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1 Robert A. Verry v. Franklin Fire District No. 1 -- rank: 1000

... is a member of a fire district established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-70. The MVFD operated independently as a volunteer fire company until ... paid fire department the power to create a fire district. N.J.S.A. 40A:14-70. Within the same statute, the Legislature specifies the exact nature ... subdivision — that utilizes authority available to it pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-70 to form a fire district. That makes the fire district ... relationship as a member volunteer squad of the District under N.J.S.A. 40A:14-70.1(a) or if the District merely supervises the volunteer squad pursuant to a contractual relationship under N.J.S.A. 40A:14-70.1(b). Under either provision, the District supervises the MVFD ... is a member of a fire district established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-70. We hold that the fire district, to which the ...

docket:	A-77-15
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2017-08-07
status:
citation:	230 N.J. 285 166 A.3d 1140
Document Size:	100788

2 JAMES WARD v. BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF AVENEL -- rank: 671

... Board sought to impose discipline based upon a civilian complaint, N.J.S.A. 40A:14-70.1(b) controlled. Judge Ciuffani reasoned "the Board exercised their ... in accordance with certain procedures and vested with broad powers. N.J.S.A. 40A:14-70. The Board must approve any petition that seeks to form ... its public meetings and other significant fiscal and operational information. N.J.S.A. 40A:14-70.2. In this case, the Board adopted a handbook that ... duty shall be deemed to be exercising a governmental function[.]" N.J.S.A. 40A:14-70.1(b). That statute reserves only one specific power to ...

docket:	a4877-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-02-28
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	33435

3 AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF NEW JERSEY v. COUNTY PROSECUTORS ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY -- rank: 643

... subdivision, because it was created by a municipality pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-70 and because 'the Legislature did not provide that the fire ... 97. In contrast, the volunteer fire department, created pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14- - 70.1, could only 'be regarded as an instrumentality of a ... be considered a separate public agency for OPRA purposes under N.J.S.A. 40A:14-70.1(a).' Id. at 301. The Court also distinguished the ...

docket:	a2572-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-12-22
status:	Published
citation:
Document Size:	72582

4 MAT STERN v. LAKEWOOD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, INC. -- rank: 629

... The Fire Companies' formation is subject to and enabled by N.J.S.A. 40A:14-70.1(a) through the express approval of the Board. In pertinent part, under N.J.S.A. 40A:14-70.1(a): Any persons desiring to form a volunteer fire ... constitute such applicants a volunteer fire company of the district. [ N.J.S.A. 40A:14-70.1(a).] Here, to find the Fire Companies were not ...

docket:	a5085-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-12-08
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	36706

5 SPRINT SPECTRUM, L.P., et al. v. BOROUGH OF UPPER SADDLE RIVER ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF UPPER SADDLE RIVER, et al. -- rank: 606

... legislation establishing boards of fire commissioners. Id. at 147 (citing N.J.S.A. 40A:14-70, and not a private, non-profit corporation. Moreover, even if ... lacks the ability to enter into lease agreements. In fact, N.J.S.A. 40A:14-70 expressly grants a board of fire commissioners the authority to ...

docket:	A4003-00
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2002-06-07
status:	published
citation:	352 N.J. Super. 575 801 A.2d 336
Document Size:	74894

6 American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey v. County Prosecutors Association of New Jersey \r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t \r\n \r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n -- rank: 598

... Fire District No. 1, a fire district established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-70, and the Millstone Valley Fire Department, a nonprofit volunteer fire ... volunteer fire department, however. Id. at 299-302. Noting that N.J.S.A. 40A:14-70.1 authorizes a fire district to create or contract with ...

docket:	a_33_22
court:	supreme
decided:	2024-04-16
status:	Published
citation:
Document Size:	102386

7 Thisopinion shall not "constitute precedent or be binding upon any court." Although it is posted on the internet, this opinion is binding only on the parties in the case and its use in other cases is limited. R 1:36-3 JERSEY WILLIAM S. BARNETT -- rank: 592

... term "paid or part-paid fire department or force." Further, N.J.S.A. 40A:14-70 was implemented to allow the creation of fire districts. In ...

docket:	a0523-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	0000-00-00
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	38331

8 IN THE MATTER OF BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS, FIRE DISTRICT NO.1 -- rank: 556

... and duties of all paid positions so established. Moreover, under N.J.S.A. 40A:14-70.1(b), "[t]he board of fire commissioners of a ...

docket:	a0765-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-12-08
status:	published
citation:	443 N.J.Super. 158 128 A.3d 189
Document Size:	63594

9 IN THE MATTER OF LAKEWOOD TOWNSHIP FIRE DISTRICT 1 (LOCAL FINANCE BOARD, DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS -- rank: 499

... held in and for a fire district established pursuant to [ N.J.S.A. 40A:14-70 to -105.1].' N.J.S.A. 19:1-1 ... was not an election. Indeed, the 'elections' referred to in N.J.S.A. 40A:14-70 to -105.1 pertain to the general elections for board ...

docket:	a3969-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2019-01-31
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	18179

10 TOWNSHIP OF PEMBERTON v. BROWNS MILLS EMERGENCY SQUAD, INC -- rank: 449

... powers and enables a different relationship with a municipality. See N.J.S.A. 40A:14-70 (explaining governing body's role in designating fire districts and ...

docket:	a1095-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-02-07
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	20312