Applicants eligible for appointment to an entry-level position
of employment in the titles of police officer and firefighter in the
Police and Fire Departments in the classified civil service shall
be limited to residents of the Village of Ridgewood.
[Added 10-10-2018 by Ord.
No. 3672]
A. All officers and employees of the Village of Ridgewood initially
employed or appointed in competitive or noncompetitive civilian titles
from and after the effective date of this article shall be "bona fide
residents" of the Village of Ridgewood.
B. Any officers and employees who are otherwise exempted by law shall
not be subject to this regulation.
C. A "bona fide resident," for the purposes of this article, is a person
having a permanent domicile within the Village of Ridgewood which
has not been adopted with the intention of again taking up or claiming
a previous residence acquired outside of the Village of Ridgewood's
boundaries.
D. "Civilian titles" are all titles within the Village of Ridgewood,
except those titles which pertain specifically to the titles held
by sworn Police Department and Fire Department personnel.
[Added 10-10-2018 by Ord.
No. 3672]
Applicants eligible for appointment to a position of employment
for competitive or noncompetitive civilian titles in the classified
civil service shall be limited to bona fide residents of the Village
of Ridgewood.
[Added 10-10-2018 by Ord.
No. 3672]
A. Whenever the Village Manager, as the hiring authority, shall determine
that there cannot be recruited a sufficient number of qualified bona
fide Ridgewood residents for available specific positions or employments
in competitive or noncompetitive civilian titles, the Village shall
advertise for other qualified applicants. The Village Manager, as
the hiring authority of the Village of Ridgewood, shall thereupon
classify all qualified applicants for such positions or employments
so determined in the following manner:
(1) Residents of Bergen County.
(2) Residents of counties contiguous to Bergen County.
(3) Residents of the State of New Jersey.
B. No current nonresident employee shall be required to become a bona
fide resident of the Village of Ridgewood as a condition of their
continued employment.
C. Entry level Police Department hiring. Except as specifically provided
otherwise in this chapter, no person shall be appointed to the Police
Department at an entry level law enforcement position unless he/she
shall have satisfied the following requirements:
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No. 3987]
(1) Filed a written application on the form prescribed by the New Jersey
Civil Service Commission.
(2) Received certification for appointment in accordance with the New
Jersey Civil Service Commission.
(3) Qualified by passing the required New Jersey Civil Service Commission
entrance tests, including the written, oral, medical and physical
examinations.
(4) Submitted the required completed Police Department forms and supporting
documents to the Village as required by the Chief of Police.
(5) Submitted to and passed a medical and physical examination conducted
by a medical doctor so designated by the Village of Ridgewood and
also submit to and pass a psychiatric examination prior to receiving
an appointment to the Police Department.
(6) Submitted to and passed a preemployment physical agility test.
(7) In accordance with N.J.S.A. 11A:4-1.3 (P.L. 2021, c.7) individuals
may be appointed to entry level law enforcement positions in the Police
Department without taking the New Jersey Civil Service Commission
competitive examination if they have successfully completed or will
complete within 90 days, a full basic course for police officers training
course at a school or facility approved and authorized by the New
Jersey Police Training Commission.
[Added 10-10-2018 by Ord.
No. 3672]
Whenever the Village Manager, as the hiring authority of the
Village of Ridgewood, shall determine there are certain specific competitive
or noncompetitive civilian positions and employments, requiring special
talent, skills or certifications which are necessary for the operations
of the Village or required by state statute and which are not likely
to be found among the bona fide residents of the Village of Ridgewood,
such competitive or noncompetitive civilian positions or employment
so determined shall be filled without reference to residency.