Hillsborough approves consolidation of police and township IT roles, raises director’s pay to $140,000
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Summary
The township committee approved three personnel resolutions that consolidate police and township IT leadership into one director role, increasing Rich Graniteer’s salary to $140,000; officials said the reorganization reduces two director roles into one and yields estimated savings.
The Hillsborough Township Committee on March 10 approved personnel resolutions consolidating two IT director positions into a single director role and increasing the township director’s salary to $140,000.
The move, approved on a 5-0 roll call vote, makes Rich Graniteer the director responsible for both police-department IT and township IT. Staff said the change follows the retirement of the previous police IT director and is intended to save the township money by eliminating a second director-level role.
Committee members and staff described the reorganization during the meeting. “So instead of having two directors today, you actually have one director,” a staff member explained, adding that the consolidation yields roughly $55,000–$60,000 in annual savings after adjusting titles and part‑time roles. “Rich is getting an increase of $15,000 on this side; we’re up to 140,” the staff member said.
Resident Maria Janicek pressed for clarity on pay figures during public comment, saying that the retired police IT director had been paid $144,000 and that another employee would receive $53,000. “The police department IT director who retired was receiving $144,000,” Janicek said. Staff responded that the retirement and role consolidation required recomputing salaries across several positions and that the $53,000 figure refers to a different position that will be addressed at the committee’s next meeting.
The committee approved the three personnel resolutions together after discussion. The motion to adopt personnel items 1–3 passed on a unanimous roll call (5 yes, 0 no). Committee records show the town will address the separate salary and title for Joseph Desmond at a subsequent meeting where an ordinance for that position’s compensation will be listed.
Officials framed the reorganization as a routine personnel consolidation following retirement, intended to retain institutional knowledge while reducing overall payroll cost by removing a redundant director role. The committee did not identify additional budget or funding sources tied to the raise beyond the regular personnel line items.
The personnel resolutions were moved and seconded during the meeting and approved by roll call. The committee also invited residents with additional questions about the compensation math to follow up with the township clerk and finance staff.
