[Amended 8-9-1994 by Ord. No. 1618; 12-18-2002 by Ord. No.
1864; 7-15-2004 by Ord. No. 1921]
A. Before any person shall be appointed as a member of
the Police Department, the appointing authority shall classify all
the duly qualified applicants for the position or positions to be
filled in the Police Department in the following classes:
(1) Class I: residents of Bergen and Essex Counties.
(2) Class II: other residents of this state.
(3) Class III: all other qualified candidates.
B. Within each classification, duly qualified applicants
who are veterans shall be accorded all such veteran's preferences
as are provided by law. Persons discharged from the service within
six months prior to making application to the Police Department who
fulfill the requirements of N.J.S.A. 40A:14-123.1 and who thereby
are entitled to appointment, notwithstanding their failure to meet
the New Jersey residency requirement at the time of their initial
application, shall be placed in Class III.
In making such appointments, the appointing
authority shall first appoint all those in Class I and those in each
succeeding class in the order above listed and shall appoint a person
or persons in any such class only to a vacancy or vacancies remaining
after all qualified applicants in the preceding class or classes have
been appointed or have declined an offer of appointment.
The classes of qualified applicants defined in §
54-30 shall be considered as separate and successive lists of eligibles, and the Civil Service Commission shall, when requested to certify eligibles for positions specified in this section, make such certifications from said classes separately and successively and shall certify no persons from any such class until all persons in the preceding class or classes have been appointed or have declined offers of appointment.
This article shall apply only to initial appointments
and not to promotional appointments of persons already members of
the Police Department.
In making temporary appointments, the appointing authority shall utilize the classifications set forth in §
54-30 and shall classify accordingly all duly qualified applications for the position or positions to be temporarily filled.
[Added 7-15-2004 by Ord. No. 1921]
All applicants for appointment to or for promotion
within the Police Department shall be qualified for appointment as
required by law, ordinance, or civil service rules and regulations.
Residence in the Borough of North Arlington is not a condition of
employment or promotion pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-122.1; however,
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 14-122.8, every member of the Police Department
shall be a resident of the State of New Jersey while serving in such
position.