TOWNSHIP OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF SUSSEX, STATE OF NEW JERSEY   ORDINANCE #2026-03   AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE AND DETERMINE RATES OF COMPENSATION FOR OFFICIALS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ANDOVER, COUNTY OF SUSSEX AND STATE OF NEW JERSEY   BE IT ORDAINED by the Township Committee of the Township of Andover as follows:   SECTION 1. The following salaries for the officers hereinafter set forth for the year 2026 beginning January 1, and each year thereafter until amended or repealed, are hereby established and fixed as the salary to be paid for the officers wherein the salaries are set at fixed figures and for the officers wherein a minimum and maximum range is set for the salaries, the salaries shall be paid to the holders of said positions within the minimum and maximum range set by resolution of the Township Committee.                                                                                                     ANNUAL SALARY POSITION                                                                        MINIMUM      MAXIMUM MAYOR                                                                           $ 3,000              $ 5,600 TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE                                            $ 2,500              $ 4,500 ADMINISTRATOR                                                         $ 45,000            $ 75,000 MUNICIPAL CLERK                                                      $ 55,000            $ 85,000 ASSISTANT MUNICIPAL CLERK                               $ 50,000            $ 80,000 CLEAN COMMUNITIES COORDINATOR                  $ 2,500              $ 5,500 RECYCLING COORDINATOR                                      $ 2,500              $ 5,500 CLERK 1 – ADMINISTRATION                                   $ 15,000            $ 45,000 CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER/TREASURER             $ 100,000          $ 200,000 PRINCIPAL ACCOUNT CLERK/ DEPUTY TREASURER                                                  $ 5,000              $ 25,000 FINANCE CLERK                                                           $ 15,000           $ 30,000 TAX COLLECTOR/TAX SEARCH OFFICIAL             $ 50,000            $ 90,000 TAX COLLECTOR/LAKE LENAPE DAM ASSESSMENT                                                     $ 5,000              $ 20,000 TAX ASSESSOR                                                            $ 25,000            $ 55,000 TAX CLERK                                                                    $ 30,000            $ 50,000                                                                                                     ANNUAL SALARY POSITION                                                                          MINIMUM       MAXIMUM JUDGE/JOINT MUNICIPAL COURT                             $ 75,000         $ 110,000 MUNICIPAL COURT ADMINISTRATOR/ JOINT MUNICIPAL COURT                                           $ 75,000          $ 105,000 DEPUTY COURT ADMINISTRATOR/ JOINT MUNICIPAL COURT                                           $ 45,000          $ 65,000 VIOLATIONS CLERK/JOINT MUNICIPAL COURT    $ 45,000          $ 55,000 SUPERVISOR – DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS $ 85,000          $ 105,000 DPW FLEET MANAGER                                                  $ 65,000          $ 95,000 BUILDINGS/GROUNDS/SPECIAL PROJECTS SUPERVISOR                                               $ 10,000          $ 20,000 DEPUTY STORMWATER COORDINATOR                    $ 3,000            $ 5,000 FIRE OFFICIAL $ 1,500 $ 7,500 ZONING OFFICER/CODE ENFORCEMENT                  $ 10,000          $ 30,000 POLICE CHIEF                                                                   $ 120,000       $ 220,000 POLICE SECRETARY                                                        $ 60,000         $ 80,000 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR           $ 2,500            $ 7,000 DEPUTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR                                    $ 1,000            $ 3,000   SECTION 2. The following officers and employees shall be paid compensation at an hourly basis and shall be subject to the overtime provision of Chapter 5, Section 5-6.1, Revised General Ordinances of the Township of Andover. The Township Committee, in consultation with the Administrator, Police and Public Works Department Supervisors, may authorize compensatory time off in lieu of overtime pay, pursuant to Chapter 5-5.4(d). Seasonal employees shall receive straight time for all hours worked and shall not be subject to overtime provisions.                                                                                                        HOURLY RATES POSITION                                                                             MINIMUM    MAXIMUM CLERK TYPIST                                                                    $ 15.00         $ 25.00 PART-TIME LABORER                                                       $ 15.00         $ 25.00 PART-TIME WINTER STORM EMPLOYEE                      $ 15.00         $ 25.00 SPECIAL COURT OFFICER                                                $ 25.00         $ 35.00 PART-TIME DISPATCHER                                                 $ 18.00         $ 35.00 SUBSTITUTE BOARD/COMMISSION SECRETARY      $ 150.00       $ 150.00 Per Meeting Per Meeting COURT ADMINISTRATOR/DEPUTY COURT ADMIN   $ 30.00 $ 60.00 Per Call Out Per Call Out   SECTION 3. Specific salaries for each position set forth shall be adopted by Resolution of the Township Committee and may be amended. SECTION 4. Regular pay period for officials, officers and employees shall be biweekly, provided the Treasurer may establish other suitable pay periods as necessary. SECTION 5. The Township of Andover reserves the right to pay any new employees a salary less than the minimum stated above; provided, however, that upon successful completion of a probationary period, said employee shall be paid a salary of at least equal to the minimum stated for that position. SECTION 6. The Township Committee may grant discretionary increments to any employee, provided that the employee's salary not exceed the maximum for that position. SECTION 7. Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of the ordinance be declared invalid for any reasons, the remaining portions of this ordinance shall not be affected thereby and shall remain in full force and effect. The provisions of the ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION 8. All prior salary ordinances are hereby repealed. SECTION 9. This Ordinance shall take effect upon the adoption and publication as provided by law.   NOTICE OF PENDING ORDINANCE   PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced and passed at first reading at a Regular Meeting of the Township Committee of the Township of Andover held on January 15, 2026. A public hearing regarding same will be held at a hybrid meeting scheduled for February 05, 2026, beginning at 7:00PM, to be held both in person and virtually via Zoom, which details for accessing the meeting are as follows:   Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87509022879?pwd=mNbstbX0fkw1UyRG5GGu0EBHmKIcvQ.1 Passcode: 275014 Webinar ID: 875 0902 2879 Phone: 1-646-931-3860 Phone Passcode: 441105   All persons interested both for and against said ordinance shall be given an opportunity to be heard concerning same.   Patricia L. Bussow, RMC Administrator/Municipal Clerk   January 22, 2026 ($95.48)