All appointments to the Police Department shall be for a probationary or temporary period for one year as provided by Chapter 56, Laws of 1961,[1] and no person holding such probationary or temporary appointment as a police officer shall hereafter be given or accept a permanent appointment in this Borough unless such person successfully completed a police training course at an approved school in accordance with the intents and purposes of the Chapter 56, Laws of 1961, as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time.
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Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:17B-66 et seq.
At or before the end of such probationary period the appointing authority may discontinue the service of any appointee if, in the opinion of the appointing authority, the working test indicates that the appointee is unable or unwilling to perform the duties of his/her position satisfactorily or is of such reputation, habits and dependability as not to merit continuance in the police service. Failure to qualify in the use of police weapons or to obtain a Red Cross First Aid Certificate, or inability to understand the functioning, application and use of any police equipment, or service rating less than satisfactory shall be sufficient reason for discontinuation of any such appointee, though discontinuance may be made for causes other than these herein enumerated.
In each case the appointing authority shall give written notice to the appointee whose service is discontinued and to the Department of Civil Service of the action taken together with the reasons therefor, otherwise his/her retention in the service over the one-year period shall be equivalent to his/her final and absolute appointment.