Applicants for employment shall apply on forms provided by the
Clerk, which have been designed to obtain pertinent information concerning
the applicant's education, training, experience, character and
other factors necessary to determine his or her fitness and qualification
for service to the Borough. All applications shall be filed with the
department in which the applicant seeks employment. Where it appears
that an applicant is otherwise qualified for employment, the department
may require that the applicant furnish evidence that he or she is
physically fit for the position for which he or she seeks employment.
Permanent full-time employees shall receive vacation credits
in accordance with the collective bargaining agreements currently
in effect on file in the Borough Clerk's office. Part-time and
temporary employees shall not receive vacation credits. Unless otherwise
provided herein or in a collective bargaining agreement, all vacations
shall be taken during the current year, and vacation time shall not
be accumulated. Vacation schedules shall be approved in advance by
the supervisor in charge. Vacation time that has accrued prior to
the effective date of this article is exempted from the requirement
that vacation time be taken during the current year, and said accrued
vacation time shall not be subject to forfeiture.
No holiday, vacation, or personal day benefits shall be given
or granted to any employee of the municipality unless said employee
is a regular full-time employee.
Employees who suffer job-related injuries and illnesses may
be entitled to medical expenses, lost income and other compensation
under the New Jersey Workers' Compensation Act. The Borough covers
workers' compensation benefits through its membership in a joint
insurance fund. Any occupational injury or illness must be immediately
reported to a supervisor or Department Head. All required medical
treatment must be performed by a workers' compensation physician
appointed by the joint insurance fund.
Employees shall not engage in outside employment that conflicts
with their responsibilities to the Borough. Employees may engage in
outside employment in accordance with the collective bargaining agreements
currently in effect on file in the Clerk's office.
It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Borough to recognize
and encourage meritorious actions on the part of its officers and
employees. To this end, letters of commendation concerning Borough
employees from their superiors and from members of the public with
whom they deal shall be directed to the attention of the Borough Council,
and then so recorded in the employee's personnel file. In addition,
the Borough Council may, on its own motion, commend the work of particular
officers and employees and cause such commendation to be inserted
in their personnel files. If any meritorious action or suggestion
results in substantial financial saving to the Borough, the Borough
Council may reward the employee by granting extra vacation leave.
Upon the dismissal or resignation of any employee, any and all
accumulated sick leave, to the date of such dismissal or resignation,
shall be deemed voided, vacated and forfeited, and any such employee
shall not be entitled to any accumulated sick leave credits upon such
dismissal or resignation.
Salaries and compensation for employees and officers of the
Borough shall be as follows:
A. The salaries for the various positions throughout the Borough are
set by ordinance by the Mayor and Council. Current salary information
is on file in the Borough Clerk's office.
B. Regular full-time employees shall be entitled to salary increases,
adjustments and longevity benefits in accordance with the collective
bargaining agreements currently in effect on file in the Borough Clerk's
office.
C. The computation of longevity benefits shall be based upon the commencement
date of employment of the employee on a calendar year basis, i.e.,
if the commencement of employment was a time in the year 1970, then
longevity benefits shall begin as of January 1, 1974. Commencement
of employment in any year shall, for longevity computations, be deemed
to have commenced as of January 1 of such year.
D. Employees hereby have the option and right to decline a salary increase
if they so desire; such declination, as exercised, shall be in writing
and effective upon presentation and may not be waived thereafter.
An employee who is required to render jury service will be paid
the difference between any payment received for jury service and the
employee's regular salary.
To the extent not inconsistent with law, Borough ordinance or
collective bargaining agreements currently in effect on file in the
Borough Clerk's office, the Borough of Bradley Beach Personnel
Policies and Procedures Manual and the Borough of Bradley Beach Employee
Handbook shall govern the terms and conditions of employment with
the Borough of Bradley Beach.