All Blog Posts Tagged 'bonus' (4)

By Margie Plunkett and Tim O’Meilia



    The Ocean Ridge police chief has started the search for a new officer to bolster a force the chief said has been understaffed due to a medical leave.

    A posting at the town’s website said applications for the position, which has a salary of $47,953, would be accepted until April 20.

    The Town Commission, which had said no during the last budget rounds to hiring a police investigator, moved to back Chief Chris…

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By Margie Plunkett



    Retirement, holiday and emergency-duty bonuses are now official policy for Ocean Ridge, formalized after years of tradition — and considerable current discussion.

    Two recently retired police officers became the first awarded bonuses under the policy.

Commissioners approved the policy and granted officers Doc Darville and Dan Tinfina retirement bonuses at their Dec. 5 meeting — but not before an extended discussion on cash vs. token gifts, bonus…

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By Margie Plunkett



The recent retirement of Ocean Ridge police officers Doc Darville and Dan Tinfina renewed a debate among commissioners in November that was reliably divisive: What, if anything, will the longtime employees be given for their departure?

    Commissioners lined up behind two basic concepts: the town’s traditional retirement bonus for longtime employees of $100 for each year employed; and a noncash symbolic gift to be determined — whether a watch, plaque or other…

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By Margie Plunkett



The word “bonus” has more than once set off debate among Ocean Ridge commissioners — and the latest round ended with a vow to consider defining and cutting back on the traditional retirement bonus here.

While the discussion at commissioners’ May 2 meeting was led off by a new commissioner, the two sides of the issue sounded much like the point/counterpoint in the most recent discussion about changing the employee Christmas bonus.

“We have to get the word… Continue