[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Ridgefield 11-10-2003 by Ord. No. 1841.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Salaries and compensation — See Ch. 438.
Salaries and compensation: library — See Ch. A453.
[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 11-14-2022 by Ord. No. 2448]
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
|
$100,000
|
|
Assistant to Borough Clerk (stipend)
|
$5,000
|
$7,500
|
|
Municipal Administrator
|
$20,000
|
$185,000
|
|
Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer
|
$24,000
|
$160,000
|
|
Assistant Treasurer
|
$15,000
|
$40,000
|
|
Purchasing Agent
|
$10,000
|
$30,000
|
|
Assessor of Taxes
|
$10,000
|
$30,000
|
|
Assistant to Tax Assessor (stipend)
|
$1,500
| |
|
Tax Searcher (stipend)
|
$1,000
| |
|
Collector of Taxes
|
$10,000
|
$30,000
|
|
Human Resources/Payroll Officer
|
$35,000
|
$64,000
|
|
Board Secretaries:
| ||
|
Rent Leveling Commission
|
$6,000
|
$6,500
|
|
Planning Board
|
$7,200
|
$12,800
|
|
Construction Official, Building Subcode Official and Building
Inspector
|
$10,000
|
$60,000
|
|
Building Subcode Official and Building Inspector
|
$7,000
|
$30,000
|
|
Electrical Subcode Official
|
$7,000
|
$15,000
|
|
Elevator Subcode Official
|
$7,000
|
$15,000
|
|
Fire Subcode Official
|
$7,000
|
$15,000
|
|
Plumbing Subcode Official
|
$7,000
|
$15,000
|
|
Building Technical Assistant
|
$35,000
|
$85,000
|
|
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
|
$35,000
|
$65,000
|
|
Magistrate
|
$8,000
|
$21,300
|
|
Municipal Court Administrator
|
$50,000
|
$90,000
|
|
Deputy Municipal Court Administrator
|
$35,000
|
$55,000
|
|
Interpreter (voucher) (per hour)
|
$20
|
$75
|
|
Travel fee
|
$35
| |
|
Court Recorder (per hour)
|
$14.25
|
$20
|
|
Prosecutor
|
$7,500
|
$19,000
|
|
Patrol officers
|
$44,278
|
$151,184
|
|
Sergeants
|
$143,589
|
$155,426
|
|
Lieutenants
|
$149,353
|
$161,665
|
|
Captain
|
$154,867
|
$167,634
|
|
Detectives (stipend)
|
$1,000
| |
|
Police Records Clerk (stipend)
|
$5,000
| |
|
Deputy Chief of Police
|
$125,000
|
$189,000
|
|
Chief of Police
|
$135,000
|
$225,000
|
|
Emergency Management Coordinator
|
$5,000
|
$25,000
|
|
Fire (Prevention Bureau) Official
|
$15,000
|
$50,950
|
|
Fire Inspectors (per hour)
|
$20
|
$40
|
|
Superintendent of Public Works
|
$40,000
|
$130,000
|
|
Deputy Superintendent of Public Works
|
$35,000
|
$50,000
|
|
Recycling Coordinator
|
$3,000
|
$15,000
|
|
Heavy Equipment Operator
|
$35,000
|
$110,000
|
|
Specialized Heavy Equipment Operator
|
$35,000
|
$95,000
|
|
Sweeper Operator, DPW
|
$35,000
|
$74,285
|
|
General Equipment Operator, DPW
|
$35,000
|
$81,035
|
|
Special Skills, DPW
|
$35,000
|
$110,000
|
|
Custodians, DPW
|
$35,000
|
$50,000
|
|
Foreman, DPW
|
$35,000
|
$85,000
|
|
Assistant Foreman, DPW
|
$35,000
|
$67,918
|
|
Shop Foreman, DPW
|
$35,000
|
$85,530
|
|
Mechanics, DPW
|
$35,000
|
$70,000
|
|
Chief Mechanic, DPW
|
$35,000
|
$85,958
|
|
Part-Time DPW with CDL
|
$20 per hour
| |
|
Road Foreman
|
$45,000
|
$105,000
|
|
Collection System Official
|
$4,500
|
$6,000
|
|
Sanitation/Recycling Foreman
|
$35,000
|
$64,000
|
|
Sanitation Driver
|
$35,000
|
$62,000
|
|
Sanitation Lifter
|
$35,000
|
$66,631
|
|
Lifter serving as Driver for day
|
1/2 hour overtime per day
| |
|
Recycling Monitors (per hour)
|
$14.25
|
$20
|
|
Assistant Recreation Director
|
$5,000
|
$30,000
|
|
Recreation Director
|
$50,000
|
$135,000
|
|
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
|
$35,000
|
$47,000
|
|
Tenant Advocate Attorney
|
$4,000
|
$7,000
|
|
Youth Center Attendant (Per 3 Hour Shift)
|
$45
|
$60
|
|
Part-time help, all departments (per hour)
|
Minimum wage
|
$35
|
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.
