Pennsauken resident urges clearer public posting of township salary ranges

A resident told the Pennsauken Township Committee on Dec. 18 that Attachment A to the township’s 2025 salary ordinance — the document listing salary ranges for township positions — has not been published to the township website for several years and is difficult for ordinary taxpayers to obtain.

The resident, who identified herself as a retired municipal library director, said she subscribed to local notices to check whether the attachment was being published, indicated she repeatedly requested the material from the clerk, and said the clerk sent portions of the ordinance but not Attachment A. "It gives the impression that you don't wanna share the salary information," she said, adding that many residents will not file a formal Open Public Records Act request to obtain the data.

The commenter also cited impending changes to public-notice and public-record publication requirements, noting that local publication rules may be altered and that maintaining a readily accessible archive online would reduce burden on taxpayers and increase transparency. She urged the township to retain more than three years of minutes and to publish salary ranges and administrative codes in a clearer format.

Mayor Roberts and the committee acknowledged the comment on the record, with the mayor saying, "We hear you." No formal directive or vote on changing publication practices was taken at the meeting; the matter remained at the comment stage at adjournment.

The committee’s introduction of the salary ordinance occurred earlier in the meeting during a second reading of an ordinance described on the record as a repeal and replacement of the township salary ordinance for 2025; the committee opened public comment on that ordinance and heard the above concerns. The committee later adopted a consent agenda of routine resolutions by roll call vote, but the transcript contains no recorded motion or vote specifically adopting changes to publication or Attachment A.