Wantage Township 2005 Ordinances
Ordinace # 2005-04
January 13, 2005

ORDINANCE FIXING THE SALARIES OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WANTAGE, COUNTY OF SUSSEX AND STATE OF NEW JERSEY, FOR THE YEAR 2005
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 80,000 110,000  
Assistant Township Clerk 35,000 45,000  
Sr. Clerk Typist 20,000 42,000  
Clerk Typist (Full Time) 20,000 40,000  
Clerk Typist (Part Time, annual) 5,000 20,000  
Clerk Typist (Part Time, per hour) 8.00/hr 15.00/Hr  
Recording Secretary 2,000 3,000  
Chief Finance Officer 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 70,000  
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)       15.00/hr       36.00/hr  
Public Defender   2,000   3,500  
Land Use Board Secretary 15,000 25,000  
Attorney of the Land Use Board
  8,000 14,000  
Code Enforcement, Zoning, Public Safety & Construction      
Construction Official 50,000 65,000  
Electric Sub code Official 8,000 17,000  
Building Sub code Official 40,000 55,000  
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) 15.00/hr 30.00/hr  
Construction Department Senior Clerk Typist 25,000 35,000  
Clerk Typist (Full Time) 20,000 25,000  
Clerk Typist (Part Time, annual) 2,000 5,000  
Clerk Typist (Part Time, per hour) 8.00/hr 15.00/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 14.50/hr 17.00/hr  
Deputy Animal Control Officer 1,300 5,000  
Department of Public Works      
Superintendent 45,000 60,000  
Assistant Supervisor 18.00/hr 22.00/hr  
Mechanic/Road Repairer 16.00/hr 20.00/hr  
Senior Road Repairer 16.00/hr 20.00/hr  
Road Repairer 14.50/hr 17.50/hr  
Laborer 14.00/hr 17.00/hr  
Temporary/Seasonal Laborer 10.00/hr 25.00/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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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 13th day of January 2005. 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 January 27, 2005, 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/Clerk
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