This program shall provide for a quarterly stipend on a per-shift
basis for each volunteer member that meets the criteria set forth
below. Such stipend shall be made in accordance with a plan that shall
be established by the Village of Ridgefield Park and which shall be
administered in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey,
and United States Internal Revenue Code and this chapter.
Nothing in this program is intended to change the status of
the Ridgefield Park Volunteer Ambulance Corps, it being the intent
and purpose herein that this organization shall remain as a volunteer
organization.
Nothing in this program will entitle any Volunteer Ambulance
Corps member to health and prescription benefits, pension or other
like benefits provided by the Village to its full-time employees.
Employees of the Village who are also a Volunteer Ambulance
Corps member are entitled to earn a stipend while performing such
volunteer services during regular work hours.
Quarterly payments shall be made in accordance with standard
Village payroll procedures.
Schedule A: Volunteer Ambulance Corps Stipend Criteria
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Stipend Type
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Maximum Stipend (payable quarterly)
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Shift (*scheduled shifts, general calls and event coverage)
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$50 per shift (maximum 2 stipends per shift)
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Per call when not on shift
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$20 (at the discretion of the Commissioner-in-Charge)
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Stipend Coordinator
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$1,250 per year
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Clothing
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8 shifts - $80
12 shifts - $180
35 shifts - $525
52 shifts - $1,000
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Meals
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$30 per shift
(maximum 2 stipends per shift)
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Course travel
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$10/session for courses held in Bergen County
$20/session for courses held outside Bergen County
No reimbursement for travel if course is within 5 miles of Ridgefield
Park
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In addition to the foregoing, active members of the Volunteer
Ambulance Corps shall be further entitled to the clothing and meal
allowances set forth in the attached Schedule A. Such amounts shall
be payable quarterly.
In addition to the foregoing, active members of the Volunteer
Ambulance Corps shall be further entitled to the course travel allowance
set forth in the attached Schedule A. Such amounts shall be payable
quarterly on completion of course.
A. All course enrollments must be preapproved by Chief and included
on the list of approved courses for the members of the Ridgefield
Park Ambulance Corps. This list is maintained by the EMS Training
Officer.
B. All submissions for course stipends and travel reimbursements shall
be made upon completion of the applicable course. A signed voucher
form with course information will be submitted with the certificate
of course completion to the Chief for approval.