[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Eatontown as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 4-24-2013 by Ord. No. 07-2013]
As used in this article and other articles and chapters involving
the Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Volunteers who meet the definition of "active member" or
"active life member" as established by the respective bylaws of each
relevant organization, as were in effect on January 1, 1995. Probationary
members are specifically excluded from this definition.
An active member, his or her spouse, and all natural or adopted
dependent children under the age of 21 years of age, who are unmarried
and reside at home. All persons must occupy the same residence.
Those charges established by the governing body of the Borough
of Eatontown which are fully retained by the Borough of Eatontown
as revenue. Specifically excluded is any portion of the fee which
is collected by the Borough on behalf of another public entity, including
but not limited to the State of New Jersey, County of Monmouth or
an outside vendor, and real estate taxes.
The Eatontown Engine, Truck and Hose Company No. 1, now part of the Eatontown Fire Department as set forth in Chapter 20, Article V, § 20-34 of the Code of the Borough of Eatontown, and the Eatontown Volunteer Ambulance Corporation, now part of the Division of Emergency Medical Services of the Borough of Eatontown as set forth more fully in Chapter 20, Article V, § 20-35 of the Code of the Borough of Eatontown.
All state-licensed nursing homes, rest homes, health maintenance
organizations, assisted-living facilities, health-care facilities
providing in-patient services, and other licensed or unlicensed medical
care providers with the capacity to treat 10 or more outpatients simultaneously.
[Added 9-14-2022 by Ord.
No. 18-2022]
A.
Active member list.
(1)
On or about January 1 of each calendar year, the Fire Department
and First Aid Squad shall submit to the Borough Administrator a list
of all individuals who meet the definition for active member status.
(2)
Updates shall be provided by both organizations to the Borough Administrator
on a periodic basis to add those individuals who have completed their
probationary status or delete individuals who have been dismissed
from the membership or who no longer meet the criteria for active
member status.
B.
On a form provided by the office of the Borough Administrator, each
active member shall provide information related to the family status
to assist the various municipal officials in their administration
of this incentive program in order to be eligible for the benefit
outlined.
C.
All active members and their families must comply with all registration
procedures and complete all application forms established by the Borough
of Eatontown.
[Added 9-14-2022 by Ord.
No. 18-2022]
A.
All patient care facilities located within the Borough are hereby
required to own, lease, rent or have promptly available by contract
sufficient appropriately staffed private ambulance services for the
treatment and transport of residents and/or patients in need of nonemergency
medical care. Such ambulance services shall be available 365 days
per year and 24 hours per day.
B.
In order to satisfy the requirements of Subsection A, each patient care facility subject to this article shall file proof of the availability of private ambulance services with the Borough Clerk within 60 days after final passage of this section, and on or before January 1 of each year thereafter. For purposes of this section, proof of private ambulance availability shall consist of a contract with no less than two private ambulance service providers under which such providers are obliged to respond promptly to the patient care facility.
C.
Alternatively, if a patient care facility elects to own and operate
its own ambulance(s), such proof shall consist of documentation of
the make, model, year, color, serial number, license plate number,
location, and staffing of such ambulance(s). As part of the proofs
required under this section, the resident director, manager or authorized
corporate officer of each patient care facility shall make and file
with the Borough Clerk a signed certification that adequate private
ambulance services are available, and that all agents and employees
of such facility involved with patient care have been apprised of
and trained in the use of such private ambulance services. The failure
of a patient care facility to comply with the requirements of this
subsection shall constitute an ordinance violation by the patient
care facility and its resident director, manager, or authorized corporate
officer, punishable by a fine not to exceed $2,000.
D.
In the event that an employee or agent of a patient care facility located in the Borough takes action resulting in the dispatch of a volunteer first aid squad regulated pursuant to the provisions of § 35-6, and the responding volunteer first aid squad determines in its sole discretion that the basis for dispatch did not constitute circumstances requiring the use of basic life support or advanced life support, the volunteer first aid squad shall certify accordingly to the Borough Administrator and the private care facility shall be subject to a volunteer first aid squad dispatch fee of $750. This fee shall be payable to the Borough of Eatontown. The Borough of Eatontown may contribute fee revenue generated under this subsection to the volunteer first aid squad.
[Adopted 8-4-2004 by Ord. No. 24-2004]
A Length of Services Awards Program (LOSAP)
is hereby created in accordance with Chapter 388 of the Laws of 1997,
to reward members of the volunteer firefighter and first-aid organizations
for their loyal, diligent and devoted services to the residents of
the Borough of Eatontown.
The LOSAP shall provide for fixed annual contributions
to a deferred income account for each volunteer member who meets the
criteria set forth below; that such contribution shall be made in
accordance with a plan that shall be established by the Borough of
Eatontown, pursuant to P.L. 1997, c. 388, and that such plan shall
be administered with the laws of the State of New Jersey, United States
Internal Revenue Code and this article. The LOSAP shall provide for
annual contributions to each eligible member who meets the criteria
as follows:
The estimated annual cost of the program, based
on 35 to 45 firefighters and 15 to 20 first-aid members, shall not
exceed $70,000.
Each active volunteer member shall be credited
with points for volunteer services provided to the volunteer fire
company known as the "Eatontown Engine, Truck and Hose Co., Number
1," and/or "Eatontown First-Aid Squad," in accordance with the following
schedule:
A.
Fire Department: See Schedule A;[1] and
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule A is included as an attachment to this chapter.
B.
First-Aid Squad: See Schedule B.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Schedule B is included as an attachment to this chapter.
