Restriction on Dual Salaries and Pensions for Elected Officials in Jersey City

INITIATIVE PETITION

To the Municipal Clerk and the Council of the City of Jersey City, New Jersey:

We, the undersigned, registered voters of the City of Jersey City, hereby petition for the amending of the “Municipal Employment Salary Ordinance”, consisting of one (1) page, which is annexed hereto and made a part hereof, under the power of initiative granted to voters of the City of Jersey City by N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184. If the same is not passed by the City Council within the time prescribed by N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184 et seq., and in accordance with that same N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184 et seq., the undersigned voters require that the same be submitted to the electorate for a vote at the next general election in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184 et seq., with the question to be put to the voters in this manner:

The Municipal Employment Salary Ordinance, duly submitted to be amended by initiative petition to the City of Jersey City, which includes amending the salary on elected members of the municipal council of Jersey City so that if municipal council members are already receiving a publicly funded salary equal or greater than the city council salary, they are not entitled to another salary paid by the city of Jersey City

ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 17 (MUNICIPAL EMPLOYMENT SALARY)

ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 17 (MUNICIPAL EMPLOYMENT) ARTICLE 1X. (SCHEDULES) SCHEDULE B (UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS FOR CITY EMPLOYEES) OF THE JERSEY CITY CODE.

THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JERSEY CITY DOES ORDAIN:

ARTICLE 1X. SCHEDULES

A. The following amendment to the chapter 17 (Municipal Employment) Article 1X

(Schedules) Schedule B (Unclassified Positions for City Employees) of the Jersey City Code be and it is hereby adopted:

Title Maximum

Council Members (8) 22,500*

Council President 24,500*

*These salaries shall become effective commencing July 1, 1993. Commencing January 1, 1994, the salary of Council members and the Council President shall be increased annually by an amount equal to the lowest annual increase payable under any collective bargaining agreement then in effect with any collective bargaining unit. If a Council Member or Council President receives any additional salary or salaries from any other public entity of the State of New Jersey, the salary he or she receives from the City of Jersey City shall be reduced up to the full amount of the additional salary, up to a maximum of the current salary for Council Members and for the Council President based on raises from the lowest annual increase from the base of 22,500 for council members or 24,500 for the council president, or whatever amount shall equal $1.00 in total compensation.

B. All ordinances and parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are here by repealed.

C. This ordinance shall be a part of the Jersey City Code as though codified and fully set forth therein. The City shall have this ordinance codified and incorporated in the official copies of the

Jersey City Code.