Section 40A:14-202 - Hearing on complaint, charges, final disposition, appeala. An employing agency or department subject to the provisions of section 2 of P.L. 2009, c. 16(C.40A:14-201) shall conduct a hearing on the complaint or charges within 30 days of the date on which the officer or firefighter was suspended, unless (1) the officer or firefighter agrees to waive his right to the hearing or (2) the parties agree to an adjournment to a later date. As provided in paragraphs (2) and (4) of subsection b. of section 2 of P.L. 2009, c. 16(C.40A:14-201), the calendar days that accrue during any such waiver or agreement to adjourn shall not be used in calculating the date upon which the officer or firefighter is entitled, pursuant to subsection a. of section 2 of P.L. 2009, c. 16(C.40A:14-201), to receive his base salary pending a final determination on the officer's or firefighter's appeal.b. The employing agency or department shall make a final disposition of the complaint and charges against the officer or firefighter within 20 days of the hearing and shall furnish the officer or firefighter with a written notice thereof.c. An officer or firefighter shall have 20 days from the date of receipt of a written notice to appeal. The calendar days that accrue between the date of the receipt of a written notice of a final disposition and the filing of an appeal shall not be used in calculating the date upon which that officer or firefighter is entitled, pursuant to subsection a. of section 2 of P.L. 2009, c. 16(C.40A:14-201), to receive his base salary pending a final determination on his appeal.d. To facilitate the timely rendering of a final determination on an appeal filed pursuant to the provisions of P.L. 2009, c. 16(C.40A:14-200 et al.), an aggrieved officer or firefighter shall file his appeal simultaneously with the Office of Administrative Law and the Civil Service Commission. The simultaneous filing of an appeal pursuant to this subsection shall be in a manner, form and time prescribed by the Civil Service Commission.Added by L. 2009, c. 16,s. 3, eff. 6/1/2009.