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Northvale to raise emergency volunteer stipend; town reports 784 police calls in June
Summary
Northvale officials said the town will raise its quarterly stipend for emergency volunteers to $300 and reported the police department handled 784 calls in June, including multiple traffic enforcement details and assistance with a helicopter landing.
Northvale officials said the town will raise the quarterly stipend for emergency volunteers and reported a busy month for public-safety responders.
A town staff member said the quarterly stipend, previously described as ranging from $100 to $500 depending on participation, "is gonna go up to 300." The statement did not specify whether the $300 figure is a flat stipend or a new minimum; the amount was presented during the meeting without additional documentation.
The same town staff member reported that the police department logged 784 calls in June. Of those, the speaker listed 114 "selected enforcement traffic details," 144 traffic stops and "35 partners" (as spoken in the record), and said officers assisted with the landing of a helicopter. The speaker said the police department, the fire department and the department of public works participated in town events and public-safety responses during the period.
Council discussion and the meeting record did not include a motion or formal vote on the stipend change in the excerpt provided. The town staff member who announced the stipend increase did not identify whether the change is contingent on a future council vote or administrative order.
Officials did not provide a full budgetary breakdown or cite a statute or ordinance authorizing the stipend change during the discussion. The meeting excerpt did not specify an effective date for the stipend change.
