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SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 LAST UPDATED: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2015, 11:51 AM
BY MARK KRULISH
STAFF WRITER |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Village professionals are undertaking an arduous review of Ridgewood’s entire code book and the ordinances it contains.
The intent of the project is to review each chapter, article and ordinance in the code book to determine its relevancy. Ordinances deemed to be out of date will be presented to the council for a review and discussion of any possible amendments.
Village Manager Roberta Sonenfeld said at the Sept. 16 council meeting that the final product would be an up-to-date code that is consistent with current and best practices to avoid having to amend ordinances as issues reveal themselves.
“It has always been in this spirit that we have done that, and not as a ‘gotcha’ moment,” Sonenfeld said. “But that does cause some discomfort and I am aware of that.”
An example is the ordinance that was recently discussed by the council involving hiring employees at a higher pay rate than the lowest end of the salary range on a case-by-case basis. As Sonenfeld and Village Attorney Matthew Rogers were discussing the idea of reviewing the entire code book, it became apparent that holding off on introducing such a change would be a better way to go.
The ordinance would have been introduced this month, but Sonenfeld had it pulled from the agenda in order to review the entire Civil Service section of the code book as part of the project.
https://www.northjersey.com/news/ridgewood-plans-major-update-of-code-book-1.1421758
