[Added 4-25-2006 by Ord. No. 911]
A. The governing
body shall hereafter, by resolution, adopt and amend from time to
time personnel policies and procedures, including rules concerning
the hiring and termination of employees, terms and conditions of employment
and regulations required to comply with applicable federal and state
employment-related law. The personnel policies and procedures adopted
pursuant to said resolution(s) shall be applicable to all employees
of the Borough; however, if there is a conflict between said personnel
policies and procedures and any duly adopted and lawful collective
bargaining agreement, personnel services contract or federal or state
law, the terms and conditions of that contract or law shall prevail,
but in all other cases, the personnel policies and procedures adopted
pursuant to this chapter shall prevail.
B. The Personnel
Officer shall be responsible to implement and enforce the personnel
policies and procedures adopted hereafter by resolution authorized
pursuant to this section.
Any employee hired prior to the effective date of this chapter
who acquires five or more years of consecutive service with the Borough
shall not be removed from Borough employment except for good cause
shown after a fair and impartial hearing, but shall continue to be
employed during good behavior and efficiency. This provision shall
not apply to any employee who is employed for a fixed term or who
is given tenure of office by statute or other ordinance. This section
shall not apply to any employee hired after the effective date hereof.
Any employee who is employed by the Borough shall be on probation
for a period of six months after the date of their employment, unless
otherwise covered by contract. In the event that the Borough Council
is not satisfied with such employee for any reason whatsoever, such
employee may be discharged at any time within such period.
[Amended 9-23-2014 by Ord. No. 1032]
If any portion of this chapter is adjudged unconstitutional
or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall
not affect or invalidate the remainder of this chapter but shall be
confined in its effect to the provision directly involved in the controversy
in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
[Amended 9-23-2014 by Ord. No. 1032]
All other ordinances of the Borough, or parts thereof, which
are in conflict with this chapter are hereby repealed to the extent
of such conflict.
[Amended 9-23-2014 by Ord. No. 1032]
This chapter shall take effect upon passage and publication
as required by law.