New Jersey Statutes 40A:14-184. Definitions relative to retirement benefits for certain municipal emergency services volunteers
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40A:14-184
- director: means the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs. See New Jersey Statutes 40A:1-1
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
“Active volunteer member” means a person who has been so designated by the governing board of a duly created emergency service organization and who is faithfully and actually performing volunteer service in that organization.
“Certification list” means a list prepared annually by an emergency service organization certifying to a governing body the names of members who have qualified to receive a length of service award.
“Director” means the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs.
“Emergency service organization” means a fire or first aid organization, whether organized as a volunteer fire company, volunteer fire department, fire district or duly incorporated volunteer first aid, emergency or volunteer ambulance or rescue squad association.
“Elected or appointed position” means a line officer, department or company officer, trustee of an emergency services organization, or a duly established position in a municipality as determined by the governing body of the municipality.
“Length of service award program” means a system established to provide tax-deferred income benefits to active volunteer members of an emergency service organization by means of investment in those products permitted pursuant to subsection a. of section 3 of P.L.1977, c.381 (C. 43:15B-3).
“Local government unit” means any municipality, county, or fire district having control of, or which is serviced by, a volunteer fire department, duly incorporated fire or first aid company, or volunteer emergency, ambulance or rescue squad association or organization.
“Participant” means an active volunteer member who is eligible for a benefit under a service award program.
“Sponsoring agency” means any local government unit which duly adopts a length of service award program pursuant to the provisions of this act.
“Year of active emergency service” means a 12-month period during which an active volunteer member participates in the fire or first aid service and satisfies the minimum requirements of participation established by the sponsoring agency on a consistent and uniform basis.
L.1997,c.388,s.2.