[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Ridgefield 11-10-2003 by Ord. No. 1841.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance supersedes former Ch. 92, Salaries and Compensation, adopted 12-26-2000 by Ord. No. 1725, as amended.
[Last amended 7-14-2025 by Ord. No. 2514]
The rate of compensation of each of the following officers and employees shall be in the amounts as hereinafter set forth as follows: Where a salary range is indicated, the standards to be evaluated in fixing a specific salary for a specific individual shall include education, training, professional certifications, experience, and management skills as well as work and salary history and recommendations from other employers.
Position
Minimum
Maximum
Mayor
$6,750
Councilpersons
$4,500
Borough Clerk
$45,000
$115,000
Assistant to Borough Clerk (stipend)
$5,000
$7,500
Municipal Administrator
$20,000
$190,000
Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer
$65,000
$190,000
Assistant Treasurer
$15,000
$40,000
Purchasing Agent
$10,000
$25,000
Assessor of Taxes
$10,000
$32,000
Assistant to Tax Assessor
$1,500
Tax Searcher
$1,000
Collector of Taxes
$10,000
$32,000
Tax Department Technical Clerk
$5,000
$7,500
Human Resources/Payroll Officer
$35,000
$64,000
Systems Administrator
$75,000
$125,000
Board Secretaries:
Rent Leveling Commission (stipend)
$6,000
$6,500
Planning Board
$7,200
$12,800
Construction Official, Building Subcode Official and Building Inspector
$10,000
$62,000
Building Subcode Official and Building Inspector
$7,000
$30,000
Electrical Subcode Official
$7,000
$17,000
Elevator Inspector
$7,000
$17,000
Fire Subcode Official
$7,000
$17,000
Plumbing Subcode Official
$7,000
$17,000
Building Technical Assistant
$37,500
$85,000
COAH Fee Administrative Assistant
$10,000
$20,000
Zoning Officer
$7,000
$20,000
Housing Inspector(s)
$5,000
$15,000
Property Maintenance Official (stipend)
$5,000
$15,000
Property Maintenance Inspectors (per hour)
$23
$30
Clerks, Secretaries, Administrative Assistants
$37,500
$90,000
Magistrate
$15,000
$35,000
Municipal Court Administrator
$50,000
$90,000
Deputy Municipal Court Administrator
$37,500
$61,000
Prosecutor
$7,500
$22,000
Patrol officers
$47,928
$154,207
Sergeants
$155,425
$158,534
Lieutenants
$161,664
$164,898
Captain
$167,633
$170,986
Detectives (stipend)
$1,000
Deputy Chief of Police
$125,000
$215,000
Chief of Police
$135,000
$230,000
Special Police Officer Class I (per hour)
$18
$35
Special Police Officer Class III
$48,000
$56,000
Traffic Enforcement Officer (per hour)
$18
$35
Crossing Guards (per hour)
Minimum wage
$35
Emergency Management Coordinator
$5,000
$25,000
Fire Prevention Bureau Official
$15,000
$50,950
Fire Inspectors, full-time
$35,000
$65,000
Fire Inspectors, part-time (per hour)
$20
$40
Superintendent of Public Works
$40,000
$130,000
Recycling Coordinator
$3,000
$15,000
Clean Communities Coordinator
$750
$1,500
Heavy Equipment Operator
$37,555
$117,000
Specialized Heavy Equipment Operator
$37,555
$95,000
Sweeper Operator, DPW
$37,555
$74,285
General Equipment Operator, DPW
$37,555
$86,000
Special Skills, DPW
$37,555
$120,000
Custodians, DPW
$37,555
$59,000
Foreman, DPW
$53,287
$76,982
Assistant Foreman, DPW
$48,720
$70,384
Shop Foreman, DPW
$37,555
$76,982
Mechanics, DPW
$48,720
$70,383
Chief Mechanic, DPW
$53,287
$85,958
Road Foreman
$45,000
$105,000
Collection System Official
$4,500
$8,000
Sanitation/Recycling Foreman
$37,555
$85,958
Sanitation Driver
$48,720
$70,384
Sanitation Lifter
$37,555
$54,254
Lifter serving as Driver for day
1/2 hour overtime per day
Recycling Monitors (per hour)
Minimum wage
$25
Per Diem Bus Driver (weekend-only trips)
$200
$400
Assistant Recreation Director
$5,000
$30,000
Recreation Director
$50,000
$160,000
Camp Director
$5,000
$12,000
Assistant Camp Director
$5,000
$10,000
Senior Citizen Coordinator (stipend)
$5,000
$10,000
Pool Director
$5,000
$16,500
Pool Manager
$8,000
$25,000
Assistant Pool Manager
$8,000
$12,000
Pool Maintenance Supervisor
$5,000
$10,000
Program Director/Community Center Director
$37,500
$60,000
Youth Center Attendant (Per 3 Hour Shift)
$45
$65
Part-time help, all departments (per hour)
Minimum wage
$35
Seasonal part-time help, all departments (per hour)
Minimum wage
$25
Seasonal part-time help, under 18 years old, Recreation Department and Swimming Pool (per hour)
$14.53
$25
This chapter shall be effective as of January 1, 2003, and shall remain in effect until superseded or amended by further ordinance of the Mayor and Council.
Longevity shall be paid to full-time employees at the following rates beginning January 1, 1993: 2% after 10 years, 4% after 15 years, 6% after 20 years; but no longevity shall be paid to employees hired after January 1, 2004, which employees are governed by this chapter.