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Administrator, Police Earn Top Township Salaries

Three employees earned more than $100K in 2011.

By Laura Silvius
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February 1, 2012

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The business administrator and the police chief were the highest paid Chatham Township employees in 2011.

Each year the township approves annual salaries along with the municipal budget. Therefore 2012 salaries are not yet available for municipal employees Employees are paid at 2011 rates until new rates are adopted with the budget.

Police salaries listed below are at the 2012 rate.

Township residents is responsible for $257,124 in accumulated sick and vacation times to municipal employees. For an average township household with a home worth $741,003.41, the estimated impact is $64.35.

In December, Mayor Nicole Hagner signed a statement of support for Gov. Chris Christie's plan to eliminate vacation and sick time payouts for retiring public employees. Liabilities for unused sick and vacation day benefits total more than $825 million statewide, Christie said.

Several positions listed below were eliminated or vacated early in 2011, including the position of municipal judge, municipal prosecutor and police dispatchers. A complete list of positions either eliminated or left vacant since 2007 follow the tables.

Chatham Township passed its 2011 budget no tax levy increase over 2010. Hagner said current forecasts of the 2012 budget are within the 2 percent cap mandated by law.

Position	Name	Salary
Township Administrator	Thomas E. Ciccarone	$161,670
Chief of Police/Emergency Management Coordinator	John Paton	$129,000
Department of Public Works Manager	John Pacelli	$105,000
Director, Water Pollution Control	Marc Christensen	$89,474
Construction Official/Building Sub-code Official/Inspector	Gregory Impink	$82,037
Director of Recreation*	Brian McNany*	$81,600*
Administrative Assistant	Debra King	$79,591
Tax and Utility Collector	Mary Ellen Babyack	$64,304
Township Clerk/Registrar	Gregory LaConte	$60,000
Construction Office Control Person/Planning and Zoning Board Manager/Dog Licensing Clerk/Senior Technical Assistant to Construction Official	Kali Tsimboukis	$58,395
Township Attorney	Carl Woodward	$52,825
Accounting Clerk	Marge Gerba	$52,543
Police Dispatcher	June Bressler◊	$49,470◊
Assitant Assessor/Recycling Coordinator	Eileen Hladky	$48,650
Police Dispatcher	Ben Keenan◊	$48,500◊
Administration Secretary	Ruth Sabonya**	$47,890**
Police Secretary	Barbara Luciani	$44,061
Construction Office Secretary	Chrisanthy LaBua	$42,656
Police Clerk/Assistant	Scott Baumann	$42,000
Police Dispatcher	William Behre	$40,000
Assistant Tax and Utility Collector	Erin Shaw	$37,500
Department of Public Works Secretary	Nancy Esposito	$35,800
Tax Assessor	Glen Sherman	$26,530
Municipal Prosecutor	Peter Fico◊	$25,000◊
Acting Court Administrator	Jeanette Keyser◊	$24,000◊
Fire Sub-code Official/Inspector	Dennis Bettler	$17,151
Fire Prevention Official/Inspector	Barry Howard	$16,056
Chief Financial Officer	Debra King	$7,140
Governmental Access TV/Community Bulletin Board Manager	Tom Salvas	$5,500
Board of Health Secretary	Gregory LaConte	$4,590
Escrow Account Clerk	Eileen Hladky	$4,310
Plumbing Subcode Official	Chris Gibbons	$37.50 per hour, not to exceed $1,200 per month
Committee Member	Nicole Hagner	$1,200
Committee Member	Robert Gallop	$1,200
Committee Member	Kevin Tubbs	$1,200
Committee Member	Bill O'Connor	$1,200
Zoning Board Secretary	Kali Tsimboukis	$250 per meeting
Planning Board Secretary	Gregory LaConte	$250 per meeting
Electrical Sub-code Official/Inspector	Anthony Giampietro	$41.25 per hour
Building Inspector (part-time)	Kevin Kelly	$37.25 per hour
Crossing Guard	Walter Smith	$18 per hour
Crossing Guard	Debbie Smith	$18 per hour
Crossing Guard	Jacqueline McCabe	$18 per hour
Crossing Guard	Robert Hathaway	$18 per hour
Crossing Guard	Carmela D’Amelio	$18 per hour
Police Dispatcher	James Condus (temporary short-term employee)	$15 per hour◊
Clerk Typist	Dotti Rudnick	$10-$16 per hour
Committee Member	Bailey Brower, Jr.	$1

The following are the 2012 salaries for the employees of the Chatham Township Police Department:

Title	Name	2012 Annual Salary
Chief	John Paton	$129,000
Lieutenant	Steven Hennelly	$126,440
Sergeant	Edward Gibney	$119,854.35
Detective Sergeant	Maureen Kazaba	$119,854.35
Sergeant	Thomas Miller	$119,854.35
Sergeant	Dan Papa	$118,804.35
Sergeant	Robert Scheetz	$118,804.35
Detective	Christopher Slayton	$112,214.04
Detective	Brad Hayworth	$111,164.04
Patrolman	Michael Giannone	$109,238.85
Patrolman	Michael Sawyer	$109,238.85
Patrolman	David Weinert	$108,713.85
Patrolman	Muta Blanford	$108,188.85
Patrolman	Patrick Meade	$108,188.85
Patrolman	David Schaffer	$108,188.85
Patrolman	Scott Herchick	$108,118.85
Patrolman	Keith Johnson	$108,118.85
Patrolman	James Lattoz	$90,915.30†
Patrolman	Kelly Sretenovic	$63,495.60‡
Patrolman	Michael Bloom	$62,970.60§
Patrolman	Anthony LoPorto	$62,970.60§

The following table displays the salaries of employees of the Department of Public Works. The numbers or letters following the names refer to their steps or grades.

Name	Annual Salary
Fred Lee (F)	$88,955
Don Kidd (F)	$88,305
Terry Hopkins (AF)	$79,630
Edward McGroarty (AF)	$78,080
Mario Bronzino	$76,148
Vito Capabianco	$76,148
Jeff Sablack	$76,148
Bill Schwarz	$76,148
James SanFilippo	$75,498
Richard Young (1-2)	$68,556
Thomas Hillas (2-4)	$64,353
Aaron Roth (2-4)	$64,353
Michael Hajjar (2-3)	$61,057
Scott Thornton (2-1)	$61,057
Michael Sulpy (2-2)	$57,310
James DeCaprio (2-1)	$55,739
Greg Genovese (2-1)	$55,739
Giacomo Gesualdo (3-4)	$50,598
Ray Clarke (3-2)	$45,256
Matthew Miller (3-1)	$42,588
Danny McGookin (3-1)	$42,558

The following positions were eliminated or left vacant between Jan. 1, 2010 and Dec. 31, 2011:

Four police dispatch positions
Administration assistant
Deputy municipal clerk
Assistant tax collector administrative secretary/receptionist
Court administrator deputy court administrator
Municipal judge
Prosecutor
Assistant public works director
Police lieutenant
Construction clerical secretary
Public assistance officer

These further positions were eleminated or left vacant between Jan. 1, 2007 and Dec. 31, 2009:

Three Patrolmen
Zoning Officer
Land Use Administrator
Glenwood Housing Administrator
Police Administrative Secretary

*This salary is paid for jointly by Chatham Borough and Chatham Township. McNany was replaced as director in 2012. John P. Conway now holds the role of interim director of the Joint Recreation Department at a salary of $75,000, according to a resolution approved by the Chatham Township Committee approved at the Reorganization Meeting on Jan. 5.

**Sabonya retired in July 2011. Her position was left vacant.

◊Position eliminated in 2011.

†Salary to increase to $69,430.20 per year after anniversary date

‡Salary to increase to $99,550.50 after anniversary date

§Salary to increase to $69,955.20 after anniversary date

Editor's note: A previous version of this article stated the police salaries listed were for the year 2011. This information was based upon information received directly from Chatham Township administrators and was confirmed by them before publication. After publication it was revealed the salaries listed were for 2012 and not 2011. This information has been corrected, and Chatham Patch apologizes to our readers for this error.

Related Topics: 2011 Salaries and Chatham Township

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028651

7:06 pm on Wednesday, February 1, 2012

So the double-dipping Township Administrator and the Police Chief are making that kind of money and we're wondering why the Govenor is doing what he's doing? How is it that the Police Chief is making that salary yet he is seen routinely doing overtime road jobs at what, $100/hour?? Ciccarone and Paton do us all a favor and just go away and save the town some money.

07928

2:56 pm on Thursday, February 2, 2012

Did you even read the article and see the jobs that have been eliminated which is saving you (if you are even a township resident) hundred's of thousands of dollars a year? Or did your blind hatred towards public officials making a decent salary cause you to shoot your mouth off? A little education for you: the Chief of Police, when he's doing overtime road jobs, is working for a third party contractor, not the town. Your $100/hr comment is not even close to being accurate. Mr Ciccarone deserves every penny earns as he's dealing with the Governor's mess and trying to keep the township running. The Governor is handcuffing small municipalities with "doing what he's doing." Please post on this site when the Governor's municipal cap creates a significant savings on your tax bill. I'd really like to hear from you. What makes this country great is the ability a person has to make him or herself sound like a fool, and not get punished for it. Also, look at your property tax bill, and you will see that the police and municipal employees are NOT why your taxes are so high. Do a little research next time before spouting off.