40A:14-31 - Transfer of a fire patrol to a municipality - New Jersey Statutes

40A:14-31.  Transfer of a fire patrol to a municipality
    In any municipality wherein there is a fire patrol or protective association  organized pursuant to the provisions of chapter 9, Title 15 of the Revised  Statutes, such fire patrol or protective association upon its discontinuance  may grant or donate to the said municipality their lands, buildings, apparatus  and equipment or any part thereof.  Upon acquisition the municipality may  operate same as part of the fire department.  In the event of a gift and  acceptance thereof by the municipality any or all of the personnel of such fire  patrol or protective association may be employed by the municipality but they  shall not be entitled to tenure or benefits established as a municipal or  department pension or retirement system unless they are qualified in accordance  with the provisions specified in the law governing such pension or retirement  system.  Upon the acquisition of any or all of the lands, buildings, apparatus  and equipment of such fire patrol or protective association and the employment  of any or all of the personnel thereof, the governing body of said  municipality, by ordinance, may create and regulate a subdivision in its fire  department to be known as the salvage company.  The governing body of the  municipality may provide for the employment of such personnel but only in the  divisions or bureaus of the fire department.  The governing body of the  municipality, if they shall deem it necessary, may assign any member of the  fire department to the salvage company but said member shall retain his then  existing status and rights as a member of the fire department.

     L.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.