[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Wallington as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Adopted 4-28-1983 by Ord. No. 83-5 (Ch. 99, Art. II, of
the 1992 Code)]
For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
A person having permanent domicile within the Borough of
Wallington and one which has not been adopted with the intention of
taking up or claiming a previous residence acquired outside of the
Borough's boundaries.
Subject to the provisions of this article, all officers and
employees employed by the Borough shall be bona fide residents therein.
Any nonresidents hereinafter appointed to positions of employment
within the Borough shall be required to become residents of the Borough
within one year of their appointment, except as hereinafter set forth.
Failure of any employee to maintain residency within the Borough
of Wallington shall be grounds for removal or discharge from services.
Any employee found to be not maintaining a bona fide residency within
the Borough shall be notified to again take up bona fide residency
in the Borough, and if the same is not accomplished within six months
of such notification, the result will be removal or discharge from
service. Such removal or discharge shall take effect on the date specified
within the notice, subject to appeals pursuant to law.
A.
Whenever the governing body shall determine that there cannot be
recruited a sufficient number of qualified residents for specific
positions of employment, the governing body may recruit employees
without the Borough in the following manner:
B.
The governing body shall first appoint all those in Subsection A(1) above and then those in each succeeding class in the above order. The preference established by this section shall in no way diminish, reduce or affect the preferences granted pursuant to any other provision of law. Nothing contained in this section shall limit the Borough's right to require residency subsequent to employment.
A.
Nothing
herein contained shall affect the Borough's right to determine
that there are specific positions and employment requiring special
talents or skills which are necessary for the operation of the Borough.
Such positions may be filled without reference to residency, except
as necessary pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:14-7.
B.
The Borough
Attorney, Borough Prosecutor, Borough Engineer, Borough Building Inspector
and Borough Animal Control Officer are hereby exempted from the requirement
of being residents of this Borough.
In promoting employees, residents shall be given preference
over nonresidents. The preference granted herein, however, shall in
no way reduce or affect the preference granted pursuant to any other
provision of the law.