[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee (now Township Council)
of the Township of Pohatcong 2-4-1975. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
The duties and terms of employment of the officers and employees of
the Township of Pohatcong, except as otherwise provided by statute, shall
be as set forth in ordinances of the governing body. The hours of employment
and other information pertaining to the offices and positions of said township
shall be set forth in resolutions of the governing body.
[Amended 11-7-1989]
The full-time employees of Pohatcong Township shall be paid biweekly
on alternate Thursdays. Payments to full-time employees for overtime similarly
shall be made biweekly on alternate Thursdays, provided that any request for
overtime payment must be received by the Township Treasurer by 4:00 p.m. on
the Friday before the next payday in order to be eligible for payment at that
time. Any requests for overtime which are received later than the time described
in the preceding sentence shall not be processed until the next pay period.
Part-time employees shall be paid monthly.
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Editor's Note: The salaries and compensation of all officers
and employees of the Township of Pohatcong are as set forth in the annual
Salary Ordinance, as amended. The currently effective Salary Ordinance of
the Township of Pohatcong is on file in the office of the Township Clerk and
is available for examination during office hours.
At the first meeting of the governing body in January of each year,
there shall be approved an account to be designated the "Township of Pohatcong
Payroll Account," and from time to time the Treasurer shall deposit in said
Payroll Account the appropriate budgetary amounts therewith. The Treasurer
shall thereafter draw checks on said Payroll Account to the employees entitled
to payment therefrom.
At each regular meeting of the governing body the Treasurer shall submit
for approval or ratification the necessary payrolls for the amounts due the
officers and employees for compensation. The payroll shall be considered by
the governing body and approved if found to be correct. In case of error or
adjustment in the payroll, the Treasurer shall, and it shall be his duty to,
correct such error or adjustment and make an appropriate record thereof.
[Added 10-13-1992]
A.
Upon final passage and publication of the within ordinance,
an employee of the Township of Pohatcong who shall become injured or ill due
to the performance of his or her duties, which injury or illness shall produce
temporary disability, shall receive 70% of his or her weekly wages at the
time of the injury or illness. This is subject to the limitation of 75% of
the average weekly wages earned by all employees covered under the unemployment
compensation law.
B.
Said ordinance and provisions shall not apply to the
personnel in the Pohatcong Township Police Department PBA and shall apply
to temporary disabilities only.
