Township Council Meeting — Packet

ARTICLE 13 —- CLOTHING ALLOWANCE Section |. Increase annual clothing allowance from $900 to: 2024: $950 per year 2025: $1,000-per year 2026, 2027, and 2028: $1,050 per year ARTICLE 16 — GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE Clarify #2: After “Civil Service Commission” add the phrase “as major discipline.” Clarify #4c: Replace State Board of Mediation with reference to PERC selection process. Modify #5 as follows: ¢ Replace 1* paragraph with: Charges or complaints against any member of the Police Department shall be investigated pursuant to New Jersey Attorney General Guidelines on Internal Affairs. * Revise subpart b to add: Any adverse decision on minor discipline may be submitted to arbitration by the Union pursuant to 4c. ARTICLE 20 - BASE SALARY Section 1, Annual across-the-board salary increases for 2024 through 2028 shall be effective (and retroactive) as follows: January 1, 2024: 1.5% July 1, 2024: 1.5% January 1, 2025: 3.0% January 1, 2026: 3.0% January 1, 2027: 3.0% January 1, 2028: 3.0% The Salary Guide shall be attached. Section 3: Subparagraph A through E shall be replaced with the following: "A. All members of the bargaining unit shall receive a $4,500 annual allowance as part of their pensionable base salary in 2024. Said allowance annual it