In Communications with the Borough Council I have asked
repeatedly if there exists a performance evaluation process for highly
compensated Borough Employees. After asking repeatedly, I finally got a
straight answer...NO! That means that employees work year after year with no
indication about how they are doing on the job, and there is no guidance for
employees about what is expected and raises come...good, bad or in between.
Last year I was told we (Council) are working on a performance evaluation process. When I recently inquired about the progress on the promise, I was told that creating a performance evaluation process is hard to do under the NJ Civil Service Rules and Regulations.
After a little investigation I discovered that Point Pleasant Borough is one of the VERY FEW small towns that ELECTED to come under the NJ Civil Service System. In fact, of the approximately 600 towns and cities in NJ fewer than 200 elected to be regulated under the NJ Civil Service.
Apparently, at some time in the past the Borough Council passed an Ordinance to be included under the System, which is cumbersome, archaic and extremely complex.
Can the Borough OPT-OUT of the NJ Civil Service System like 400 small towns have done? Absolutely! And, all it takes is a new Borough Ordinance and perhaps some negotiations.
I wonder if the Council members know this and whether the long-term Borough Counsel has ever suggested it?
This is yet another example of simply not knowing on the part of the Council!
What do you think?
Last year I was told we (Council) are working on a performance evaluation process. When I recently inquired about the progress on the promise, I was told that creating a performance evaluation process is hard to do under the NJ Civil Service Rules and Regulations.
After a little investigation I discovered that Point Pleasant Borough is one of the VERY FEW small towns that ELECTED to come under the NJ Civil Service System. In fact, of the approximately 600 towns and cities in NJ fewer than 200 elected to be regulated under the NJ Civil Service.
Apparently, at some time in the past the Borough Council passed an Ordinance to be included under the System, which is cumbersome, archaic and extremely complex.
Can the Borough OPT-OUT of the NJ Civil Service System like 400 small towns have done? Absolutely! And, all it takes is a new Borough Ordinance and perhaps some negotiations.
I wonder if the Council members know this and whether the long-term Borough Counsel has ever suggested it?
This is yet another example of simply not knowing on the part of the Council!
What do you think?
