North Bergen Municipal Utilities Authority
Municipal Utilities Authority · Hudson County
North Bergen Municipal Utilities Authority is a confirmed New Jersey civil service jurisdiction — a municipal utilities authority in Hudson County that has adopted Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes to govern how it hires, classifies, and promotes employees.
Hudson County has 40 confirmed civil service jurisdictions in total, including this one.
About municipal utilities authorities in New Jersey
A municipal utilities authority (MUA) runs water, sewer, or solid waste service for a town or region, funded by user fees rather than property taxes. MUAs are created under state law as independent authorities, so an MUA's civil service status is decided on its own, separately from the municipality it serves.
See all 40 civil service jurisdictions in Hudson County, or browse the full employer directory.
Pension and salary data for North Bergen Municipal Utilities Authority
North Bergen Municipal Utilities Authority's staff appear on North Bergen Township's pension rolls: 357 enrolled members, a median pensionable salary of $65,359 and a median 10.3 years of credited service. Single-purpose public bodies are often reported through a parent municipality or county rather than as their own pension employer.
See every civil service jurisdiction in Hudson County for the ones that do report, or how we compile this.
Other public employers in North Bergen Township
The pension system reports these separate public employers in North Bergen Township. Each is its own employer for pension purposes, and only some are civil service jurisdictions — school boards, charter schools and parking authorities are ordinary public employers that were never part of Title 11A. Names link only where the body appears in this directory.
| Employer | Enrolled members |
|---|---|
| NORTH BERGEN BD OF ED | 911 |
| NORTH BERGEN TOWNSHIP | 357 |
| NORTH BERGEN HOUSING AUTHORITY | 47 |
| NORTH BERGEN PARKING AUTHORITY | 24 |
What civil service status means for jobs at North Bergen Municipal Utilities Authority
A municipal utilities authority is funded by what it bills its ratepayers rather than by property taxes, and it is created as a separate public body with its own commissioners. That independence is why an MUA's civil service status is recorded separately from the municipality it serves.
Utility work is where licensing matters most. Treatment plant operator titles are tied to New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection operator licences, and the licence class you hold generally determines which level of the series you can be appointed to. Around that licensed core sit repairers, meter technicians, sample collectors, inspectors and account searchers, which is where most people enter.
When there is no eligible list for a title, an employer can fill the job provisionally. Provisional service is real work at real pay, but it builds no permanent rights, and the employer is supposed to request an examination so the position can be filled permanently. Anyone appointed provisionally who wants to keep the job needs to take that examination when it comes.
Permanent employees carry layoff rights. In a layoff, rights are determined by permanent status and seniority within the affected unit, displacement into another title can be available, and laid-off employees go onto a special reemployment list that takes priority when the title is filled again. None of that applies to provisional or temporary service.
Civil service employers in North Bergen Township
North Bergen Municipal Utilities Authority serves North Bergen Township, a township in Hudson County, but it is in the listing as a municipal utilities authority on its own account rather than as part of the township government.
The North Bergen Township government is listed too: North Bergen Township. Both run under Title 11A, and both certify their own appointments, so applying to one tells you nothing about openings at the other.
Six further North Bergen Township bodies are listed as well, which puts eight separate civil service employers inside one town.
- North Bergen Library, public library
- North Bergen Parks and Public Property, municipal department
- North Bergen Public Affairs, municipal department
- North Bergen Public Safety, municipal department
- North Bergen Public Works, municipal department
- North Bergen Revenue and Finance, municipal department
Civil service titles used by New Jersey municipal utilities authorities
Real classifications that New Jersey municipal utilities authorities draw on, each linked to its official specification: the definition of the work, the requirements, and any licence the title depends on. A sample of the system rather than a roster or a list of openings.
- Water Treatment Plant Operator
- Senior Water Treatment Plant Operator
- Water Treatment Plant Superintendent
- Senior Sewage Plant Operator
- Sewage Plant Superintendent
- Water and Sewer Utilities Superintendent
- Water Repairer 1
- Sewer Repairer 2
- Water Meter Repairer
- Water Sample Collector
- Sewer Inspector
- Water and Sewer Account Searcher
Civil service coverage across Hudson County
Hudson County holds 40 confirmed jurisdictions in the Commission's listing: 15 municipal departments, 9 municipalities, 8 public libraries, 2 housing authorities, 2 school districts, 1 county government, 1 fire district, 1 redevelopment agency, and 1 municipal utilities authority.
9 of the county's 12 municipalities are among them.
Hudson County is a jurisdiction too, though a county's decision does not bind the towns, authorities, libraries or districts inside it.
Also in the directory: Union City Public Safety, Union City Public Works, Union City Revenue and Finance, Weehawken Library, Weehawken School District, Weehawken Township, West New York, West New York Library. See all 40 in Hudson County.
Common questions about North Bergen Municipal Utilities Authority
Is North Bergen Municipal Utilities Authority a civil service employer?
Yes. North Bergen Municipal Utilities Authority appears in the New Jersey Civil Service Commission's listing of local civil service system jurisdictions as of July 2024, which makes it an appointing authority under Title 11A. Permanent appointments to competitive titles there come from eligible lists the Commission certifies, rather than from purely local hiring.
Does civil service status at North Bergen Municipal Utilities Authority cover the rest of North Bergen Township?
No. North Bergen Township has more than one employer in the listing, and each holds its own status, runs its own examinations and keeps its own eligible lists. Seniority and permanent status earned at one do not transfer automatically to another, even inside the same town.
Do veterans get a preference on these lists?
Yes, and in New Jersey it is unusually strong. On an open competitive list, disabled veterans who pass are ranked ahead of all other candidates, and other veterans who pass are ranked ahead of non-veterans, regardless of score. Preference has to be claimed and verified in advance, and it does not carry over to promotional examinations.
Does permanent status transfer to another civil service employer?
Not automatically. Permanent status belongs to a title at a particular appointing authority, so moving to another jurisdiction usually means a new appointment and a new working test period. Intergovernmental transfers between civil service employers are possible in the same or a comparable title, but they need agreement on both sides rather than being a right you can exercise.