A. 
All appointments and promotions in the civil service of the Town shall be made by the Mayor according to any pertinent civil service requirements, pertinent contractual obligations and within the general limits of the municipal budget.
B. 
The compensation of all officers and employees shall be in such amount and at such rates as shall be prescribed by the position classification and pay plan adopted by the Council.
C. 
The days and hours of work of individual employees shall be assigned and scheduled by the respective department heads, subject to the approval of the Mayor, so that Town business may be conducted without interruption, and Town services shall be provided as conditions may require during the regular business hours of the Town government and during such emergencies as may arise.
The Mayor shall be the responsible person for the preparation and administration of a system of personnel policy and practices, subject to the approval of the Council. Such policy and practices shall cover all personnel matters not inconsistent with the Civil Service Law and Regulations, including, without limitation thereto, classification, compensation, vacations, sick leave, holidays, grievances, in-service training and such other practices and procedures as the Mayor may deem necessary or desirable to the administration of a sound personnel system. Such policy and practices shall be adopted by the Council in the form of an ordinance.
The normal office hours for the transaction of municipal business shall be from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday of each week, except on legal holidays, and such additional hours as the Council may by resolution require with respect to particular departments or divisions.
In addition to the requirements of the Civil Service Law and Regulations, in the appointment and promotion of any officer or employee who is compensated by Town funds, no political, racial, religious or ethnic test or qualification shall be permitted or given consideration, nor shall handicapped persons be in any way discriminated against.
No municipal officer or employee shall directly or indirectly use or seek to use his authority or official influence to control or modify the political action of another person; nor shall any paid officer or employee, during the hours of duty, engage in any political activity with respect to any candidate for elective office therein. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent an elected officer from campaigning at any time.
A Town officer or employee, elected or appointed, paid or unpaid, shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter 53, Ethics, Code of, of the Town Code of the Town of Phillipsburg.
Every officer or employee of the Town shall, before entering upon the duties of his office or position, execute and deliver such official surety bond as may be required by law and in such amount as may be fixed by resolution of the Council, binding him to the Town in its corporate name and conditioned upon the true and faithful performance of his duty. Such bonds shall be secured by a corporate surety authorized to do business in this state, and the premium therefor shall be paid by the Town. Each such bond shall be approved by the Town Attorney as to form and sufficiency, and nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the use of one or more blanket bonds or position schedule bonds when so approved.
The Mayor may appoint the same person to serve as head of two or more departments, and a department head may also be appointed by the Mayor to serve as head of a division within his department. The Mayor may appoint a division head to serve as the head of two or more divisions or as Purchasing Agent, so long as the functions, powers and duties of such appointments are not inconsistent.
In the event of the temporary absence or disability of any administrative officer or employee or in the event of a vacancy in any office, the Mayor or Acting Mayor may designate a qualified person to serve in such office temporarily in an acting capacity, and any such appointee shall have all the functions, powers and duties of an incumbent until such absence or disability terminates.
A. 
Upon the termination of the term of office or the employment of any officer or employee, he shall forthwith deliver to his successor or, if there is no successor, then to the Clerk or other person who may be designated by the Council to receive the same all moneys, papers, books, memoranda, accounts and data of any nature whatever pertaining to his office. Upon receipt, the successor, the Clerk or person designated by the Council shall schedule an audit regarding said delivery of funds and records.
B. 
Upon termination of employment of any officer or employee, an exit interview is to be conducted by the department head and/or Mayor.
No municipal official or employee shall, without proper legal authorization, disclose confidential information concerning the property, government or affairs of the Town, nor shall be use such information to advance the financial or other private interest of himself or others. The Council may, from time to time, determine by resolution what shall be deemed confidential for the purposes of this section in accordance with N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 to 10:4-21.
Whenever a vacancy (other than a scheduled or unscheduled leave of absence) exists in any office required by the Charter or an ordinance to be filled by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council and there is no holdover incumbent, the Mayor may temporarily fill such vacancy (in the absence of any contrary provision in the Charter or ordinance) by appointing an interim officer, including the designation of himself as an interim department head. He shall not fill said vacancy in the Department of Administration or Finance. Such appointee shall have all of the functions, powers and duties of the office until it shall be filled permanently. Any such appointment shall terminate not later than 30 days after the date of appointment, unless the Council shall by resolution authorize one or more extensions of such period.