N.J. Admin. Code § 5:31-2.9

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 5:31-2.9 - Fire districts-Length of service award programs

(a) Any amounts appropriated for the first time, or the annual appropriaton for a LOSAP shall be included in the budget of the fire district as a separate line item. The appropriation shall be entitled "Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP)--Contribution ( P.L. 1997, c. 388 )."

(b) The annual budget of a fire district proposed by the Board of Fire Commissioners in a year that a public question referendum for the creation of a LOSAP is on the ballot shall include the first year's appropriation for funding the program. If the public question is defeated, that appropriation shall be deleted from that budget and the amount to be raised for taxation to support the district budget will be decreased by the same amount prior to the fire district's tax levy being certified to the County Board of Taxation.