[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the Borough of Collingswood as indicated in article histories.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Officers and employees — See Ch. 45.
[Adopted 8-16-1971 by Ord. No. 662 as Ch. 4 of the 1971 Code]
[Amended 8-15-1994 by Ord. No. 1058]
A.
The rate of compensation of each officer and employee
of the Borough of Collingswood shall be established by and advertised
in the Annual Salary Ordinance. Salaries shall be paid on a biweekly
or monthly basis. The current Salary Ordinance is on file in the borough
offices.
B.
All other employees shall be paid on a biweekly basis
and at an hourly rate to be determined by the department head.
The duties and terms of employment of the several
officers and employees shall be as prescribed by statute, ordinance
or resolution if any such have been enacted; otherwise, such duties
and terms shall be such as shall be prescribed by the Board of Commissioners.
A.
The Treasurer shall present monthly to the governing
body for approval warrants drawn to the order of the Borough of Collingswood
Payroll Account as follows:
(1)
In advance for all employees whose salaries are on
an annual or biweekly basis when such salaries are due and payable
prior to the next regular meeting of the governing body.
[Amended 8-15-1994 by Ord. No. 1058]
(2)
In advance for all employees whose compensation is
on an hourly basis when the compensation has been approved by some
responsible designated official and the Commissioner in charge of
the particular department in which such person is employed and has
been certified to the Municipal Treasurer.
B.
At the first meeting of the governing body in January
of each year, there shall be approved an account to be designated
the "Borough of Collingswood Payroll Account," and, from time to time,
the Treasurer, upon receipt of a warrant for the amount due such payroll
account, shall deposit the same to the credit of the payroll account,
charging the appropriate budgetary accounts therewith.
C.
The Treasurer shall thereafter draw checks on said
payroll account to the employees entitled to payment therefrom.
D.
At either of the regular meetings of the governing
body each month, the Treasurer shall submit for approval or ratification,
as the case may be, the necessary payrolls for the amount due to the
several officers and employees for compensation. The payrolls shall
be considered by the governing body in due course and approved if
found to be correct.
E.
In case of error or adjustment in the payroll, the
Treasurer shall and it shall be his duty to see that such error or
adjustment is properly corrected and an appropriate record made thereof.
F.
Such officers as may be designated by the governing
body are hereby authorized to sign warrants drawn in favor of the
payroll account upon due notice that the appropriate payrolls have
been approved by the proper Commissioner or the proper certifying
authorities, which certifying authorities or Commissioner shall be
designated by resolution or by law.
All said salaries shall be retroactive to January
1 for the current year; provided, however, that where such position
or office is filled after the beginning of the year, the same shall
be paid pro rata for the remainder of the year only, and provided
further that in the event that any officer or employee is entitled
to a raise or increment in salary during the course of any year, then
such officer or employee shall be paid such raise or increment in
salary during the course of the year as and when determined and approved
by the Board of Commissioners and shall not be entitled to receive
the same before such determination and approval, anything herein contained
to the contrary notwithstanding.
[Adopted 7-7-2014 by Ord. No. 1550]
All full time employees and elected public officials who receive
compensation from the Borough of Collingswood are mandated to have
direct deposit of their compensation as of July 18, 2014, in accordance
with P.L. 2013, c. 28, as defined under N.J.S.A. 52:14-15f(b).
Seasonal and temporary employees who are employed by the Borough
of Collingswood are exempt from the direct deposit mandate.
Municipal employees may request, in writing, an exemption from
the direct deposit mandate to the Borough of Collingswood Administrator.
The Administrator may grant such an exemption only for good cause.
