Administrator Borough's Highest-Paid Employee

The reduction is due mainly to shared services utilized by the borough that went into effect in 2011 and were reflected in the permanent 2011 budget. The budget was  with a tax levy increase of 3.3 percent, and an overall budget increase of 3.66 percent.

The Chatham Borough Council also approved new labor contracts for the  and  departments on Jan. 3. The contracts will , and the savings will be reflected in the 2012 budget, according to Borough Administrator Robert Falzarano.

A complete list of salaries for Police and Public Works employees are set by contract. The details of the new contracts were not immediately available.

Some of the shared services that enabled the savings were the , and using the Morris County Communications Center for .

Most borough employees saw salary increases from their 2011 salaries of a few hundred dollars. Only a few salary increases from 2011 are more than $1,000:

• Administrator Robert Falzarano, with a raise of $1,640
• Police Chief Philip J. Crosson, with a raise of $1,326
• Borough Engineer and Zoning Officer Vincent J. DeNave, with a raise of $1,400
• Public Works Director Robert Venezia, with a raise of $1,119.

Chatham Borough is liable for $371,268 in accumulated sick and vacation time to municipal employees. For the average borough residence worth $658,041, the estimated impact on each household is $118.34.

In December, 234 mayors  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.

Title Name 2011 Salary 2012 Salary Parking Enforcement Officer Nicolina Balsamo $43,886 $44,325 Deputy Clerk Catherine Baldwin $27,847 $28,125 Assistant Construction Control Person Catherine Baldwin $18,564 $18,750 Municipal Clerk Susan Caljean $76,939 $77,708 Deputy Registrar/Secretary, Board of Health Susan Caljean $3,064 $3,095 Police Secretary Mary Beth Ciccarone $49,716 $50,213 Police Chief Philip J. Crosson $132,600 $133,926 Engineer Vincent J. DeNave $107,687 $108,763 Zoning Official/Code Enforcement Official Vincent J. DeNave $32,306 $32,630 Tax Assessor Therese DePierro $17,340 $17,513 Deputy Public Works Director Charles Dziedzic $98,395 $99,379 Deputy Court Administrator Joan Egan $34,228 Eliminated Sanitarian (part-time) William Faitoute $11,641 $11,641 Administrator Robert Falzarano $164,045 $165,685 Welfare Director (part-time) Lauren Glassman $11,016 $11,126 Telecommunicator Melon Grimm $45,413 Eliminated Telecommunicator Michael Clark $43,948 Eliminated Fire Chief Peter Glogolich $17,660 $17,837 Minute Clerk Liz Holler $35,665 $36,022 Chief Financial Officer Tammie Kopin* $93,431 $94,365 Information Management Coordinator Tammie Kopin* $2,692 $2,719 Accounts Payable Clerk Anne Mandal $33,605 $33,942 Senior Assessing Clerk Anne Mandal $25,820 $26,078 Registrar Anne Mandal $5,182 $5,233 Construction Control Person Maria Maramonte $53,189 $53,721 Municipal Court Judge Vincent McMann $46,846 Eliminated Assistant Finance Officer Tyrina Milian $60,948 $61,557 Utility Billing Representative Cheri Morris $55,458 $56,012 Deputy Registrar Cheri Morris $628 $635 Municipal Court Administrator Joanne Musorofitti $66,675 Eliminated Deputy Recreation Director Carolyn Nauta** $68,919 $69,609 Media Programming Supervisor Carolyn Nauta $2,154 $2,175 Emergency Management Coordinator William Nauta $12,429 $12,553 Executive Administrative Assistant Kevin O'Shea $71,400 $72,114 Administrative Secretary I Janice Piccolo $52,492 $60,000 Farmers Market Coordinator Janice Piccolo $5,089 $5,140 Tax Collector Madeline Polidor $51,573 $52,089 Tax Search Officer Madeline Polidor $2,711 $2,738 Director of Public Works Robert Venezia $111,879 $112,998 TOTAL $1,795,080 $1,580,416

The borough also has several employees paid hourly at the rates listed below:

Title Name 2011 Salary 2012 Salary Crossing Guards 20 persons $19.83 per hour $20.03 per hour Firefighter/Driver Charlie Salin $25.09 per hour $25.34 per hour Telecommunicator Chris Tomaino $30.60 per hour Eliminated Fire Inspector (UFC) Walter Nugent $34.65 per hour $36.06 per hour Fire Official (UFC) Walter Nugent $34.65 per hour $36.06 per hour

*Kopin , effective Feb. 3. The borough will employ interims until after the budget passes and will then search for a pernanent replacement, according to Falzarano.

**This salary is paid jointly by Chatham Borough and Chatham Township.