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.
[1]
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.
