Township Employees Get 2.5% Salary Increase

On December 5, 2011, the Bloomfield Town Council voted to raise the salary range for some township employees 2.5%

The last time they had received such a raise was in 2009.

This increase comes at at time when the census just came out with the statistic that 1 in 2 Americans are at or below the poverty level.

Not only are they receiving a 2.5% increase, there are 7 steps to go through to get from the bottom of the salary range to the top of the range.  Each step can be completed in a year.

That means that some positions, such as Township Administrator, can go from the bottom of the salary range, which is $123,000 to the top of the range, which is $153,000.

That is a $30,000 pay increase in 7 years, plus 2.5% increases along the way.

So, your family has to do with LESS because you must pay the salaries and raises of Bloomfield Township employees.

You have to do with less so township employees can have more.

Does this sound fair to you?

Here is the link for the township meeting agenda for December 5, 2011:
http://bloomfieldtownnj.iqm2.com/Citizens/Default.aspx

The agenda that was given at the meeting did not containt this information.  The full agenda is only available on the township website.

Maybe requests should be made to have the FULL agenda available at meetings, not the edited version.

And be sure to use the above link and check out the agenda before attending town council meetings to be sure you get all the necessary information to know exactly what is going on.

You can also verify these salary increases by calling the Township Clerk at 973. 680. 4015.