Council Amends Ordinances for Salaries of Town Officers

Below are the changes and their effective dates:

Job Title  Salary Range Custodian (Libary)  $24,548-$33,449 Library Assistant I $28,956-$36,609 Senior Custodian (Library)  $29,076-$41,106 Library Assistant II $31,756-$43,931 Office Manager $37,505-$53,736 Administrative Secretary $38,918-$59,961 Payroll Benefits Manager  $39,569-$60,253 Librarian $45,986-$69,914 Assistant Director of Recreation $46,070-$69,289 Zoning Officer $46,096-$70,605 Executive Assistant $47,070-$71,762 Field Engineer $47,134-$73,065 Supervisor Public Works $47,157-$78,591 Parking Services Director $52,122-$73,456 Municipal Court Administrator $51,521-$74,238 Town Surveyor $51,174-$85,402 Assistant Director of Public Works $51,326-$86,819 Assistant Library Director $55,919-$80,218 Tax Collector $55,113-$81,897 Tax Assessor $55,113-$84,952 Recreation Director $55,331-$90,837 Town Clerk $55,968-$90,948 Public Works Superintendent $56,721-$93,642 Assistant Town Engineer $60,901-$98,642 Library Director $68,361-$99,989 Town Planner $68,359-$100,182 Construction Official $69,010-$101,907 Chief Financial Officer $78,292-$109,461 Deputy Fire Chief $81,382-$118,582 Town Engineer $92,110-$125,048 Fire Chief $92,952-$135,416 Police Chief $93,328-$136,784 Town Administrator $105,997-$160,830

The council also amended an ordinance to reflect the police contract settlement that took place in March. The ordinance reads as follows: All salaries shall be retroactive to their effective dates and the annual salaries of the Westfield Police Department shall be as follows:

Effective 1/1/2010 Effective 1/1/2011 Effective 7/1/2011 Captain $117,880 $119,059 $120,845 Lieutenant-Detective $112,044 $113,164 $114,862 Lieutenant $109,203 $110,295 $111,949 Sergeant-Detective $104,016 $105,056  $106,632 Sergeant $101,402 $102,416 $103,952 Detective 1st Grade $99,625 $100,621 $102,131 Detective 2nd Grade $92,917 $93,846 $95,254 Police Officer (Maximum) $89,652 $90,549 $91,907 Police Officer (Grade 6) $82,531 $82,531 $82,531 Police Officer (Grade 5) $75,649 $75,649
$75,649 Police Officer (Grade 4) $68,572 $68,572 $68,572 Police Officer (Grade 3) $59,648 $59,648 $59,648 Police Officer (Grade 2) $51,277 $51,277 $51,277 Police Officer (Grade 1) $40,052 $40,052 $40,052 Effective 1/1/2012 Effective 1/1/2013 Effective 7/1/2013 Effective 1/1/2014 Captain $123,262 $124,494 $126,362 $128,257 Lieutenant $114,188 $115,330 $117,060 $118,816 Sergeant $106,031 $107,092 $108,698 $110,328 Police Officer (Maximum) $93,745 $94,682 $96,103 $97,545 Police Officer (Grade 8) $87,780 $87,780 $87,780 $87,780 Police Officer (Grade 7) $81,814 $81,814 $81,814 $81,814 Police Officer (Grade 6) $75,848 $75,848 $75,848 $75,848 Police Officer (Grade 5) $69,882 $69,882 $69,882 $69,882 Police Officer (Grade 4) $63,916 $63,916 $63,916 $63,916 Police Officer (Grade 3) $57,950 $57,950 $57,950 $57,950 Police Officer (Grade 2) $51,984 $51,984 $51,984 $51,984 Police Officer (Grade 1) $46,018 $46,018 $46,018 $46,018 Probation $40,052 $41,052 $41,052 $41,052 Detective 1st Grade $104,174 $105,216 $106,794 $108,091 Detective 2nd Grade $97,159 $98,131 $99,603 $101,097