[Adopted 12-20-1988 by Ord. No. 5318-88[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed
former Art. V, School Crossing Guards, adopted 1-8-1985 by Ord. No.
4947-85. In addition, Ord. No. 5318-88 provided that: "The
salaries, compensation and wages for the years 1989, 1990 and 1991
shall be paid commencing January 1 of each year in question, unless
otherwise provided herein."
[Amended 5-19-1998 by Ord. No. 5967-98; 6-19-2001 by Ord. No. 6205-01; 1-3-2006 by Ord. No. 6543-06; 11-17-2014 by Ord. No. 7189-14; 2-6-2018 by Ord. No. 7427-18; 2-15-2022 by Ord. No. 7697-22]
A.
Those municipal employees hired by the City of Clifton and designated
as school traffic guards be and the same are hereby created for the
proper conduct and protection of the students of the City of Clifton,
and the amount(s) enumerated hereinafter be and they are fixed, granted
and ordered paid as regular hourly salaries and wages to the school
traffic guards now or hereafter in the office of employment enumerated,
and continuing thereafter unless and until otherwise amended, revised
or supplemented by and in accordance with law as follows:
|
Minimum
(per hour)
|
Maximum
(per hour)
| |
|---|---|---|
|
2021
|
$12.92
|
$21.75
|
|
2022
|
$16
|
$23
|
|
2023
|
$16
|
$23
|
|
2024
|
$16
|
$23
|
|
2025
|
$16
|
$24
|
|
Lead crossing guard
| ||
|
2021 to 2024
|
$25
|
$25
|
|
2025
|
$25
|
$26
|
B.
Crossing guards shall have steps in accordance with the applicable
collective bargaining agreement.
[Amended 7-21-2015 by Ord. No. 7227-15]
A.
Hourly
salaries shall be paid in equal semimonthly installments.
B.
Direct deposit.
[Added 5-2-2017 by Ord.
No. 7374-17]
(1)
All permanent employees and elected public officials who receive
compensation from the City of Clifton are mandated to have direct
deposit of their compensation as of July 1, 2017, in accordance with
Chapter 28, P.L. 2013, as defined under N.J.S.A. 52:14-15f(b) (including
paperless online pay stubs and W-2s).
(2)
Seasonal and temporary employees who are employed by the City of
Clifton are exempt from the direct deposit mandate.
(3)
Municipal employees may request, in writing, an exemption from the
direct deposit mandate to the City of Clifton's Personnel Director.
Such requests will be presented to the City Council within 30 days.
The City Council may grant such an exemption by resolution and only
for good cause.
A.
There shall be added to and made a part of the remuneration
to each guard an amount equal to 2 1/2% of the salary or wages
fixed for each such person upon the completion of five years of cumulative
service in and for the City of Clifton; an amount equal to 5% of the
salary or wages fixed for each such person upon the completion of
10 years of cumulative service in and for the City of Clifton; an
amount equal to 7 1/2% of the salary or wages fixed for each
such person upon the completion of 15 years of cumulative service
in and for the City of Clifton; an amount equal to 10% of the salary
or wages fixed for each such person upon the completion of 20 years
of cumulative service in and for the City of Clifton; and an amount
equal to 12 1/2% of the salary or wages fixed for each such person
upon the completion of 25 years of cumulative service in and for the
City of Clifton. Such additional compensation shall be paid notwithstanding
the maximum salary or wages hereinabove provided for such office or
employment and shall be paid at the same time and in the same manner
as the salary or wages fixed pursuant to the provisions of this article.
B.
For the purpose of this article, all periods of employment
shall be deemed to have commenced on January 1 of the year of appointment
or employment, unless the actual date of such appointment or employment
took place on or after July 1, in which case said period of employment
shall be deemed to have commenced on July 1 of the year of said appointment
or employment.
C.
An interruption of service resulting from any cause
beyond the control of the officer or employee, such as military service
or injury in the line of duty or illness, shall be considered as service
for the City of Clifton for the purpose of determining the completion
of said cumulative period of five years of service with the City.
D.
In computing such period of cumulative service in
and for the City of Clifton, credit shall be given for all prior full-time
service by an officer or employee as an employee of the State of New
Jersey, or any other political subdivision thereof, unless the same
is waived in writing by such officer or employee.
E.
The terms and conditions of this section do not apply
to members of the union employed after November 1, 1982.
[Added 6-19-2001 by Ord. No. 6205-01]
A.
Health insurance and prescription benefits.
[Amended 11-1-1993 by Ord. No. 5656-93; 5-19-1998 by Ord. No. 5967-98; 2-15-2022 by Ord. No. 7697-22]
(1)
Health insurance. In addition to the compensation
in the form of regular salaries and wages provided herein, the City
of Clifton hereby grants and provides all employees hired prior to
November 1, 1982, health insurance coverage in accordance with the
terms and conditions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement
and applicable New Jersey State statutes.
(2)
Prescription benefits. All employees hired on or after
November 1, 1982, shall receive the prescription plan benefit with
concurrent copay in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining
agreement, but no health insurance benefits shall be provided.
(3)
Prescription
opt-out bonus. Employees that receive the City's prescription coverage
shall be eligible for an annual opt-out bonus of 25% of the net savings
to the City on account of the waiver or $1,000, whichever is less,
when they waive the City's prescription insurance coverage subject
to the procedures and limitations set forth in the applicable collective
bargaining agreement.
B.
The City will continue to provide an eight-thousand-five-hundred-dollar
life insurance policy for all crossing guards up to the age of 70.
For employees age 70 and older, said insurance shall be in the amount
of $2,500, and a one-thousand-dollar policy shall be provided to all
retired employees for the first five years of retirement only.
C.
Retirement benefits.
[Amended 2-15-2022 by Ord. No. 7697-22]
(1)
Prescription insurance coverage, as set forth in Subsection A herein, is hereby extended to cover a period of a maximum of five years after retirement or until the employee's 65th birthday, whichever comes sooner. Health insurance for employees hired before November 1, 1982, shall continue in retirement as set forth in the applicable collective bargaining agreement.
(2)
Any employee qualifying for the above prescription
coverage who has exhausted his/her five years of retirement benefits
will be eligible to pay the City the annual premium for such insurance
coverage on an annual basis until such employee attains his/her 65th
birthday or is otherwise not eligible for such coverage.
D.
The City shall provide optional life insurance coverage
for all employees. Said life insurance coverage shall be provided
at the option of each employee with 75% of the cost of the same being
paid by the respective employee. Coverage under said life insurance
protection shall be in accordance with the schedule of coverage provided
under the existing group life insurance plan maintained by the City.
E.
The City may, at its option, change any of its insurance
plans or carriers so long as substantially similar coverage is provided.
[Amended 2-15-2022 by Ord. No. 7697-22]
F.
Effective January 1, 2022, all employees hired on
or after January 1, 2021, shall be entitled to the City's prescription
plan after 90 days of employment with the City.
[Added 6-19-2001 by Ord. No. 6205-01; amended 2-15-2022 by Ord. No. 7697-22]
G.
The health insurance benefits provided pursuant to
the terms of this article do not apply to members of the union who
began their employment on or after November 1, 1982, except as noted
herein. However, such employees are eligible for hospitalization coverage,
provided that they agree to pay the costs for such coverage.
[Added 6-19-2001 by Ord. No. 6205-01; amended 2-15-2022 by Ord. No. 7697-22]
[Amended 6-19-2001 by Ord. No. 6205-01; 1-3-2006 by Ord. No. 6543-06; 2-15-2022 by Ord. No. 7697-22]
A.
In addition to the compensation herein provided for as regular salaries
and wages, the City of Clifton hereby grants and provides that the
crossing guards shall earn sick leave at the following rate: eight
days per year. All sick leave days, effective January 1, 1989, shall
be cumulative for all employees.
B.
Accumulated sick leave shall be governed by the terms and conditions
set forth in the collective bargaining agreement and shall be subject
to the caps and restrictions set forth by N.J. State statutes, including,
but not limited to, N.J.S.A. l lA:6-19.1 and 11A:6-19.2, et seq.
[Amended 6-19-2001 by Ord. No. 6205-01; 1-3-2006 by Ord. No. 6543-06]
A.
All employees shall be entitled to vacation leave
for the years 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 as follows:
(1)
Employees hired prior to November 1, 1982, shall receive
prorated vacation leave pursuant to Merit System Board law and the
applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(2)
Employees hired on or after November 1, 1982 shall
receive 10 days vacation leave.
[Amended 2-15-2022 by Ord. No. 7697-22]
C.
A list of employees who will be at the parochial school(s)
during Presidents' week recess will be provided to the City of Clifton
each year by January 15.
[Amended 2-15-2022 by Ord. No. 7697-22]
[Amended 2-15-2022 by Ord. No. 7697-22]
A.
All employees shall receive up to a maximum of four
snow days as set forth under the terms and conditions of the applicable
collective bargaining agreement.
B.
All employees shall receive the following holidays:
New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday,
Memorial Day, Thanksgiving Day and the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas
Day and Juneteenth if school is closed for the holiday.
[Amended 5-19-1998 by Ord. No. 5967-98; 6-19-2001 by Ord. No. 6205-01]
All employees covered by this article shall
receive bereavement leave to a maximum of three days for those family
members as defined in the collective bargaining agreement between
the City of Clifton and the Clifton School Traffic Guards Union Local
1032, CWA.
[Added 6-19-2001 by Ord. No. 6205-01]
The terms and conditions of the agreement between
the City of Clifton and the Clifton School Traffic Guards Union Local
1032, CWA, are incorporated herein, and if any difference exists between
this article and said agreement, the terms and conditions of the agreement
shall control.
