... United States Military at various times between 2002 and 2013. N.J.S.A. 38A:4-4(a) entitles deployed public employees to: (a) . . . leave of absence ... days shall be without pay but without loss of time. [ N.J.S.A. 38A:4-4(a).] Irvington Township Municipal Ordinance ยง 44-6 ("ordinance") controls ... and employees by municipal ordinance, resolution or regulation. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 38A:4-4(a) and the ordinance, the officers were entitled to full ... reach an accord on the definition of "work day" under N.J.S.A. 38A:4-4(a). On April 8, 2013, the trial court conducted an ... party. Id. at 540. Preliminarily, the meaning and application of N.J.S.A. 38A:4-4(a) and the ordinance present a purely legal interpretation that ... 173 (App. Div. 2001). On appeal, neither party argues that N.J.S.A. 38A:4-4(a) and the ordinance should be afforded other than ...