Applicants for Borough employment shall apply
on forms provided by the Borough and designed to obtain pertinent
information concerning the applicant's education, training, experience,
character and other factors necessary to determine his fitness and
qualifications for service in the Borough.
The examination for initial appointments may
be oral, written or performance, psychiatric, physical or any combination
thereof. The type and extent of examination shall be determined by
the governing body in arriving at the best decision in appointing
new employees.
Examinations shall be given in such convenient
places and at such times as to attract qualified candidates and adequate
notice shall be given to all qualified applicants.
Classified employees who satisfactorily complete their probationary period shall have permanent employment status, conditional upon good behavior and satisfactory job performance and, where required by statute, continued residence in the Borough. They shall be subject to removal by the governing body only for cause or for reason of economy, after proper notice and the opportunity to be heard as set forth in Article
XIII.
It is hereby found and determined that adherence
to the residence requirements of the general statutes which require
members of the Police Department to reside within the municipality
will seriously impede the Borough's ability to establish and maintain
competent personnel for the Police Department.