The requirements and practices contained in this article are intended to cover permanent full- or part-time employees. Such requirements may be waived by the Council where emergent matters of employment so require or where the proposed employment is temporary only and the circumstances require immediate employment.
The term "full-time employee" shall include those persons who regularly perform assigned recurring duties each week and who work a minimum of 35 hours each week.
The term "part-time employee" shall include those persons who perform assigned duties who do not work 35 or more hours each week.
The Council must formally approve the creation of any new Township position and authorize the filling of such position prior to the initiation of employment action. In addition, there must be provided in the current budget adequate funds to compensate the appointee.
All vacancies for which funding has been provided shall be filled by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council after reviewing recommendations of the applicable department heads and the Council Personnel Committee. The Township shall comply with the New Jersey Civil Service Act, N.J.S.A. 11A:1-1 et seq., in filling all vacancies.
Vacancies in positions shall be advertised in a newspaper of general circulation in the vicinity of the Township in order to give any interested person an opportunity to apply for the position. Such notice shall specify a date by which application must be received in order to be considered. Notice shall also be provided to all parties certified as eligible by the New Jersey Department of Personnel.
An application for employment form, which may be obtained at the office of the Township Clerk, shall be completed by all persons applying for positions with the Township and submitted to the Township Clerk.
As soon as practical after the final date specified for filing, all such applications received (including those from Township employees) shall be considered by the applicable department heads and Council Personnel Committee, with that Committee's recommendations to be acted on in accordance with § 46-18.
Except when statutory requirements direct otherwise, all new employees of the Township, or old employees transferred to new jobs, shall be considered as being on trial or probation for a minimum period of six months. Prior to the termination of the probationary period, the Personnel Committee shall conduct a review and evaluate the employee.
The Township Clerk shall check all papers, etc., for completeness and set up a personnel history file for each new employee.