A. 
The City shall adopt, from time to time, a Salary Ordinance, setting forth the salaries and hourly rates to be paid to all salaried City officers and employees and the manner in which such salaries shall be paid. The Salary Ordinance of the City in effect as of the date of adoption of this Code shall be continued in effect, unless otherwise modified.
B. 
Any person who shall be permanently appointed to serve simultaneously in more than one office, position or employment shall receive only one salary, which shall be set within the highest range provided for either or any office, position or employment in which the person shall serve. If the combined services required of any such person exceed that necessitated by either or any of the offices, position or employment considered separately, then the Mayor may, within budget appropriations therefor, authorize such additional compensation as is warranted by the total services rendered by such person.
[Amended 4-10-1972 by Ord. No. 13-1972; 1-27-1975 by Ord. No. 3-1975; 2-14-1977 by Ord. No. 8-1977]
Each salary range shall be so established as to contemplate salary increments in six steps. Salary increments shall not be automatic but shall be based primarily upon recommendations of the respective department heads embodied in the employee's progress report to be made annually and filed with the Personnel Committee no later than October 1 of each year. The Personnel Committee shall thereupon review the reports, employee's submittals and other material in the personnel file and make recommendations for salary increments along with promotions to the City Council for inclusion in the budget for the subsequent year.
Annual increments shall be effective as of January 1 of each calendar year. The annual increment as of January 1 following the initial year of employment or reemployment shall be determined by multiplying the regular annual increment by a fraction composed of the number of months employed during the initial calendar year divided by 12. Where the initial date of employment occurs on or before the 15th day of the month, the entire month shall be included in the calculation. Where the date of initial employment occurs after the 15th day of the month, no credit shall be extended for employment during the month.
[Amended 1-27-1975 by Ord. No. 3-1975; 2-14-1977 by Ord. No. 8-1977]
No salary as established in the City budget or fixed in the budget of any responsible agency as submitted to the Mayor and City Council in preparation of the City budget shall be increased during the calendar year except after review by the Personnel Committee and approval by ordinance or resolution of the Mayor and City Council, such approval being by a vote of 2/3 of the members of the City Council serving in office and not disqualified from voting thereon. Any provision for retroactive salary shall be applicable only to those persons currently in the City's employ at the time of the adoption of such ordinance.
[Amended 2-24-1970 by Ord. No. 8-1970; 11-10-1980 by Ord. No. 15-1980]
A. 
All members of the City's unions who are receiving longevity pay are subject to the applicable collective bargaining agreements and personnel policies which shall be revised after negotiation with the City employees and uniformed personnel and which shall be left on file in the office of the City Clerk.
[Amended 11-21-2016 by Ord. No. 52-2016]
B. 
Other employees.
[Added 12-14-1981 by Ord. No. 32-1981; amended 7-19-1982 by Ord. No. 38-1982]
(1) 
Every nonunion City employee who works regularly 20 or more hours per week, after serving more than five years, shall be paid longevity payments at a percentage of his or her base salary in the following manner:
[Amended 11-21-2016 by Ord. No. 52-2016]
(a) 
Effective January 1, 1981:
[1] 
After completion of five years' service: 1%.
[2] 
After completion of 10 years' service: 2%.
[3] 
After completion of 15 years' service: 3%.
[4] 
After completion of 20 years' service: 4%.
(b) 
Effective January 1, 1982:
[1] 
After completion of five years' service: 2%.
[2] 
After completion of 10 years' service: 4%.
[3] 
After completion of 15 years' service: 6%.
[4] 
After completion of 20 years' service: 8%.
(c) 
Effective January 1, 2017, all nonunion employees hired on or after this date shall not receive longevity payments. All nonunion employees hired before January 1, 2017, shall be eligible to receive longevity payments or continue to receive longevity payments pursuant to § 60-39B(1)(b).
(2) 
Longevity payments shall be determined on the basis of the above-listed schedule each year as of January 1 and July 1 and computed on the amount of base salary paid to each employee for said year, as fixed and determined in accordance with the annual salary resolution. Longevity payments to each employee paid on an hourly basis shall be computed each pay period and computed on the hourly rate during said year as fixed by the annual salary regulations.
[Amended 12-28-1981 by Ord. No. 35-1981]
[Added 12-14-1981 by Ord. No. 32-1981]
Service, as used in this chapter, is determined to be continuous as a regular employee, provided that any of the following shall not affect continuity of service for the purpose of this chapter:
A. 
Military service.
B. 
Illness for which leave of absence or sick leave was granted with pay.
C. 
Temporary, involuntary separation from employment with the City of East Orange within a one-year period.
[Added 12-14-1981 by Ord. No. 32-1981]
Any leave of absence without pay initiated at the request of the employee shall not be computed as a part of said five years' continuous service. However, the periods of employment immediately preceding and immediately subsequent to such leave or leaves of absence shall be considered to be continuous service within the meaning of this chapter.
[Added 12-14-1981 by Ord. No. 32-1981]
In the event of resignation of an employee and subsequent reemployment of said employee by the City, all periods of employment prior to the reemployment of said employee shall, after five years of continuous service after such reemployment, be added to the continuous service of such employee in computing the longevity pay to which such employee shall be entitled.
[Amended 1-27-1975 by Ord. No. 3-1975]
An annual record shall be made by each department head on forms to be devised under the direction of the Personnel Division or by the responsible agencies as a basis for determining objectively eligibility for annual increments, promotions and in arriving at any penalty arising out of disciplinary proceedings. The record should include, among other matters, information pertaining to promptness in reporting to work, diligence, demeanor, extra duties assumed, initiative and any special courses of training or self-improvement as related to City employment. The departmental report shall specify those categories of employment which are incidental, casual and unpredictable in nature such that persons employed temporarily in such categories shall, of necessity, be exempted from review under this chapter and excluded from itemization for budget purposes. The records shall be confidential except as they may be needed for the purposes for which they are kept. Any employee shall have the right to submit in writing any information or data pertaining to his service, conduct, qualifications or background relevant to his duties, and such information and data shall be kept in the personnel file and be made available to the department head, Personnel Division, the Mayor and the City Council or responsible agency. A copy of all such reports or submittals shall be kept permanently as part of the employee's personnel file required under § 60-6.