ORDINANCE NO. 26-09

AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AND FIXING A RANGE AND MAXIMUM

SALARY FOR DEPARTMENT HEADS

            BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Ocean City, County of Cape May, State of New Jersey, as follows:

SECTION 1.

             Effective upon the effective date of this Ordinance, the maximum salary for Department Heads shall be $250,000.  The Mayor shall establish salaries for each Department Head within this limit.

SECTION 2. 

Any and all salary increases are contingent upon the availability of funds.

SECTION 3.

            The adoption of this ordinance shall operate to provide salary increments only if the employee has satisfactorily performed the duties of his position.

SECTION 4.

            Any person hereafter appointed to a position of employment with the City of Ocean City shall be appointed pursuant to the Ocean City Administrative Code, §2-1.22.

SECTION 5.

All ordinances or portions thereof inconsistent with this Ordinance are repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.

SECTION 6.

If any portion of this Ordinance is declared to be invalid by a Court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect the remaining portions of the Ordinance, which shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 7.

            This Ordinance shall take effect in the time and manner prescribed by law.

The above Ordinance was passed by the Council of Ocean City, New Jersey, at a meeting of said Council held on the 22^nd day of October, 2026. Said Ordinance will be considered for adoption after an open public hearing to be held on Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. in City Hall, Council Chambers, Ocean City, NJ 08226. Said ordinance will be made available in the Clerk’s Office for the members of the general public for copies and or review. Melissa Rasner, RMC, City Clerk.