New Jersey § 40a:14-82
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 40a:14-82, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40a:14-82.
The board of commissioners of a fire district having a uniformed paid or part-paid
fire department, by resolution, may adopt a schedule of hours of actual duty for the
members of such district fire department based upon an average of 56 hours per week
in any 6-week cycle, but in cases of emergency the official in charge shall have authority
to retain any uniformed member on duty during the period of the emergency and in any
such case and within 12 months thereafter such member shall be given hours off from
the average 56 hours per week in any 6-week cycle to compensate him for the extra
hours served by him during such emergency. Any such resolution shall be inoperative unless and until it shall have been submitted
to and adopted by the legal voters within said fire district at the annual election
held for commissioners of the board, or at a special election for such purpose. The resolution shall be submitted as a public question in the manner prescribed by
law, by resolution of said board, or by filing with the clerk of the board of fire
commissioners of such district a petition for such submission, signed by at least
20% of the legal voters who voted in the next preceding annual election for members
of the board of fire commissioners. The question shall be submitted substantially as follows: “Insert the name and number of the fire district and state the question as to whether
the fire department of the district shall be maintained in such manner as to provide
that no uniformed member thereof shall be required to remain on duty in excess of
56 hours per week in any 6-week cycle except in cases of emergency.” If a majority of the legal voters voting on such question vote in favor of the adoption,
the resolution on and after January 1 following such election shall become operative.
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