All appointments to the Police Department shall be for a probationary period of one year, and no person holding such a probationary appointment as a police officer shall be given or accept a permanent appointment in the Township Police Department unless such person has successfully completed a police training course at an approved school.
At or before the end of the probationary period, the Township Committee may discontinue the service of any such appointee if the working test indicates that the appointee is unable or unwilling to perform the duties of his 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 a service rating of less than 70% shall be sufficient reason for discontinuation of any such appointee, though discontinuance may be made for causes other than those enumerated. In each such case the Township Committee shall give written notice to the appointee whose service is discontinued of the action taken, together with the reasons therefor.