For the third year in a row the Lakewood township committee will increase salaries for some township employees including the mayor and committee members (see list below). They will vote on this ordnance first reading tomorrow at the virtual reorganization meeting swearing in Mayor Ray Coles for an 8th consecutive term. livestream tomorrow Jan 1 12:00 pm
The salary increase comes on the hills of 4 consecutive tax increases on Lakewood residents this year it was over 4 million dollars for the municipal budget while the BOE borrowed another 50 million from the state as Lakewood residents owe almost 200 million for loans.
This salary raise of $20,000 for mayor and committee members comes on the heels of last two years significant raises for 2022 and 2023 with zero public support as many members of the public submitted letters against the increase. Taxes went up across the board this year in Lakewood
The Mayors salary will increase from $88,00 to $108,000 it was $80,000 in 2002, $71,000 in 2021 and in 2018 the it was $34,00.
Members of Township Committee salary will increase from $73,500.00 to $93,500
Deputy Mayor salary will go up from $68,250.00 to $88.250
Emergency Management Coordinator $108,000.00
Aide to the Mayor/Committee will increase from $70,000.00 to $90,000
Municipal manager 225k -240k
(In 2022 the committee voted to give life time health insurance to all its members who serve for 20 years 4 will qualify by next year and MUA members also increased their salary from 5k -10k which includes the mayor committeeman Lichtenstein and Deputy Mayors spouse)
Minimum to maximum salaries for 2024 HERE and below
Title Minimum Maximum
Administrative Secretary $45,000.00 $80,000.00
Aide to the Mayor/Committee $40,000.00 $90,000.00
Assistant Administrative Analyst $40,000.00 $55,000.00
Assistant Director, Automotive Services $75,000.00 $110,000.00
Assistant Engineer $75,000.00 $125,000.00
Assistant Mun. Clerk/Deputy Mun. Clerk $40,000.00 $80,000.00
Assistant Municipal Treasurer $80,000.00 $115,000.00
Chief of Police $195,000.00 $265,000.00
Chief Operations Officer $165,000.00 $220,000.00
Chief Project and Training Coordinator $75,000.00 $150,000.00
Committee/Community Liaison $40,000.00 $62,100.00
Construction Official $100,000.00 $140,000.00
Coordinator of Motor Vehicle Repair $65,000.00 $85,000.00
Deputy Director, Human Resources $80,000.00 $135,000.00
Deputy Director, Public Works $105,000.00 $144,000.00
Deputy Mayor $51,200.00 $88,250.00
Deputy Municipal Office of
Emergency Management Coordinator $72,000.00 $108,000.00
Deputy Municipal Manager $115,000.00 $155,000.00
Deputy Registrar of Vital Statistics $40,000.00 $60,000.00
Deputy Tax Assessor $55,000.00 $85,000.00
Deputy Tax Collector $45,000.00 $75,000.00
Director of Automotive Services $95,000.00 $140,000.00
Director of Code Enforcement $100,000.00 $165,000.00
Director of Communications Center $80,000.00 $135,000.00
Director of Economic Dev./LIC/Airport $90,000.00 $170,000.00
Director of Finance/CFO/Treasurer $140,000.00 $175,000.00
Director of Human Resource $100,000.00 $140,000.00
Director of Public Works $120,000.00 $160,000.00
Director of Senior & Social Services $50,000.00 $85,000.00
Emergency Medical
Technician (Per diem/hourly) $16.00 $30.00
EMS Chief $100,000.00 $130,000.00
Employee Benefits Specialist $45,000.00 $75,000.00
Township Engineer $100,000.00 $150,000.00
Executive Assistant $40,000.00 $75,000.00
Field Inspector $50,000.00 $95,000.00
Management Assistant $40,000.00 $75,000.00
Management Specialist $64,000.00 $90,000.00
Manager Motors $60,000.00 $80,000.00
Mayor $53,000.00 $108,000.00
Members of Township Committee $49,400.00 $93,500.00
Municipal Court Administrator $80,000.00 $125,000.00
Municipal Court Judge $75,000.00 $122,130.00
Municipal Manager $175,000.00 $240,000.00
Municipal Office of
Emergency Management Coordinator $72,000.00 $108,000.00
Network Administrator $42,500.00 $75,000.00
OEM Coordinator (part -time) $6,000.00 $50,000.00
Payroll/Pension Fund Supervisor $65,000.00 $85,000.00
Principal Benefits Clerk $50,000.00 $80,000.00
Principal Clerk Typist
- Manager's Office $45,000.00 $75,000.00
Principal Clerk Typist
-Police Chief's Office $45,000.00 $75,000.00
Principal Clerk Typist
Police Detective's Office $45,000.00 $75,000.00
Principal Payroll Clerk $50,000.00 $80,000.00
Public Safety Telecommunicators (Dispatch - part time/per diem/hourly) $18.00 $27.00
Public Works Superintendent $90,000.00 $140,000.00
Purchasing Agent $80,000.00 $125,000.00
Registrar of Vital Statistics $40,000.00 $60,000.00
Secondary Municipal Court Judge $4,800.00 $24,000.00
Senior Clerk Typist - Manager's Office $40,000.00 $70,000.00
Senior EMT $75,000.00 $95,000.00
Senior Employee Benefits Clerk $45,000.00 $75,000.00
Senior Engineer $100,000.00 $150,000.00
Senior Field Inspector $90,000.00 $135,000.00
Special Law Enforcement
Officer II (part time/hourly) $15.00 $27.00
Supervising Emergency Medical Technician $65,000.00 $90,000.00
School Traffic Guard/Crossing Guard (hourly)$20.00 $28.00
Supervisor of Accounts $45,000.00 $75,000.00
Supervisor of Technology $50,000.00 $75,000.00
Tax Assessor $95,000.00 $130,000.00
Tax Collector $100,000.00 $140,000.00
Technician MIS $45,000.00 $70,000.00
Technical Aide $40,000.00 $75,000.00
Township Clerk $100,000.00 $130,000.00
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED THAT, the above ranges shall be effective retroactive to
the 1st day of January 2024. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Township Committee of the Township Committee of the Township of Lakewood, County of Ocean, State of New Jersey, that this Ordinance shall take effect (20) days after final adoption, unless the Township Committee shall
adopt a resolution at final adoption declaring an emergency and at least two-thirds of the
Committee shall vote in favor of such Resolution.
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See below for the minimum to maximum salary per position for 2023
Title Minimum Maximum
Administrative Secretary $45,000.00 $80,000.00
Aide to the Mayor/Committee $40,000.00 $70,000.00
Assistant Administrative Analyst $35,000.00 $55,000.00
Assistant Director, Automotive Services $75,000.00 $100,000.00
Assistant Engineer $75,000.00 $100,000.00
Assistant Mun. Clerk/Deputy Mun. Clerk $40,000.00 $80,000.00
Assistant Municipal Treasurer $65,000.00 $110,000.00
Chief of Police $195,000.00 $250,000.00
Chief Operations Officer $165,000.00 $215,000.00
Chief Project and Training Coordinator $75,000.00 $150,000.00
Committee/Community Liaison $40,000.00 $62,100.00
Construction Official $78,000.00 $93,600.00
Coordinator of Motor Vehicle Repair $65,000.00 $85,000.00
Deputy Director, Human Resources $80,000.00 $135,000.00
Deputy Director, Public Works $105,000.00 $144,000.00
Deputy Mayor $51,200.00 $68,250.00
Deputy Municipal Office of
Emergency Management Coordinator $72,000.00 $108,000.00
Deputy Municipal Manager $115,000.00 $155,000.00
Deputy Registrar of Vital Statistics $31,500.00 $60,000.00
Deputy Tax Assessor $55,000.00 $85,000.00
Deputy Tax Collector $45,000.00 $75,000.00
Director of Automotive Services $95,000.00 $130,000.00
Director of Code Enforcement $100,000.00 $165,000.00
Director of Communications Center $85,000.00 $135,000.00
Director of Economic Dev./LIC/Airport $85,000.00 $170,000.00
Director of Finance/CFO/Treasurer $140,000.00 $175,000.00
Director of Human Resource $100,000.00 $140,000.00
Director of Public Works $120,000.00 $160,000.00
Director of Senior & Social Services $50,000.00 $85,000.00
Emergency Medical
Technician (Per diem/hourly) $16.00 $30.00
EMS Chief $110,000.00 $125,000.00
Employee Benefits Specialist $45,000.00 $75,000.00
Executive Assistant $40,000.00 $75,000.00
Management Assistant $40,000.00 $75,000.00
Management Specialist $64,000.00 $90,000.00
Manager Motors $60,000.00 $80,000.00
Mayor $53,000.00 $88,000.00
Members of Township Committee $49,400.00 $73,500.00
Municipal Court Administrator $80,000.00 $125,000.00
Municipal Court Judge $75,000.00 $122,130.00
Municipal Manager $175,000.00 $240,000.00
Municipal Office of
Emergency Management Coordinator $72,000.00 $108,000.00
Network Administrator $40,000.00 $75,000.00
OEM Coordinator (part-time) $6,000.00 $50,000.00
Payroll/Pension Fund Supervisor $65,000.00 $103,500.00
Principal Benefits Clerk $70,000.00 $95,000.00
Principal Clerk Typist - Manager's Office $45,000.00 $75,000.00
Principal Clerk Typist-Police Chief's Office $45,000.00 $75,000.00
Principal Clerk Typist -
Police Detective's Office $45,000.00 $75,000.00
Principal Payroll Clerk $70,000.00 $90,000.00
Public Safety Telecommunicators
(Dispatch - part time/per diem/hourly) $18.00 $27.00
Public Works Superintendent $90,000.00 $140,000.00
Purchasing Agent $70,000.00 $114,000.00
Registrar of Vital Statistics $35,000.00 $60,000.00
Secondary Municipal Court Judge $4,800.00 $24,000.00
Senior Clerk Typist - Manager's Office $40,000.00 $70,000.00
Senior EMT $75,000.00 $95,000.00
Senior Employee Benefits Clerk $60,000.00 $90,000.00
Senior Engineer $100,000.00 $125,000.00
Special Law Enforcement
Officer II (part time/hourly) $15.00 $27.00
Supervising Emergency Medical Technician $65,000.00 $90,000.00
Supervising School Traffic Guard $35,000.00 $60,000.00
Supervisor of Accounts $45,000.00 $75,000.00
Supervisor of Technology $50,000.00 $75,000.00
Tax Assessor $95,000.00 $130,000.00
Tax Collector $95,000.00 $130,000.00
Technician MIS $45,000.00 $70,000.00
Township Clerk $90,000.00 $125,000.00
If they have nothing to hide why don't they do a referendum? Bring It all out to the people in the open. Let them explain why such salaries are necessary and if we all agree let them enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteAgain,they keep getting re-elected anyway.So should care a darn?
ReplyDeleteBINGO!
DeleteI think it's time the State comes in a takes over Lakewood.
ReplyDeletePossibly. Who will be the liason in bet. however
DeleteBeginning of the new year, the season of personal resolutions. For many American conservatives, younger ones especially, the resolutions might include..
ReplyDeleteBut as we strive for these noble goals, there is one crucial fact to keep in mind: None of these things is a substitute for political action to improve our communities. Pretending otherwise risks fortifying an unhelpful recent trend, what might be called “lifestyle rightism.”
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Even so, its message is often strikingly similar: namely, that political change can be brought about by making better personal, investment, and consumer choices. In this way, it misdirects its adherents, shifting them away from collective action and the shared pursuit of common goods toward essentially private goods (some of which aren’t good at all)..
Our elected officials follow the lead of those who elect them who obviously don't give a hoot about the town or fiscal responsibility
ReplyDeleteMuch of the public here are all ready to sell their bodies to whoever will ride in to redeem the empty tank overdraft which will happen as when the goodies trail runs dry.Like mitzra'im to Yosef
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting to note that several employees in the township have left Lakewood and gone to work in nearby areas because the pay was better. Maybe this is a statewide problem or maybe govt employees are generally paid a lot
ReplyDeleteThey say this every time they raise the salary
DeleteLakewood PD are from the highest paid force in NJ and township dept heads came from other towns to Lakewood because of the high pay
Regardless the township committee and mayor are not employees they are elected officials for a part time job they have no right to keep raising their own salaries even worse they put themselves on other boards and commissions and get paid for that too through benefits and compensation
Why won't they give those jobs to others instead of double and triple dipping
Are you still on line
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