The Borough of Roselle is a body politic and corporate existing
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:60-1 et seq. and appropriate provisions of
general law.
Every Borough governed by the Borough form of government pursuant
to state law shall, subject to the provisions of general law, have
full power to exercise all powers of local government in such manner
as its Council may determine.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:60-6b(3), there is hereby created a
Table of Organization for all departments or divisions within the
Borough of Roselle, setting forth the positions, offices, and staffing
of such departments or divisions. Said Table of Organization shall
be maintained by and on file with the Borough Clerk. The Table of
Organization may be amended as necessary by resolution of the governing
body.
The Borough government shall include the following departments:
Administration, Police; Fire; Public Works; Municipal Court; Law;
Finance; Borough Clerk; Health; and Tax Assessor.
Except as otherwise provided by law, the provisions of the Civil
Service Act of the State of New Jersey shall apply in the employment
of all personnel, and the status, title and divisional classification
heretofore established with the New Jersey Civil Service Commission
shall be continued.
Unless provided otherwise by collective bargaining agreement
or any other provision of applicable law, all salaries paid by the
Borough shall be established by ordinance.
Overtime shall be paid only under the following circumstances:
A. As specifically set forth in negotiated employment contracts.
B. Department heads are not entitled to overtime compensation in any
form, including the receipt of compensatory time in lieu of monetary
compensation.
Each employee averaging at least 32 1/2 hours per week
over a period of 25 years shall, after the 25th anniversary, be entitled
to the following benefits upon retirement:
A. Payment of 3/12 of a year's salary shall be payable to the retiree,
based on the salary established for the particular job held by the
retiree by the Salary Ordinance in the year of retirement, said payment
to include the retiree's longevity. Said sum shall be paid on the
effective date of retirement.
B. The payment outlined in Subsection
A immediately above shall be paid to the employee's named beneficiary should the employee have completed 25 years of service, has not retired but became deceased.
C. The benefits as provided by this section shall not be applicable
to employee members of the Public Employees Service Union Local No.
702 pursuant to collective bargaining agreement.
The rate of compensation or salaries hereinabove fixed shall
be considered to be the rate in effect and shall be paid in 26 equal
biweekly installments, except where otherwise specifically provided.
Rates or salaries listed as minimum and maximum shall be established
by resolution for the year 1980.
All Borough employees or officers as defined by N.J.S.A. 40A:9-22.3
shall be subject to the provisions of the Local Government Ethics
Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:9-22.2.
There shall be an approved employee handbook containing, among
other items, table(s) of organization establishing the reporting relationship(s)
between all positions; an appendix outlining the minimum terms and
conditions of employment for all positions; any special terms and
conditions of employment pertinent to any specific position; and a
local job description for each position that is similar in format
and content to the general job description provided by the New Jersey
Department of Personnel.
Unless more specifically described herein, all employees shall
have and perform the duties and responsibilities of their position
pursuant to their civil service job description, applicable law; ordinance,
resolution, handbooks, policies and direction of the Mayor and Council;
the Borough Administrator; and/or their department or division head,
and/or their immediate supervisor.