EDISON, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey township might get a fulltime mayor with an $85,000 raise in salary.
The Edison Township Council on Monday passed an ordinance that would change the post in 2022 from part-time and raise the mayor’s pay to $135,000. Council President Joyce Ship Freeman abstained from the 4-2 vote.
Mayor Tom Lankey told The Home News Tribune he’s studying whether to veto the ordinance.
Lankey works as a senior vice president for JFK Health System and also serves part-time as board chairman for a bank.
Councilman Joe Coyle, who proposed the ordinance, said Lankey is hardpressed to explain how he can juggle those jobs while trying to “effectively govern on behalf of 100,000 residents.”
“Simply put, residents want a mayor who will commit that this will be a full-time job if elected in 2022,” Coyle said.
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