A.
Except as hereinafter provided, and except as may otherwise be provided
by state or federal law, a full-time employee shall be required to
terminate his or her employment with the City upon reaching the age
of 65 years.
B.
An employee appointed to an office or position for a specific term
who reaches the age of 65 years during such term shall not be required
to terminate his or her employment until the expiration of such term.
C.
If the City Manager determines that an extension of such person's
employment is important to the operation of any department, the City
Manager may, be resolution, authorize such person to remain in the
employ of the City for a period of not more than six months after
the time when such person shall have reached the age of 65 years.
[Amended 6-4-1980 by Ord. No. 80-29]
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to abrogate any tenure
rights held by any employee pursuant to any statute of the State of
New Jersey.
[Amended 8-19-2008 by Ord. No. 08-22]
B.
Individuals serving in the following positions are exempt from the
Defined Contribution Retirement Program membership, pursuant to N.J.S.A.
43:15C-2:
(1)
Certified Health Officer.
(2)
Tax Collector.
(3)
Tax Assessor.
(4)
Chief Financial Officer.
(5)
Principal Public Works Manager (Certified Public Works Manager).
(6)
Construction Code Official.
(7)
Licensed uniform subcode officials and inspectors.
(8)
Qualified Purchasing Agent.
(9)
Municipal Planner.
(10)
Director of Parks and Recreation.
(11)
Registered Municipal Clerk.
C.
If an individual is appointed to one of the positions listed in Subsection A and the individual is not serving in a position as described in Subsection B above, the pension certifying officer of the municipality may determine that the individual is not required to join the Defined Contribution Retirement Program if that individual:
(1)
Was
an active participant in the Public Employee Retirement System on
July 1, 2007, and continuously since that time; or
(2)
Was
appointed pursuant to a valid promotional process; or
(3)
Is appointed on a temporary, interim, or acting basis to a position requiring state certification as set forth in Subsection B herein and is in pursuit of the required certification; or
(4)
Meets
such other exceptions that may be approved by the Local Finance Board
or the Division of Pensions and Benefits.
[Added 2-21-2006 by Ord. No. 06-02; amended 7-11-2006 by Ord. No.
06-09; 4-24-2012 by Ord. No. 12-14; 10-16-2012 by Ord. No. 12-22]
Upon retirement from the employ of the City of Englewood and
after qualifying for retirement under either the New Jersey Public
Employee Retirement System or the Police and Fire Retirement System
either on a disability pension, with 25 or more years of service or
upon retirement upon or after the age of 62 with 15 or more years
of service with the City of Englewood, the City of Englewood shall
provide to employees within the unclassified service who are not represented
as part of a collective negotiation unit, post-retirement health-care
coverage under the New Jersey State Health Benefits Program pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 52:14-17.38, provided that the City of Englewood remains
enrolled in the New Jersey State Health Benefits Program, for the
retiree up to age 65 and his/her eligible spouse up to age 65 or until
the death of the retiree, whichever first occurs, with the City of
Englewood contributing 100% of the premium payment therefor, but without
reimbursement for Medicare or premium payments for the surviving spouse.
