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.