Township Council to Consider Pay Hikes

The Township Council is expected to consider an ordinance that would result in 2 percent pay hikes for a majority of the township's non-union employees.

The ordinance is slated to be up for first reading at Council's meeting at the municipal building Monday night.

The employees covered by the salary ordinance would receive 2 percent pay raises retroactive to Jan. 1, 2012, if Council adopts the measure. 

The salary ordinance will likely be up for final consideration at Council's June 25 meeting. There must be a public hearing before that final reading.

The 2 percent pay raises are "in line" with hikes awarded to the township's union-represented employees in recent years, Business Administrator Tom Cardis told Council during Monday night's Council workshop.

If approved, the pay hikes—which would apply to such employees as clerk, tax assessor, business administrator and judge—would be the first in at least four years for the township's non-union personnel, Cardis said.

Cardis noted officials anticipated the 2 percent pay hikes when putting together the township's 2012 budget, which did not require a tax hike, and will not have to make adjustments to the spending plan.

There will not be pay increases for Mayor David Mayer and Council members under the proposed ordinance, Council President Glen Bianchini noted.

"I don't want the people to think that we're getting it. We're not," he said.

Seasonal employees at the township pool or in summer recreation programs also will not receive pay increases.