Development and Administration of Classification and Compensation Plans in New Jersey
| Author | Charles P. Messick |
| Published date | 01 May 1924 |
| Date | 01 May 1924 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/000271622411300133 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
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DEVELOPMENT
OF
CLASSIFICATION
PLANS
paid
out
of
his
salary;
if
his
clothing
should
be
ruined
in
the
course
of
duty,
he
bears
the
cost
of
replacement
him-
self ;
his
pay,
however,
is
continued
during
temporary
periods
of
sickness;
he
is
allowed
two
weeks
of
vacation
each
year;
and
when
old
age
overtakes
him,
or
permanent
disability
forces
him
to
withdraw
from
duty,
he
will
receive
a
pension
out
of
a
fund
to
which
he
has
contributed
during
his
years
of
service
But
let
us
suppose
that
Jones
had
elected
instead
to
become
a
municipal
policeman
under
typical
working
con-
ditions.
As
patrolman,
he
would
re-
ceive
an
annual
salary
of
about
$1,845;
he
would
have
before
him
the
prospect
of
becoming,
first,
a
sergeant
at
$2,190
a
year,
then
a
lieutenant
at
$8,460,
then
a
captain
at
$2,950,
then
assistant
su-
perintendent
at
$4,150,
and
finally
superintendent
at
$5,535.
He
would
still
pay
for
his
uniform
himself,
but
would
have
the
city
bear
the
cost
of
re-
placing
clothing
ruined
in
the
course
of
duty;
his
pay
would
be
continued
dur-
ing
temporary
periods
of
sickness,
just
as
in
the
fire
service;
he
would
receive
the
same
two
weeks’
period
of
vacation,
and
would
have
the
same
protection
under
a
pension
system
which
he
would
be
helping
to
maintain
by
his
contri-
butions
while
in
active
service.
Finally,
let
us
see
what
might
be
in
store
for
Jones
had
he
become
a
state
policeman
under
typical
working
con-
ditions.
As
trooper,
his
pay
would
be
about
$1,150
a
year;
he
would
be
look-
ing
forward
to
the
day
when
he
might
be
a
corporal
at
$1,360
a
year,
a
ser-
geant
at
$1,500,
a
first
sergeant
at
$1,570,
a
lieutenant
at
$2,010,
a
captain
at
$2,530,
deputy
superintendent
at
$3,875,
and
superintendent
at
$6,000.
His
uniform
would
be
furnished
him
by
the
state,
and
clothing
ruined
in
the
course
of
duty
would
be
replaced
at
state
expense;
he
would
receive
free
quarters,
free
food,
and
free
medical
service
for
injuries
sustained
in
the
course
of
duty;
his
pay
would
continue
during
temporary
periods
of
sickness;
he
would
be
allowed
a
vacation
of
two
weeks
annually;
and,
when
his
years
of
usefulness
were
over,
he
would
receive
a
pension
from
a
fund
to
which
he
had
been
a
contributor.
Development
and
Administration
of
Classification
and
Compensation
Plans
in
New
Jersey
By
CHARLES
P.
MESSICK
Chief
Examiner
and
Secretary,
New
Jersey
State
Civil
Service
Commission
IN
other
articles
in
this
number
of
I
The
Annals
the
need
for
and
the
purpose
of
classification
and
compen-
sation
plans
in
the
public
service,
the
extent
to
which
such
plans
have
been
developed,
and
the
methods
used
in
working
them
out
and
administering
them,
have
been
set
forth
in
some
de-
tail.
In
this
article
it is
my
task
to
show
briefly
how
the
general
principles
explained
in
the
foregoing
articles
have
been
concretely
applied
in
New
Jersey.
The
New
Jersey
State
Civil
Service
Commission
has
jurisdiction
over
the
personnel
in
the
state
government,
with
the
exception
of
officers
elected
by
the
people,
appointees
by
the
Gover-
nor,
with
or
without
the
consent
of
the
Senate,
the
state
military
forces,
public
school
teachers
and
a
limited
number
of
other
appointed
officers.
The
number
of
such
officers
and
employes
not
subject
to
the
Civil
Service
Law
is
comparatively
few
and
constitute
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