§ 23-4. Requests for compensation from fund.


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  • Any said member who desires to receive compensation from the fund shall submit a request therefor to his or her volunteer fire company or the New Milford Community Ambulance Corporation, as the case may be, together with proof from his or her employer of the hourly wage which the member was earning at the time of the emergency to which her or she responded; the total hours spent away from work pursuant to subpoena; a copy of the subpoena; and proof from the employer that the member was not compensated or only partially compensated for said time spent away from work. Upon receipt of the member's request and the required proof, the volunteer fire company or the New Milford Community Ambulance Corporation, as the case may be, shall submit the request and said proof to the Mayor. The Mayor shall review the request and, if satisfied that it complies with the requirements of this section, shall seek an appropriation from the fund to compensate the member as provided herein. The compensation to be paid from the fund shall be at the rate of $15 per hour, or the normal hourly wage rate of the member, whichever is greater, for each hour spent away from work for the purposes of testifying, less any statutory fees which the member receives for testifying, and less any actual compensation received by the member from his or her employer for the time so spent away from work. Compensation shall be available from the fund at the $15 per hour rate to those members of the volunteer fire companies or of the New Milford Community Ambulance Corporation who are self-employed.
Ord. of 7-13-1992