40A:14-27.Ā  Special compensation for permanently disabled members or officers
If a member or officer of the paid or part-paid fire department or force isĀ  permanently disabled from injuries received while in the performance of hisĀ  duties and the chief or official in charge of such fire department or forceĀ  shall recommend that special compensation be granted and a physician appointedĀ  by the governing body of said municipality shall certify as to the probableĀ  permanency of such disability, the governing body of the municipality in theirĀ  discretion, by ordinance, may provide for special compensation to said disabledĀ  member or officer designating the amount thereof and manner of payment, eitherĀ  in a lump sum or by an annual allowance, but such special compensation plus anyĀ  pension paid and any award for workmen's compensation shall not exceed theĀ  salary payable at the time of the sustaining of the injuries.Ā  The governingĀ  body of said municipality shall include appropriate budget items and provideĀ  for the payment of such special compensation.

L.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
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