Bill Text: NJ A769 | 2016-2017 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Increases maximum municipal contribution to fire districts and volunteer fire companies; indexes amount biennially for inflation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-27 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Homeland Security and State Preparedness Committee [A769 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2016-A769-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
217th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2016 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman BOB ANDRZEJCZAK
District 1 (Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland)
Assemblyman VINCENT MAZZEO
District 2 (Atlantic)
SYNOPSIS
Increases maximum municipal contribution to fire districts and volunteer fire companies; indexes amount biennially for inflation.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning municipal appropriations to fire districts and volunteer fire companies and amending N.J.S.40A:14-34.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. N.J.S.40A:14-34 is amended to read as follows:
40A:14-34. The governing body of any municipality may raise and appropriate funds to be granted to the boards of fire commissioners of any fire district or volunteer fire companies located therein, up to a total annual appropriation of [$90,000.00 annually] $150,000, which shall be adjusted biennially for inflation by the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in accordance with the cost-of-living adjustment promulgated pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1983, c.49 (C.40A:4-45.1a). In any municipality in which there are more than three such boards or companies, or both, the governing body may raise and appropriate an additional [$30,000.00] $50,000 annually for each such additional board or company. Any such board or company shall use not less than 50% of the funds received pursuant to this section for the purchase of fire equipment, materials and supplies. All funds appropriated under this section shall be accounted for to the governing body annually.
Any municipality may appropriate such additional sums as it may deem necessary for the purchase of fire equipment, supplies and materials for use by fire companies or boards, the title to which shall remain with the municipality, provided that the funds shall be controlled and disbursed by the municipality. In the case of a joint purchase made by the governing bodies of two or more municipalities pursuant to the provisions of the "Consolidated Municipal Service Act," P.L.1952, c.72 (C.40:48B-1 et seq.), the title to the purchase shall be held by the joint meeting formed by the contracting governing bodies.
(cf: P.L.1989, c.41, s.1)
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill increases the maximum amount that the governing body of a municipality may annually contribute to a fire district or volunteer fire company. Currently, a municipality may contribute up to $90,000 per year to a fire district or volunteer fire company. A municipality with more than three boards of fire commissioners or volunteer fire companies may contribute an additional $30,000 per year for each additional board or company.
Under the provisions of this bill, a municipality may contribute up to $150,000 per year to a fire district or volunteer fire company. Lastly, the bill biennially indexes the $150,000 maximum contribution for inflation.
