All members of municipal boards and commissions appointed by
the Township Council, the Mayor or the Township Manager must be Township
residents. Any person serving in such capacity who removes residence
from the Township shall immediately be disqualified from continuing
to hold membership or office, and a vacancy shall immediately exist
with respect to the position.
[Amended 3-5-2013 by Ord.
No. 2013-1]
All elected officers, Council members, and the Township Manager
shall be bona fide residents of the Township of Willingboro.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
BONA FIDE RESIDENT
A person having a permanent domicile within the Township
of Willingboro and a domicile which has not been adopted with the
intention of again taking up or claiming a previous residence acquired
outside of the boundaries of the Township of Willingboro.
Whenever a person is to be appointed to a position of employment
in the Township of Willingboro, there shall be a preference first
for residents of the Township of Willingboro, next for residents of
Burlington County, then for residents of New Jersey, and finally for
nonresidents of the State of New Jersey.
[Added 9-6-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016-10]
All nonresidents appointed to positions or employment with the
Township of Willingboro shall become bona fide residents of the Township
within one year of their appointment or hiring and shall maintain
a bona fide residence in the Township during their employment. A bona
fide resident for the purpose of this section shall be a person having
a permanent domicile within the Township, and one which has not been
adopted with the intention of again taking up or claiming a previous
residence acquired outside of the Township's boundaries.
[Added 9-6-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016-10]
It shall be the duty of the Township Manager as the appointing
authority to ensure that all employees hired after the effective date
of this section shall become and remain bona fide residents of the
Township, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:9-1.5. In the event that
an employee, who is not otherwise exempt from the residency requirements,
does not maintain a bona fide township residence the Township Manager
shall notify that employee that failure to take up bona fide residency
in the Township within six months of such notification will result
in removal. Any employee so removed shall have the right to such appeals
as are available pursuant to law.
[Added 9-6-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016-10]
This section shall not apply to any current employee of the
Township who is not a resident upon final adoption of this section.
Nor shall this section apply to any officer or employee who is not
required by law to be a resident, where such residency requirements
are otherwise provided for by ordinance or law. This section shall
not apply to consultants, licensed professionals, or independent contractors
who are employed, retained, or hired by the Township. For good cause
shown, the Township Manager may grant an exemption to any employee.