Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to abrogate any tenure
rights held by any employee pursuant to any statute of the State of
New Jersey.
[Amended 8-19-2008 by Ord. No. 08-22]
A. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 43:15C-2, the following positions are deemed
to be eligible for and shall participate in the Defined Contribution
Retirement Program:
(6) Municipal Court Prosecutor.
B. Individuals serving in the following positions are exempt from the
Defined Contribution Retirement Program membership, pursuant to N.J.S.A.
43:15C-2:
(1) Certified Health Officer.
(5) Principal Public Works Manager (Certified Public Works Manager).
(6) Construction Code Official.
(7) Licensed uniform subcode officials and inspectors.
(8) Qualified Purchasing Agent.
(10)
Director of Parks and Recreation.
(11)
Registered Municipal Clerk.
C. If an individual is appointed to one of the positions listed in Subsection
A and the individual is not serving in a position as described in Subsection
B above, the pension certifying officer of the municipality may determine that the individual is not required to join the Defined Contribution Retirement Program if that individual:
(1) Was
an active participant in the Public Employee Retirement System on
July 1, 2007, and continuously since that time; or
(2) Was
appointed pursuant to a valid promotional process; or
(3) Is appointed on a temporary, interim, or acting basis to a position requiring state certification as set forth in Subsection
B herein and is in pursuit of the required certification; or
(4) Meets
such other exceptions that may be approved by the Local Finance Board
or the Division of Pensions and Benefits.
[Added 2-21-2006 by Ord. No. 06-02; amended 7-11-2006 by Ord. No.
06-09; 4-24-2012 by Ord. No. 12-14; 10-16-2012 by Ord. No. 12-22]
Upon retirement from the employ of the City of Englewood and
after qualifying for retirement under either the New Jersey Public
Employee Retirement System or the Police and Fire Retirement System
either on a disability pension, with 25 or more years of service or
upon retirement upon or after the age of 62 with 15 or more years
of service with the City of Englewood, the City of Englewood shall
provide to employees within the unclassified service who are not represented
as part of a collective negotiation unit, post-retirement health-care
coverage under the New Jersey State Health Benefits Program pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 52:14-17.38, provided that the City of Englewood remains
enrolled in the New Jersey State Health Benefits Program, for the
retiree up to age 65 and his/her eligible spouse up to age 65 or until
the death of the retiree, whichever first occurs, with the City of
Englewood contributing 100% of the premium payment therefor, but without
reimbursement for Medicare or premium payments for the surviving spouse.