New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chapter 30 - LOCAL FINANCE BOARD
Subchapter 14 - EMERGENCY SERVICE VOLUNTEER LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM
Section 5:30-14.10 - LOSAP award process

(a) Pursuant to 40A:14-191, emergency service organizations participating in a LOSAP shall annually certify to the sponsoring agency a list of all volunteer members who have qualified for credit under the LOSAP program for the previous year. The certification shall be based on records maintained by the emergency service organization in accordance with the sponsoring agency's adopted point system. The required certification shall be presented to the sponsor within 30 days of the plan anniversary date.

(b) Upon receiving the certified list from an emergency service organization, the sponsoring agency shall, within 30 days, review it and, if necessary, request any records or other such backup that it deems necessary in order to substantiate the information provided. Upon finding that the list is accurate, approval by the sponsoring agency shall then be conveyed by resolution of its governing body. Upon approval, the list shall be returned to the emergency service organization for posting.

(c) The emergency service organization shall post the certified list for a period of 30 days to allow sufficient time for membership review. The list shall be posted at the office of the municipal clerk, and at the emergency service squad facility. In the case of fire districts, the list shall be posted in the firehouses of the sponsoring agency.