[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Swedesboro as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Adopted 11-7-2005 (Ch. 32, Art. III, of the 1982 Code)]
[1]
Editor's Note: Current personnel policies are on file
in the Borough Clerk's office.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Persons holding the position of Borough Council.
Includes spouses, parents, children, siblings, grandparents/grandchildren,
in-laws to the extent of parents or children, brothers and sisters-in-law,
first cousins and aunts or uncles, nieces or nephews and step-relatives.
Any employee of the Borough having supervisory duties and
powers over another employee or employees within the respective department
of the Borough.
This policy is not for the purpose of depriving any citizen
of an equal chance for employment with the Borough but is solely intended
to eliminate the potential for preferential treatment of the relatives
of governmental personnel.
A.
The prohibitions set forth within this article shall apply solely
to employee positions for the Borough of Swedesboro.
B.
This article shall not apply to appointments to the various boards,
committees and authorities of the Borough.
C.
Subject to the exception in Subsection D contained herein, this article and the hiring prohibitions shall be applied prospectively only from the effective date of the enaction of this article and shall not in any way be construed to prohibit or make unlawful any current employment relationship or situation or the hiring or promotion of any person currently employed by the Borough of Swedesboro as of the effective date of this article.
The following restrictions shall apply in the hiring and promotions
of employees to employment positions for the Borough of Swedesboro.
A.
Supervision. No relative (as defined herein) shall be considered
for employment by the Borough of Swedesboro or hired to a position
of employment with the Borough of Swedesboro where that person will
be the supervisor of or be supervised by another relative who is an
existing employee within the same department.
B.
Applications. Applications for employment submitted by relatives
of Borough employees holding current supervisory positions (hereafter
"supervisor") will not be accepted for positions in the same department
of the Borough in which the supervisor works or where, through promotion,
such a situation or relationship could exist.
C.
Relatives of elected officials. No person who is a relative of any
elected official of the Borough of Swedesboro shall be considered
for employment as an employee of the Borough. This shall not restrict
nor prohibit the continued employment of individuals to a position
or positions with the Borough where a relative of an employee is elected
as a Borough Councilperson or Mayor after the date of the employee's
start of employment with the Borough.
D.
Promotion of existing employees. Notwithstanding the prospective
application as to the remainder of this article as applied above,
no elected official (Borough Councilperson or Mayor) or supervisor
may participate in the promotion process or personnel action of any
existing employee who is a relative of such elected official or supervisor.
Except as may be otherwise expressly provided for herein, this
article shall not affect the employment of any present Borough employees
and/or any existing contractual obligations with employees by the
Borough of Swedesboro.
