 § 4]
The Appropriate Authority (Borough Manager) may promulgate rules
and regulations for the proper and efficient conduct of the Police
Department and the discipline of its members.
[1985 Code § 6-6.1]
a. Term. Special Law Enforcement Officers shall be appointed for a term
not to exceed one year, and the appointment may be revoked for cause
after adequate hearing. Nothing herein shall be construed to require
reappointment upon the expiration of the term. Special Law Enforcement
Officers so appointed shall not be members of the police force of
the Borough.
b. Qualifications. No person shall be appointed as a Special Law Enforcement
Officer unless such person meets the qualification requirements of
N.J.S.A. 40A:14-146.10. The Chief of Police shall submit candidates
for appointment to the Municipal Council. The eligibility and qualifications
of such persons shall be reported to the Municipal Council by the
Chief of Police in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:14-146.10e.
c. Appointment. Appointment as a Special Law Enforcement Officer shall
be made by the Borough Manager.
d. Certification Required. No person shall commence serving as a Special
Law Enforcement Officer unless he has been certified by the Police
Training Commission as provided by N.J.S.A. 40A:14-146.11.
e. Classification of Officers. Persons appointed as Special Law Enforcement
Officers shall, upon appointment, be designated as either a Class
One or Class Two Special Law Enforcement Officer. The classifications
shall be based upon the following standards:
1. Class One. Officers of this class shall be authorized to perform
routine traffic detail, spectator control and similar duties and shall
have the power to issue summonses for disorderly persons and petty
disorderly persons offenses, violations of Municipal ordinances and
violations of Title 39 of the New Jersey Statutes. The use of a firearm
by an officer of this class shall be strictly prohibited, and no Class
One Officer shall be assigned any duties which may require carrying
or use of a firearm.
2. Class Two. Officers of this class shall be authorized to exercise
full powers and duties similar to those of a permanent, regularly
appointed full-time Police Officer. The use of a firearm by an officer
of this class may be authorized only after the Officer has been fully
certified as successfully completing training as prescribed by the
Police Training Commission.
f. Firearms. No Special Law Enforcement Officer may be issued a firearm
unless he has successfully completed the basic firearms course approved
by the Commission for permanent, regularly appointed Police Officers
and has successfully completed annual requalification examinations
as required for permanent, regularly appointed Police Officers. No
Special Law Enforcement Officer may carry a firearm except while engaged
in the actual performance of the Officer's official duties and when
specifically authorized by the Chief of Police, or, in the absence
of the Chief, a Chief Law Enforcement Officer of the Borough and provided
that the Officer has satisfactorily completed the basic firearms course
and requalification examinations mentioned above. The carrying of
firearms by Special Law Enforcement Officers shall be in accordance
with N.J.S.A. 40A:14-146.11.
g. Hours of Employment. No Special Law Enforcement Officer may be employed
more than 20 hours per week except as follows:
1. Without limitation as to hours during periods of emergency.
2. In such other cases or circumstances as provided by N.J.S.A. 48:14-146.8
et seq.
h. Prohibited Employment. No Special Law Enforcement Officer may be
employed to replace or substitute for full-time regular Police Officers
or to diminish the number of full-time Officers.
i. Maximum Number of Officers. The number of Special Law Enforcement
Officers employed by the Borough shall not exceed the following:
1. Class One Officers: Five.
2. Class Two Officers: Five.
[1985 Code § 6-6.2]
The Municipal Manager may appoint as School Traffic Guards,
such persons as he shall deem to be qualified for such position. The
powers and duties of School Traffic Guards shall be limited to the
protection of children while on public thoroughfares in the Borough
in connection with their attendance at the several schools in the
Borough, and to the direction and regulation of pedestrian and vehicular
traffic at the various street intersections and crossings where they
may be stationed.
While on active duty, School Traffic Guards shall be under the
jurisdiction of, and subject to the orders of, the Chief of Police.
[1985 Code § 6-6.3]
The Municipal Manager may appoint as Special Marshals such persons
as he shall deem to be qualified for such position. Special Marshals
shall be subject to call for the purpose of performing general police
duty in time of emergency or upon any occasion when their services
are required for the protection of persons and property in the Borough.
While on active duty, Special Marshals shall be under the jurisdiction
of, and subject to, the orders of the Chief of Police, and shall have
police powers, including the power of arrest.
No such Special Marshal shall carry a revolver when on active
duty.
[1985 Code § 6-6.4]
The Municipal Manager may appoint as Temporary Police Officers
such persons as he shall deem to be qualified for such positions.
Temporary Police Officers shall perform general police duties
on an hourly, daily, or other basis, while regular members of the
police force are on vacation, or are absent from duty by reason of
illness or some other cause, or whenever, in the judgment of the governing
body, the services of such persons shall be required.
While performing police duties, Temporary Police Officers shall
be subject to all departmental regulations, and be under the jurisdiction
of and subject to the orders of the Chief of Police, and their services
may be terminated at the expiration of the need for such temporary
employment.
[1985 Code § 6-6.5; New]
No person who shall serve as Special Law Enforcement Officer,
School Traffic Guard, Special Marshal or Temporary Police Officer,
or who shall perform any duties of a police nature prior to appointment
as a regular member of the Police Department shall be entitled to
credit for any such periods of duty, or services rendered, either
with or without pay, on account of any required tenure or promotion
record in the Police Department; provided, however, that persons permanently
appointed to the Department who shall have served as "Probationary
Patrol Officer" shall be entitled to credit for service during their
probationary periods.
[1985 Code §§ 6-7.1 - 6-7.4]
a. Escort Service by Department. The Police Department shall provide
escort service to any business or industry in the Borough, at the
request of the business or industry, in the transportation of money
or other valuables within the Borough.
b. Service Supervised by Chief of Police. The service shall be provided
as scheduled and directed by the Chief of Police.
c. Service Fee. The fee to be paid to the Borough for each such escort
service shall be the sum of $2 if the distance for which the escort
service is provided shall be less than one mile, and shall be the
sum of $5 if the distance for which the escort service is provided
shall be in excess of one mile. All fees for such escort service shall
be paid to the Borough Clerk.
d. Exemptions from Fees. No charge shall be made to any charitable or
religious organization, association or corporation for such escort
service.
[Ord. No. 2010-#14]
The fee for Police Officers serving as traffic directors for
construction and road detail work and other matters shall be the overtime
rate for the said officer and for administrative fees and vehicle
use the sum of $13 per hour per vehicle.
[1985 Code §§ 6-9.1, 6-9.2]
a. Assignment. The Chief of Police shall assign an officer to the position
of Supervisor of Investigations. This Officer may be of any rank chosen
by the Chief.
b. Duties. The Supervisor of Investigations shall be responsible for
the day-to-day operation of the Detective Bureau/Investigation (other
than motor vehicle), maintaining control of all evidence, preparing
cases for trial and supervision of any subordinates assigned to the
Detective Bureau. The Chief of Police shall also prescribe any other
duties for the Supervisor of Investigations.
[1985 Code § 6-9.3]
The Chief of Police shall appoint one or more officers to the
rank of Detective. Detectives shall be responsible for all criminal
investigations, maintaining control of evidence, preparing cases for
trial and enforcing all laws of the State of New Jersey and Borough
of Ringwood. The Chief of Police or the Supervisor of Investigations
shall prescribe any other duties for Detective.
[1985 Code § 4-1.1]
There is hereby established a Fire Department for the Borough
to consist of the Ringwood Borough Volunteer Fire Company 1, the Erskine
Lakes Volunteer Fire Company 1, and the Skyline Lakes Volunteer Fire
Company.
[1985 Code § 4-1.2]
Prospective members of the fire companies shall make application
directly to the individual fire company in which membership is sought.
Upon the successful completion of probationary period, as shall be
determined by the company to which application was made, the applicant
shall become a member in good standing in the company, and the applicant's
name shall be entered on the roll of firefighters kept by the Municipal
Clerk.
[1985 Code § 4-1.3]
Every member of a fire company which is part of the Fire Department
of the Borough of Ringwood shall, in each and every year, perform
at least 60% of the duty to be composed of actual attendance and duty
at fires and drills and a record shall be kept of such attendance
and duty by the Chief of each company. The Chief shall report annually
the names of the members who have met this standard to the Municipal
Officials.
[1985 Code § 4-1.4]
Exemption certificates may be issued to members of the fire
companies which are part of this Department who shall have served
seven years in active duty as required by law.