[Adopted 12-20-1960 by Ord. No. 3319 as Article
3 of Chapter 27 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Clifton,
New Jersey, 1960; amended in its entirety 9-4-1962 by Ord. No. 3453]
An award of damages fixed as the annual allowance
may be paid to policemen or firemen who are permanently disabled through
injuries received in the performance of their duties during the term
of such disability as hereinafter provided.
Before any award is made as an annual allowance
during such disability, a certificate of the City Physician, or such
other physician appointed by the Council, certifying as to the probable
permanency of such disability shall be filed with the City Manager.
Upon the filing of such certificate, the City Manager shall recommend
such policemen or firemen who are permanently disabled through injuries
received in the performance of their duties for an award under this
article.
Upon filing of such recommendation by the City
Manager, an annual allowance may, by ordinance, be awarded to such
policemen or firemen who are permanently disabled in the performance
of their duties. Said annual allowance shall be the difference between
the amounts such person was paid when employed in the municipal service
and any pension paid and any award made under Workers' Compensation,
Title 11A of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey. After the day of
final payment under any workers' compensation paid under Title 11A
of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey, the annual allowance shall
be the difference between the amount paid such person when employed
in the municipal service and the amount of any pension paid to such
policeman or fireman. The annual allowance shall be paid during such
disability in semimonthly installments in the same manner as all salaries
of the City are paid.
In order to determine the continuance of such
disability, each policeman or fireman awarded an annual allowance
under this article shall present himself to the City Physician, or
such other physician appointed by the Council, for an annual physical
examination. The City Physician, or such other physician appointed
by the Council, shall file with the City Manager annually a certification
as to the probable permanency of such disability of each policeman
or fireman receiving such an award.
If, after any examination made pursuant to § 73-13, the City Physician, or other physician appointed by the Council under this article, shall find that such disability no longer continues to exist, he shall file a certificate with the City Manager certifying that such disability no longer continues to exist. Thereafter, all payments under this article to such policeman or fireman shall cease as of the date of the filing of said certificate.
