The purpose of this chapter is to establish, amend and supplement
the Personnel Policy of the Township of Barnegat, County of Ocean,
State of New Jersey.
As part of this chapter there is hereby established a "Personnel
Manual" which is adopted for the purpose of regulating the employer-employee
relationship in Barnegat Township.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances which are inconsistent
with the provisions of this chapter are hereby repealed to the extent
of such inconsistency.
This chapter shall take effect upon final passage and publication
by law.
[Adopted 7-6-04 by Ord. No. 2004-30]
As used in this Article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
RELATIVE
Includes spouses, parents/children, siblings, grandparents/grandchildren,
in-laws to the extent of parents or children, brothers and sisters-in-law,
nieces and nephews.
SUPERVISOR
Any employee of the township having supervisory duties and
powers over another employee or employees within the respective department
of the township.
[Amended 2-2-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-3]
The following restrictions shall apply in the hiring and promotion
of employees to employment positions in the Township of Barnegat.
A. No relative as defined herein shall be considered for employment
by the Township of Barnegat or hired to a position of employment with
the Township where the person will be the supervisor or be supervised
by the relative who is an existing employee within the same department.
B. Relatives of elected officials. No person who is a relative of any
elected official of the Township of Barnegat shall be considered for
employment as an employee of the Township. This shall not restrict
or prohibit the continued employment of individuals to a position
or positions with the Township where a relative of an employee is
elected as a Township Committeeman after the date of the employee's
start of employment with the Township.
C. Promotions of existing employees. Notwithstanding the prospective
applications as to the remainder of this article as applied above,
no elected official or supervisor in a department may participate
in the promotion process or hiring process in that department of any
existing employee who is a relative of such elected official or supervisor,
as the case may be. Such related official or supervisor shall abstain
from participation in any personnel action as it applies to such relative.
This policy is not for the purpose of depriving any citizen
of an equal chance for employment with the township, but is solely
intended to eliminate the potential for preferential treatment of
the relative of governmental personnel.
Except as may otherwise expressly provided for herein, this
Article shall not affect the employment of any present township employees
and/or any existing contractual obligations with employees by the
Township of Barnegat.