The Plainsboro Township Committee has adopted a salary ordinance implementing changes reflected in the collective bargaining agreement approved in March that represents members of the township’s police force.##M:[more]##
Because of a discrepancy in the way the salary structure was written in the ordinance as it was originally introduced on March 11, the committe reintroduced the ordinance with the changes later that month, and held a public hearing on April 7 before adoption.
Another salary ordinance, which reflects the changes from the approved collective bargaining agreement with the Communication Workers of America, which represents the township’s white collar employees, was adopted during the March 25 meeting.
The agreement with the Policemen’s Benevolent Association, Local 319, which covers the period of time from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2010, includes changes to administrative operations regarding how compensatory and vacation time is taken. The PBA represents police personnel with the ranks of patrolman and corporal. The salary increase for the three years in the contract for the members of the bargaining units is 4 percent for all three years. In exchange, the township will receive some concessions that will reduce healthcare costs.
In 2009, the starting salary for a police officer is $49,”638, and anyone hired during that time as a new employee will keep that salary through 2010.
