The Borough of Cresskill may provide certain codes or passwords to restrict
access to computers, voice mail and electronic mail to protect the systems
against external parties or entities seeking unauthorized access. Employees
should understand that these systems are intended for business use only, and
that all computer information, voice mail and electronic mail messages are
to be considered as Borough records and the equipment is considered as Borough
property. Access codes and passwords are to be held confidential to be released
only to a person authorized to conduct Cresskill business on the equipment.
The contents of computers, voice mail, and electronic mail is the property
of Cresskill and may be used or disclosed by the Borough of Cresskill within
or outside of the Borough of Cresskill as Cresskill deems necessary or proper.
Given the Borough of Cresskill's right to retrieve and read any electronic
mail messages, such messages should be treated as confidential by other employees
and accessed only by the intended recipient or as Cresskill deems necessary
or proper.
The Borough of Cresskill's Personnel Committee or, if involving police
operations, Cresskill's Police Committee, will privately review any third-party
written request for access to the contents of an employee's computer, voice
mail or electronic mail, with action to be taken within five business days
of receipt of written request, with Cresskill reserving all existing legal
rights to not release the requested information.
Any employee who violates this policy or uses Cresskill's electronic
communication systems for an improper or a not permitted purpose will be subject
to discipline, up to and including termination all as permitted applicable
by law.
Cresskill's policy regulating employee use of Cresskill's facilities
and equipment shall be reasonably applied and construed. Cresskill appreciates
that an employee at times may need to make or receive a personal phone call
or perhaps electronic mail. Such minimum use while not encouraged, provided
it is not abused, will not be cause for dismissal in that Cresskill's policy
is to be reasonably applied. Nevertheless, in using any Cresskill equipment,
the user shall have no expectation of or privacy right as use
waives and releases all employee privacy rights and any expectation thereof.