A. 
Employment in the City shall be based on merit and fitness, free of personal and political considerations.
B. 
Appointments, promotions and other personnel actions shall be on a merit basis.
C. 
Qualified City personnel shall be given first consideration for vacancies and new positions.
The Common Council may by ordinance abolish, increase, decrease or modify the terms and compensation of any office of the City, except no office may be abolished which has been or is created by general law. Except where an office is abolished, no increase, decrease or modification of its terms and compensation shall affect any incumbent holding such office for the duration of the term for which he/she was appointed.
A. 
Power of appointment. All employees, officers and department heads of the City shall be appointed and promoted by the Common Council, except as may be otherwise provided by general law.
B. 
Qualifications. Original appointments to fill vacancies or for new positions shall be limited to qualified persons who have been interviewed or tested regarding education, experience, aptitude, knowledge, character and physical and mental fitness.
C. 
Application for appointment. Applicants for employment shall apply on forms provided by the Municipal Clerk which have been designed to obtain pertinent information concerning the applicant's education, training, experience, character and other factors necessary to determine his/her fitness and qualifications for service to the City. All applications shall be filed with the Municipal Clerk.
D. 
Processing. The Municipal Clerk shall be charged with processing all applications for appointment to vacancies or new positions and reporting thereon to the Mayor and Common Council. Where it appears that an applicant is otherwise qualified for City employment, the Municipal Clerk shall require that the applicant furnish evidence that he/she is physically fit for the position for which he/she seeks employment.
E. 
Rejection of an applicant. An applicant for City employment may be rejected where he/she:
(1) 
Is not qualified for appointment to the position for which he/she has applied;
(2) 
Is physically unfit to perform the duties of the position for which he/she has applied;
(3) 
Is addicted to the habitual or excessive use of drugs or intoxicants;
(4) 
Has been convicted of any crime or offense, including disorderly persons offenses involving moral turpitude;
(5) 
Has received other than an honorable discharge from the Armed Services of the United States;
(6) 
Has been dismissed from previous employment for delinquency, insubordination or misconduct;
(7) 
Has practiced, or attempted to practice, any deception or fraud in his/her application or in furnishing other evidence of eligibility for appointment;
(8) 
Is not within age limits that have been established for the position for which he/she seeks appointment;
(9) 
Is not acceptable to the Council for any reason.
A. 
All employees of the City shall be retired upon reaching the age of 70 years.
B. 
Any employee, however, who elects to retire at the age of 65 shall submit to the Municipal Clerk, in writing, three months prior to retirement, a notice of intention to retire.
A. 
Abolition of residency requirement. Unless otherwise provided by law, residency within the City shall not be required as a condition of employment.
B. 
Preference to resident. A resident shall be given preference over a nonresident when employment is not based upon merit testing or other objective criteria. When employment is based upon merit testing or other objective criteria, a resident shall be given preference over a nonresident in any instance when all other measurable criteria are equal. The preference granted herein shall in no way diminish, reduce or affect the preference granted pursuant to any other provision of law.
C. 
Business Administrator. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:69A-44, the Business Administrator may reside outside of the City only with the approval of the Common Council.