Officers and employees shall receive such compensation
as may be provided by ordinance heretofore or hereafter adopted.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The currently effective ordinances
establishing salaries and compensation are on file in the office of
the Township Clerk.
A director may serve as a division head and
a division head may serve as a bureau head without additional compensation.
Department heads shall devote full time in the efficient discharge
of the duties of their respective offices, except as provided otherwise
herein. The Mayor may appoint the Business Administrator to act as
the director of one or more departments without additional compensation.
Whenever a vacancy exists in the office or head
of any division by resignation, removal, disability or otherwise,
the director of the department may fill such vacancy temporarily by
appointing an acting head of such division, who shall have and perform
all the functions, powers and duties of such division head until the
office shall be filled permanently.
A.
Every officer or employee of the Township who by virtue
of his office or position is entrusted with the receipt, custody or
expenditure of public moneys or funds and any other officer or employee
who shall be required so to do by the Council shall, before entering
upon the duties of his office or position, execute and deliver a surety
bond in such amount as may be fixed by resolution of Council, binding
him to the Township in its corporate name and conditioned upon the
true and faithful performance of his duty. Each officer or employee
required by law to give bond shall execute such a bond with sufficient
surety and deliver the same to the Township Clerk, except that the
Clerk shall deliver his bond to the Treasurer before he enters upon
the discharge of the duties of his office or employment.
B.
If any officer or employee shall neglect to execute
and deliver his bond as herein required within 30 days after due notification
of his election or appointment, his office may be declared vacant
by the Council.
C.
In every case in which any person is required by the
laws of the state or by any ordinance of the Township to give a bond
for the faithful performance of his duties, such bond shall be secured
by a corporate surety authorized to do business in this state, and
the premium therefor shall be paid by the Township. Each such bond
shall be approved by the Township Attorney as to form and sufficiency,
and nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the use
of one or more blanket bonds when so approved.
A.
All full-time employees (35 hours or more per week),
except seasonal employees and contractual personal services employees,
shall be granted annual leave with pay for vacation purposes in and
for each calendar year in accordance with the following schedule:
[Amended 5-22-1975 by Ord. No. 721; 6-10-1982 by Ord. No.
859]
|
Length of Employment
(years)
|
Vacation Leave
(working days)
|
|---|---|
|
Under 1
|
1 per month
|
|
1 to 5 inclusive
|
12 per year
|
|
6 to 10 inclusive
|
15 per year
|
|
11 to 15 inclusive
|
18 per year
|
|
16 to 20 inclusive
|
21 per year
|
|
21 to 25 inclusive
|
24 per year
|
|
26 and over
|
27 per year
|
B.
When a vacation or any part thereof is not granted
in a calendar year by reason of the pressure of the Township business,
such vacation period or part thereof not granted shall accumulate
and shall be granted during the next succeeding year only.
[Amended 6-10-1982 by Ord. No. 859]
C.
In determining the amount of vacation leave, the total
years of service of each employee in all capacities shall be added.
D.
Nothing contained in this Article shall impair or
affect the rights of employees to sick leave with pay as provided
by law.
E.
Each permanent or full-time member of the Police Department
shall be granted an annual leave with pay for vacation purposes in
and for each calendar year in accordance with existing ordinances
of the Township.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The currently effective ordinance
providing for the salaries and vacations of members of the Police
Department is on file in the office of the Township Clerk.
F.
The Business Administrator shall, with the approval
of the Mayor, from time to time, make and post such general rules
and regulations concerning vacation leaves as may be deemed necessary
in the best interest of the Township.
G.
When an employee has earned vacation time in accordance
with the schedule set forth in the Salary Ordinance,[2] said employee may be paid vacation pay in advance in accordance
with administrative procedures and regulations in force and effect
at the time that the employee requests payment of said vacation pay
in advance.
[Added 8-12-1982 by Ord. No. 859A]
[2]
Editor's Note: The currently effective Salary
Ordinance is on file in the office of the Township Clerk.
A.
No officer or employee elected or appointed in the
Township shall be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract
with the Township or in the compensation for work done or for materials
or supplies furnished to the Township or to any contractor or other
person furnishing the same to the Township, nor shall be participate
in any profits of such contractor or other person or receive any compensation,
commission, gift or other reward for his services except the salary
or fees established by law or by ordinance or resolution of the governing
body or as provided in N.J.S.A. 40:69A-163.
B.
No officer or employee elected or appointed in the
Township shall accept or solicit anything of value as consideration
for or in connection with the discharge of his official duties other
than the fee or compensation prescribed pursuant to law.
C.
Any officer or employee who violates any provision
of this section or of any statute or ordinance relating to conflict
of interest shall be deemed guilty of misconduct in office and liable
to removal from office therefor. Any officer or employee who shall
knowingly permit any provision of this section to be violated by any
of his subordinates shall also be guilty of misconduct in office and
liable to removal therefor.
Each department head shall have power, except
as otherwise specifically provided by law, to appoint, remove and
suspend subordinate officers and employees within the department,
subject to applicable civic service rules and regulations.
Upon the termination of the term of office or
the employment of any officer or employee, he shall forthwith deliver
to his successor or, if there be no successor, to the Clerk or other
person who may be designated by the Council to receive the same, all
moneys, papers, books, memoranda, accounts and any data of any nature
whatever pertaining to his office. In addition to any other penalty
provided by law, any person who shall violate the requirements of
this section may be adjudged a disorderly person.
A.
Pursuant to the Charter (N.J.S.A. 40:69A-37 and 43):
(1)
The Mayor may, in his discretion, remove any department
head after notice and an opportunity to be heard. Prior to removing
a department head, the Mayor shall first file written notice of his
intention with the Council, and such removal shall become effective
on the 20th day after the filing of such notice unless the Council
shall prior thereto have adopted a resolution by a two-thirds vote
of the whole number of the Council disapproving the removal.
(2)
The Council may, for cause, remove any municipal officer
other than the Mayor or a member of Council, upon notice and an opportunity
to be heard.
B.
The Council will consider notices under Subsection A(1) above and motions under Subsection A(2) above only after notice and an opportunity to be heard to the affected officer. The Clerk shall forthwith cause a copy of the notice or motion, as the case may be, together with a statement of the charges involved and notice of the time and place fixed for hearing, to be served personally or by registered mail upon the officer affected. Hearing shall be held not less than 10 days nor more than 15 days after date of such service. Such hearing shall be open to the public.
Pursuant to the Charter (N.J.S.A. 40:69A-37)
the Council may, in its discretion, require any municipal officer
to prepare and submit sworn statements regarding his official duties
and the performance thereof; and the Council may otherwise investigate
the conduct of any department, office or agency of the municipal government
and may employ or request any assistance as required.
No rule or regulation made by any department
shall, except upon written approval of the Mayor, take effect until
at least 10 days after it is filed with the Municipal Clerk as required
by the Charter. This limitation of time shall not apply, however,
to any order, rule or regulation which relates solely to the organization
or internal management of the Township government or part thereof.
The Township Clerk shall maintain a docket of all orders, rules and
regulations filed in his office, which docket shall show the name
of the issuing department, a brief description of the subject matter
and the date of filing. At the close of each year the Clerk shall,
with the advice and assistance of the Township Attorney, compile,
codify and bind all of the orders, rules and regulations which then
remain in force and effect. The Township Clerk may arrange for the
printing and sale of such compilation within the limits of available
appropriations.
A.
All the books, maps, papers, accounts, statements,
vouchers and other documents whatsoever acquired or produced in any
Township department shall be carefully and conveniently filed, kept
and preserved and be and remain the sole property of the Township,
and shall not at any time be removed from the offices of such department
except when required for use in the official business of the Township
and shall then be returned to such office without delay. Each Township
officer shall be responsible for assuring that the requirements of
this section are complied with in respect to his particular office.
This section shall be subject to the provisions of the Destruction
of Public Records Law (1955) (N.J.S.A. 47:3-15 et seq.).
B.
All such documents and records of the Township shall,
during office hours, be open to public search, inspection and examination;
provided, however, that such search, inspection and examination shall
not extend to work papers of any department nor to materials prepared
for the prosecution or defense by the Township of any legal action
or right; and provided that such search, inspection and examination
shall be made under such regulations as the officer in whose custody
such records, books and documents may be shall establish for the safety
and preservation thereof.
The public, administrative and executive offices
of the Township shall be open for the transaction of public business
daily, except Saturdays and Sundays and legal holidays, between the
hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. All departments in times of emergency
shall provide Township services for 24 hours a day. The Business Administrator
or a department head may require any officer or employee to be in
attendance for work on any day or days whenever he determines that
a public exigency or emergency so requires.
The Council shall cause to be made an annual
audit of the Township's accounts and financial transactions as required
by law. Such annual audit shall be made by a registered municipal
accountant of New Jersey selected by the Council.
No Township employee shall directly or indirectly
use or seek to use his authority or official influence to control
or modify the political action of another person, or during the hours
of duty engage in any political activity nor at any other time actively
participate in political activities or campaigns with respect to any
candidate for elective office in the Township government, except that
nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent employees from
becoming or continuing to be members of any political party, club
or organization or from attending political meetings.
A.
The Business Administrator shall, with the approval
of the Mayor and Council, from time to time, make and post general
rules and regulations concerning sick leave.
B.
In the event an injury to an employee is compensable
by workmen's compensation insurance, any payments made to any such
employee while on sick leave as compensation insurance shall be deducted
from the amount to be paid the employee by the Township during such
time as he is carried on the Township's payroll.
A.
The following shall be considered legal holidays:
New Year's Day, Lincoln's Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Good Friday,
Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, General Election
Day -- November, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
B.
If a holiday falls on a Saturday, it shall be observed
on the Friday before. If a holiday falls on a Sunday, it shall be
observed on the Monday following.
C.
Employees shall not be paid for holiday leave unless
they work that last day prior to the holiday and the first workday
after the holiday, unless such employee is on approved leave.
A.
All present full-time employees and any employee hereafter
employed by the Township of Saddle Brook, except with the approval
of the Council, must be bona fide residents of the Township. except
at the time of appointment or employment, when they need not be residents
of the Township but shall establish residence within 60 days of their
employment or appointment.
B.
Any present full-time employee not a resident of the
Township at the time of the effective date of this chapter shall become
a resident within 90 days of the effective date of this chapter. Failure
to comply with this provision shall constitute grounds for dismissal.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The third unnumbered paragraph
of original Section 100 regarding exemptions, which immediately followed
this subsection, was repealed 3-26-1987 by Ord. No. 945.
[Added 6-10-1982 by Ord. No. 859]
In addition to the wages and salaries set forth in Article I of the Salary Ordinance,[1] full-time employees (35 hours or more per week) shall
also be entitled to additional remuneration based upon completed length
of service as a full-time employee as of the anniversary date of employment,
to be commonly known as "longevity payments" as indicated in the following
scale:
|
Period of Employment
(years)
|
Percentage
|
|---|---|
|
Over 3
|
1%
|
|
Over 6
|
2%
|
|
Over 9
|
3%
|
|
Over 12
|
4%
|
|
Over 15
|
5%
|
|
Over 18
|
6%
|
|
Over 21
|
7%
|
|
Over 24
|
8%
|
|
Over 27
|
9%
|
|
Over 30
|
10%
|
[1]
Editor's Note: The currently effective Salary
Ordinance is on file in the office of the Township Clerk.
[Added 6-10-1982 by Ord. No. 859]
All full-time employees (35 hours or more per
week) shall be granted three personal holidays per calendar year,
subject to the advance approval of the Director of the department
concerned. Such holidays are on an annual basis only and are nonaccumulative.
[Added 9-5-1996 by Ord. No. 1123]
A.
The purpose of this section is to establish a time
limit or time period in the number of years that an elected official
must wait after leaving his or her elected position to have any employment
with the Township of Saddle Brook.
B.
Any elected official, upon terminating his or her
elective position with the Township of Saddle Brook, no matter how
determined, is hereby prohibited from having any employment with the
Township of Saddle Brook for a period of four years from the date
that the elected official ceases to hold elective office in the Township
of Saddle Brook.
[Added 7-10-2003 by Ord. No. 1284-03; amended 9-11-2003 by Ord. No. 1291]
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Bergen, Essex, Passaic and Hudson Counties.
