2004 Proposed Ordinances of Wantage Township

Ordinance # 2004-04

ORDINANCE FIXING THE SALARIES OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WANTAGE, COUNTY OF SUSSEX AND STATE OF NEW JERSEY, FOR THE YEAR 2004

BE IT ORDAINED by the Township Committee of the Township of Wantage, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey as follows:

Section 1. The Township of Wantage shall pay its municipal officers and employees for services rendered on a level within the range shown below. Figures shown represent annual salary, unless otherwise indicated.

POSITION OF EMPLOYMENT
MINIMUM
MAXIMUM
General Government
Township Committee
3,000
4,000
Township Administrator Clerk/Assessment Search Officer
80,000
105,000
Assistant Township Clerk
35,000
45,000
Sr. Clerk Typist
20,000
38,000
Clerk Typist (Full Time)
20,000
36,000
Clerk Typist (Part Time, per hour)
8/Hr
15/Hr
Recording Secretary – A&E
2,000
5,000
Chief Finance Officer/Treasurer
40,000
50,000
Tax Assessor
35,000
40,000
Tax Collector/Tax Search Officer
40,000
50,000
Assistant Tax Collector
25,000
35,000
Township Attorney
45,000
65,000
Judge of the Municipal Court
25,000
35,000
Court Administrator
35,000
45,000
Deputy Court Administrator
25,000
35,000
Acting Violations Clerk
250
350
Court Attendant (per session)
70
85
Constable (per hour)
15/hr
35/hr
Public Defender
1,500
2,500
Land Use Board Secretary
15,000
25,000
Recording Secretary – Planning/Zoning
2,000
5,000
Attorney of the Land Use Board
8,000
14,000
Code Enforcement, Zoning, Public Safety & Construction
Construction Official
6,000
12,000
Plumbing Sub code Official
6,000
12,000
Fire Sub code Official
4,000
6,000
Electric Sub code Official
8,000
17,000
Building Sub code Official
40,000
55,000
Fire Official/Fire Marshall (Fire Prevention)
8,000
15,000
Code/Zoning Enforcement Officer
10,000
20,000
Assistant Zoning Officer/Building Inspector
25,000
33,000
Assistant Code Enforcement Officer/Fire Inspector
15,000
25,000
Inspector (part time, per hour)
15/Hr
30/Hr
Construction Department Senior Clerk Typist
25,000
35,000
Clerk Typist (Full Time)
10,000
35,000
Clerk Typist (Part Time, per hour)
8/Hr
15/Hr
Emergency Management Coordinator
2,000
4,000
Health And Welfare
Board of Health Secretary
5,000
10,000
Registrar of Vital Statistics
2,000
4,000
Animal Control Officer
25,000
35,000
Deputy Animal Control Officer
2,000
5,000
Department of Public Works
Superintendent
45,000
60,000
Assistant Superintendent/Mechanic
35,000
45,000
Mechanic/Repairer
33,000
45,000
Senior Road Repairer
16.00/hr
20.00/hr
Road Repairer
14.50/hr
17.00/hr
Laborer
14.00/hr
16.00/hr
Temporary/Seasonal Laborer
10.00/hr
15.00/hr

Section 2.
The adoption of this Ordinance shall not operate to either increase or decrease the present salary of any officer or employee of the Township. Salaries and/or compensation currently in existence shall remain in effect until the Committee, under this ordinance, approves any additional increments. Specific salaries or wages established by the Committee may be made retroactive to January 1st of the year in which the resolution is adopted, at the discretion of the Committee.

Section 3.
Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed as making mandatory the payment of annual salary increments to any officer or employees of the Township of Wantage. Salary or wage increases shall be contingent upon availability of the funds.

Section 4.
All former ordinances or parts thereof conflicting or inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.

Section 5.
This ordinance shall take effect after publication and passage according to law.

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William De Boer, Mayor
ATTEST:
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James R. Doherty, Administrator/Clerk
NOTICE is hereby given that the above ordinance was introduced and passed upon first reading at a meeting of the Mayor and Committee of the Township of Wantage, in the County of Sussex, New Jersey, held on the 29th day of January 2004. It will be further considered for final passage after public hearing at a meeting of the Mayor and Committee to be held in the Municipal Building, 888 Route 23 South, in the Township of Wantage, on February 12, 2004, at 8:00 P.M., and during the preceding week copies of the ordinance will be made available at the Clerk's office in the Municipal Building to members of the general public.
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James R. Doherty, Administrator