Township Sets Police Salaries, Benefits

The Township Committee has unanimously set police officers' salaries and benefits under terms of a contract settled this winter.

The accord with PBA Local 261, settled in February after a protracted negotiation that landed in mediation, is retroactive to 2008 and runs through 2014. Under the deal, police will see an average 2.71 percent salary hike over the life of the contract, and PBA members have to pay into their health benefits.

Police are due a 2.5 percent pay boost in 2010; a 3 percent hike in 2011; a 2.75 percent increase in 2012; a 2.5 percent raise in 2013; and a 2.75 percent boost in 2014. Retroactive raises for 2008 and 2009 are set at 3 percent and 2.5 percent, respectively.

An ordinance adopted earlier this week sets the following salaries and benefits for 2008, 2009 and 2010:

Benefits

• As of this year, officers must pay into their health coverage at the following rates: $480 annually for single coverage; $600 annually for parent/child; $600 annually for employee/spouse; and $720 for family coverage.
• Officers will receive overtime, paid at time-and-a-half, for court time, excluding civil court appearances and for work outside their regular tours of duty.
• Each officer is granted a clothing allowance of $575 a year.
• The head of the Detective Bureau will be paid $1,750 a year in addition to base salary. Also, any other officers regularly assigned to the Detective Bureau will be paid $1,500 annually on top of their regular salaries.

SALARIES

Officers hired on or after Jan. 1, 2010, will receive 2010 salaries as follows: 

• Captain—$124,013
• Lieutenant—$118,714
• Sergeant—$113,416
• Patrolman (top step)—$108,115
• Patrolman (after 8th year of service)—$101,746
• Patrolman (after 7th year of service)—$95,375
• Patrolman (after 6th year of service)—$89,003
• Patrolman (after 5th year of service)—$82,631
• Patrolman (after 4th year of service)—$76,260
• Patrolman (after 3rd year of service)—$69,888
• Patrolman (after 2nd year of service)—$63,516
• Patrolman (after 1st year of service—$57,145
• Patrolman (7-12 months)—$46,919
• Patrolman (Academy-6 months)—$31,384

Also, in addition to annual salaries, officers hired before Jan. 1, 1998 will receive longevity pay as a percentage of their annual salaries as follows: six to 10 years, 2 percent; 11 to 14 years, 4 percent; 15 to 22 years, 8 percent; 23 years or more, 10 percent.

Officers hired on or after Jan. 1, 1998 will see longevity pay at the following rates: six years, 1 percent; seven to 10 years, 2 percent; 11th year, 3 percent; 12 to 14 years, 4 percent; 15th year, 5 percent; 16 to 18 years, 6 percent; 19th year, 7 percent; and 20 years or more, 8 percent.

Officers hired before Jan. 1 2010, will receive 2010 salaries as follows:

• Captain—$124,013
• Lieutenant—$118,714
• Sergeant—$113,416
• Patrolman (top step)—$108,115
• Patrolman (after 6th year of service)—$99,923
• Patrolman (after 5th year of service)—$91,732
• Patrolman (after 4th year of service)—$83,540
• Patrolman (after 3th year of service)—$75,348
• Patrolman (after 2nd year of service)—$67,156
• Patrolman (after 1st year of service)—$58,965
• Patrolman (7-12 months)—$46,919
• Patrolman (Academy-6 months)—$41,384

Officers hired before Jan. 1, 2010, will receive 2009 salaries as follows:

• Captain—$120,989
• Lieutenant—$115,819
• Sergeant—$110,650
• Patrolman (top step)—$105,478
• Patrolman (after 6th year of service)—$97,486
• Patrolman (after 5th year of service)—$89,495
• Patrolman (after 4th year of service)—$81,503
• Patrolman (after 3th year of service)—$73,510
• Patrolman (after 2nd year of service)—$65,518
• Patrolman (after 1st year of service)—$57,527
• Patrolman (7-12 months)—$46,919
• Patrolman (Academy-6 months)—$41,384

Officers hired before Jan. 1 2010, will receive 2008 salaries as follows: 

• Captain—$118,037
• Lieutenant—$112,994
• Sergeant—$107,951
• Patrolman (top step)—$102,905
• Patrolman (after 6th year of service)—$95,108
• Patrolman (after 5th year of service)—$87,312
• Patrolman (after 4th year of service)—$79,515
• Patrolman (after 3th year of service)—$71,717
• Patrolman (after 2nd year of service)—$63,920
• Patrolman (after 1st year of service)—$56,124
• Patrolman (7-12 months)—$46,919
• Patrolman (Academy-6 months)—$41,384