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Ventnor introduces lifeguard pension and multiyear salary ordinances; adoption scheduled Feb. 12
Summary
The commission introduced three personnel ordinances — a lifeguard pension plan, a general salary ordinance that establishes three-year salary ranges, and a separate beach-patrol salary schedule — and set public hearings and adoption dates for Feb. 12; staff said changes respond to audit recommendations and align nonunion ranges with contract maxima.
The Ventnor City Commission introduced three ordinances on Jan. 22 related to compensation and benefits. The measures include ordinance 2026-002 (a lifeguard pension plan drafted to address state comptroller audit recommendations), ordinance 2026-003 (a general salary ordinance establishing minimum and maximum ranges for city officers and employees over a three-year span), and ordinance 2026-004 (a dedicated 2026–2028 salary schedule for the Ventnor City Beach Patrol, which includes a 20-step progression and certification stipends).
City staff said the lifeguard pension plan updates the city’s longstanding program to conform to recommendations from the state comptroller following recent audits. The salary ordinance sets range columns for minimums and maximums (the maximums are drawn from collective-bargaining contract maxima) and provides a three-year horizon; individual nonunion salaries will be set later by resolution as part of the annual budget process. The beach-patrol ordinance was described as a companion to the general salary ordinance, crafted separately to accommodate step progression and certification pay.
The ordinances were introduced by motion; the mayor set adoption and public hearing dates for Feb. 12. Staff said adoption would be followed by a salary resolution during budget adoption to set specific nonunion salaries.
Why it matters: the measures set the legal pay ranges and pension framework that govern how salaries and benefits will be established in the coming budget cycle, and staff pointed to state audit recommendations as the impetus for the pension update.
