STATE OF NEW JERSEY
215th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2012 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator BRIAN P. STACK
District 33 (Hudson)
SYNOPSIS
Concerns permissible number of, and salary for, aides to municipal council members in certain municipalities.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
An Act concerning aides to council members in certain municipalities and amending P.L.1973, c.89.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Section 1 of P.l.1973, c.89 (C.40:69A-60.5) is amended to read as follows:
1. The municipal council of any municipality having a population of more than 270,000 which, prior to January 9, 1982 had adopted the form of government designated as "Mayor-Council Plan C" provided for in article 5 of P.L.1950, c.210 (C.40:69A-55 et seq.), may appoint an executive secretary and not more than four aides for each council member, who shall serve, and be removable at the pleasure of the council member, and who shall serve in the unclassified service of the civil service of the city and shall receive such salary as shall be fixed by ordinance, but said salary shall not exceed the salaries of persons holding the positions of executive secretary or aide on April 26, 1985. Persons appointed pursuant to this section may have their salaries increased on a periodic basis in accordance with the recommendation in an annual merit evaluation for each aide, to be filed with the municipal clerk by the council members, but not in excess of the average percentage increase granted to other municipal employees in the same period.
[The] Each member of the municipal council of any municipality having a population of more than 200,000, but less than 270,000, which, prior to January 9, 1982, had adopted the form of government designated as "Mayor-Council Plan C" provided for in article 5 of P.L.1950, c.210 (C.40:69A-55 et seq.) may appoint [not more than one] an aide, or aides, [for each council member], who shall serve, and be removable at the pleasure of the council member, and who shall serve in the unclassified service of the civil service of the city [and shall receive a salary as shall be fixed by ordinance, except that the salary so fixed shall not exceed $15,000]. Each council member shall annually receive $25,000 to be allotted among as many aides in such amounts as the council member deems appropriate; provided, however, that the salaries of the aides so appointed shall be public records.
[No municipality shall adopt the provisions of this section on or after October 26, 1985.]
(cf: P.L.1994, c.116, s.1)
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill would authorize the members of the municipal council of the city of Jersey City to appoint more than one aide, and would also revise the salary structure for the aides so appointed.
Under current law, the municipal council of Jersey City may appoint one aide for each council member, and may by ordinance fix the salary for those aides, which salary cannot exceed $15,000.
This bill would allow the individual council members to appoint one aide, or more than one aide, and would provide each council member with an allotment of $25,000, which would be allotted among the member’s aides in such amounts as the member deems appropriate. The bill also requires that the salaries of the aides appointed pursuant to the provisions of the bill shall be public records.