Township Council Meeting — Packet

TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PENDING ORDINANCE The ordinance, the title of which is published herewith, was introduced and approved upon first reading at a meeting of the Township Council of the Township of West Orange, in the County of Essex, State of New Jersey, held on November 12, 2024, and will be further considered for final passage, after public hearing thereon, at a meeting of said Township Council to be held on November 25, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. The purpose of this ordinance is to authorize a special emergency appropriation in an amount not to exceed $1,800,000 to fund the cost of contractually required severance liabilities resulting from the retirement of employees of the Township. A copy of said ordinance may be obtained from the Office of the Clerk of the Township during regular municipal office hours at Township Municipal Building, 66 Main Street, West Orange, in said County. ORDINANCE NUMBER XXXX-24 ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, STATE OF NEW JERSEY PROVIDING FOR A SPECIAL EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,800,000 TO FUND CONTRACTUALLY REQUIRED SEVERANCE LIABILITIES RESULTING FROM THE RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES IN THE TOWNSHIP __________________________________ KAREN J. CARNEVALE, R.M.C. #14088282.2

TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF THE DATE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE The ordinance, the title of which is published herewith, has been finally adopted by the Township Council of the Township of West Orange, in the County of Essex, State of New Jersey on November 25, 2024 The purpose of this ordinance is to authorize a special emergency appropriation in an amount not to exceed $1,800,000 to fund the cost of contractually required severance liabilities resulting from the retirement of employees of the Township within the Township. ORDINANCE NUMBER XXXX-24 ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, STATE OF NEW JERSEY PROVIDING FOR A SPECIAL EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,800,000 TO FUND CONTRACTUALLY REQUIRED SEVERANCE LIABILITIES RESULTING FROM THE RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES IN THE TOWNSHIP ___________________________________ KAREN J. CARNEVALE, R.M.C. #14088282.2

CERTIFICATE OF INTRODUCTION I, the undersigned Clerk of the Township of West Orange, in the County of Essex, State of New Jersey, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is an extract from the Minutes of a regular meeting of the governing body of the Township duly called and held on November 12, 2024 at 7:00 p.m., in said County, and that the following was the roll call: Present: Absent: I FURTHER CERTIFY that the foregoing extract has been compared by me with the original minutes as officially recorded in my office in the Minute Book of the governing body and is a true, complete and correct copy thereof and of the whole of the original minutes so far as they relate to the subject matters referred to in the extract. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the Township this 12th day of November, 2024. (SEAL) KAREN J. CARNEVALE, R.M.C. Clerk of the Township of West Orange #14088282.2

CERTIFICATE OF FINAL ADOPTION I, the undersigned Clerk of the Township of West Orange, in the County of Essex, State of New Jersey, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is an extract from the Minutes of a regular meeting of the governing body of the Township duly called and held on November 25, 2024 at 7:00 p.m., in said County, and that the following was the roll call: Present: Absent: I FURTHER CERTIFY that the foregoing extract has been compared by me with the original minutes as officially recorded in my office in the Minute Book of the governing body and is a true, complete and correct copy thereof and of the whole of the original minutes so far as they relate to the subject matters referred to in the extract. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the Township this 25th day of November, 2024. (SEAL) ___________________________________ KAREN J. CARNEVALE, R.M.C. Clerk of the Township of West Orange #14088282.2

CLERK’S CERTIFICATE I, KAREN J. CARNEVALE, R.M.C., DO HEREBY CERTIFY that I am the Clerk of the Township of West Orange, in the County of Essex (the “Township”), a municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New Jersey, and that as such I am duly authorized to execute and deliver this certificate on behalf of the Township. In such capacity, I have the responsibility to maintain the minutes of the meetings of the governing body of the Township and the records relative to all resolutions and ordinances of the Township. The representations made herein are based upon the records of the Township. I DO HEREBY FURTHER CERTIFY THAT: (1) Attached hereto is the ordinance introduced on November 12, 2024, finally adopted on November 25, 2024 and approved by the Mayor on November 25, 2024. (2) After introduction, the ordinance was published as required by applicable law on November 14, 2024 in the West Orange Chronicle. (3) Following the passage of the ordinance on first reading, and at least seven (7) days prior to the final adoption thereof, I caused to be posted in the principal municipal building of the Township at the place where public notices are customarily posted, a copy or summary of said ordinance and a notice that copies of the ordinance would be made available to the members of the general public of the Township who requested copies, up to and including the time of further consideration of the ordinance by the governing body. Copies of the ordinance were made available to all who requested same. (4) After final passage, the ordinance was duly published as required by law on December 5, 2024 in the West Orange Chronicle. (5) The ordinance has not been amended, added to, altered or repealed and said ordinance is now in full force and effect. (6) A certified copy of the ordinance has been filed with the Director of the Division of Local Government Services, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. (7) The official seal of the Township is the seal, an impression of which is affixed, imprinted or reproduced opposite my signature on this Certificate. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed, imprinted or reproduced the official seal of the Township this XX day of XXXX 2024. (SEAL) KAREN J. CARNEVALE, R.M.C. Clerk of the Township of West Orange #14088282.2

AN ORDINANCE CREATING A RECLASSIFICATION AND SALARY SCHEDULE OF CERTAIN TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE EMPLOYEES SETTING FORTH THEIR TITLES, CLASSIFICATION AND SALARY RANGES AND ADOPTING A SALARY GUIDE AND ESTABLISHING THE EMPLOYEE'S STATUS AS A TOWNSHIP EMPLOYEE AND UNDER THE GUIDELINES OF THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL. Ordinance 2882-24 BE IT ORDAINED by the Township Council of the Township of West Orange as follows: SECTION 1. That: an ordinance adopting and creating the reclassification and salary schedules of certain Township of West Orange Municipal employees, setting a salary guide and establishing the employee's status as a Township employee and under the guidelines of the New Jersey Department of Personnel as filed in the office of the Municipal Clerk for the following positions: SEE SEE SEE SEE SEE SEE SEE SEE SEE SEE SEE APPENDIX 1 - SALARY RANGES - NON UNIFORM TITLES - AFSCME APPENDIX 2 - SALARY RANGES - NON UNIFORM TITLES - MANAGEMENT - EXEMPT EMPLOYEES APPENDIX 3 - SALARY RANGES - NON UNIFORM TITLES - TEAMSTER SUPERVISORS APPENDIX 4 - SALARY RANGES - NON UNIFORM TITLES - TEAMSTER COMMUNICATIONS APPENDIX 5 - SALARY RANGES - NON UNIFORM TITLES-HOURLY APPENDIX 6 - SALARY RANGES - STIPENDS APPENDIX 7 - SALARY RANGES - UNIFORM TITLES - FIRE SUPERIORS APPENDIX 8 - SALARY RANGES - UNIFORM TITLES - FIREFIGHTERS APPENDIX 9 - SALARY RANGES - UNIFORM TITLES - POLICE SUPERIORS APPENDIX 10 - SALARY RANGES - UNIFORM TITLES - POLICE APPENDIX 11 - POLICE OFFICERS ENGAGED IN APPROVED EXTRA DUTY EMPLOYMENT SECTION 2. All terms and conditions included in any authorized collective bargaining agreements and/or employment contracts or other agreements impacting employment terms and conditions are hereby included in SECTION 1 above. SECTION 3. All part time employee hourly rates are determined by dividing the Minimum and Maximum rates by the # of annual hours a full time employee would work for that position using the salaries identified in Section 1 above. SECTION 4. Part time employees have no annual increment for their hourly rate in Section 1 above. SECTION 5. This ordinance and the titles and salary ranges herein provided shall become effective on the dates specified and as indicated above in SECTION 1. Where the specified timeframes have expired, the salary range specified in the latest timeframe will remain in effect until a new range is adopted by

tes specified and as indicated above in SECTION 1. Where the specified timeframes have expired, the salary range specified in the latest timeframe will remain in effect until a new range is adopted by Ordinance. SECTION 6. Effective as of the date of adoption of this salary ordinance, the Mayor, or his/her designee, is hereby authorized to enter into acknowledgement agreements with employees identifying, specifying and memorializing the limitations of both pre and post-retirement benefits provided by the Township. Specifically included, but not limited to, is the provision of fully paid post-employment family health benefits to employees upon retirement that shall be strictly limited to employees hired prior to January 1, 2021. This section shall not impact employees covered under a separate Collective Bargaining Agreement. As part of entering into such acknowledgement agreements, a master list of all active employees, retiree or their surviving spouses eligible to receive limited post-employment health benefits shall be maintained. SECTION 7. In order to maintain a competitive workforce and provide social equity in the workplace, the Council endorses the Administration's intention to award step credits to new and existing non-uniformed employees for recognized or previously unrecognized educational accomplishments, bi-lingual capabilities, state certifications, promotions, performance, work experience, and other criteria established by the Administration including social equity credits for an employee's household dependent minors, as an example. SECTION 8. All ordinances and parts of ordinances heretofore enacted which are inconsistent with any provision of this ordinance are, to the extent of such inconsistency, hereby repealed. SECTION 9. This ordinance shall take effect upon final passage and publication in accordance with the laws of the state of New Jersey. ___________________________________________ SUSAN MCCARTNEY, MAYOR ___________________________________________ BILL RUTHERFORD, COUNCIL PRESIDENT Introduced: November 25, 2024 Adopted: Approved as to form and legality on the basis of the facts set forth.

______________________________________________ Karen J. Carnevale, Municipal, Clerk

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY Amend AFSCME Tier Amend AFSCME Tier Amend AFSCME Tier Senior Field Rep/Property Improvement/Bi-Lingual Keyboarding Clerk 2 - Asst. Senior Citizen Program Aide Admin Clerk/HR Coordinator/Sec. to the Ins. Commission Add Title - Equal to Non-Bi-Lingual Salary Guide Add Title Combine Title -

APPENDIX 1 - SALARY RANGES - NON UNIFORM TITLES - AFSCME TITLE/CODE % CHANGE FROM TO AU10010 0.00% 1/1/2018 12/31/2018 AU10010 1.00% 1/1/2019 12/31/2019 AU10010 1.50% 1/1/2020 AU10010 1.50% AU10010 1.50% AU10010 MINIMUM Ordinance 2882-24 1 2 3 4 5 MAXIMUM STEPS INCREMENT HRS/WEEK HRLY MIN HRLY MAX 19,008 27,899 36,790 45,681 54,572 63,463 72,354 6 8,891 1,820 10.44 19,198 28,178 37,158 46,138 55,118 64,098 73,077 6 8,980 1,820 10.55 6/30/2020 19,486 28,601 37,715 46,830 55,944 65,059 74,174 6 9,115 1,820 10.71 7/1/2020 12/31/2020 19,778 29,030 38,281 47,532 56,784 66,035 75,286 6 9,251 1,820 10.87 1/1/2021 6/30/2021 20,075 29,465 38,855 48,245 57,635 67,025 76,416 6 9,390 1,820 11.03 1.50% 7/1/2021 12/31/2021 46,537 51,708 56,879 62,049 67,220 72,391 77,562 6 5,171 1,820 25.57 AU10010 1.50% 1/1/2022 6/30/2022 47,235 52,483 57,732 62,980 68,228 73,477 78,725 6 5,248 1,820 25.95 AU10010 1.50% 7/1/2022 12/31/2022 47,944 53,271 58,598 63,925 69,252 74,579 79,906 6 5,327 1,820 26.34 AU10010 3.00% 1/1/2023 12/31/2023 49,382 54,869 60,356 65,843 71,329 76,816 82,303 6 5,487 1,820 27.13 AU10005 1.50% 1/1/2021 6/30/2021 38,400 43,456 48,512 53,567 58,623 63,679 68,734 6 5,056 1,820 21.10 AU10005 1.50% 7/1/2021 12/31/2021 38,976 44,108 49,239 54,371 59,502 64,634 69,765 6 5,132 1,820 21.42 AU10005 1.50% 1/1/2022 6/30/2022 39,561 44,769 49,978 55,186 60,395 65,603 70,812 6 5,209 1,820 21.74 AU10005 1.50% 7/1/2022 12/31/2022 43,124 47,916 52,708 57,499 62,291 67,083 71,874 6 4,792 1,820 23.69 AU10005 3.00% 1/1/2023 12/31/2023 44,418 49,354 54,289 59,224 64,160 69,095 74,030 6 4,935 1,820 24.41 Accountant 39.75 40.15 40.75 41.37 41.99 42.62 43.26 43.90 45.22 Account Clerk- 37.77 38.33 38.91 39.49 40.68 Administrative