[Adopted 12-21-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-19]
The Township Committee of the Township of Stillwater declares
that an anti-nepotism policy should be enacted.
A.
APPOINTED OFFICIAL
ELECTED OFFICIAL
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
An individual, appointed either by the Mayor and/or Township
Committee of the Township of Stillwater, to any "local government
agency" as that term is defined within N.J.S.A. 40A:9-22.3e and includes,
but is not limited to, appointees to the Zoning Board of Adjustment,
Planning Board, and any other agency or board within the Township
of Stillwater, as well as any other independent local authority or
entity created by the Township of Stillwater, which performs functions
other than of a purely advisory nature and/or one in which the members
receive compensation.
The elected members of the Township Committee of the Township
of Stillwater.
B.
Wherever and whenever this article mentions or references "family
member" or "relative," same refers to a spouse; child; parent; sibling;
grandparent; grandchild; father-in-law; mother-in-law; brother-in-law;
sister-in-law; stepfather; stepmother; stepsibling; half-brother;
half-sister; nephew; niece; first cousin; aunt; uncle; foster child;
domestic partner or cohabitants as defined by the New Jersey Civil
Union Act.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 37:1-28 et seq.
A.
No person who is a relative or family member of any elected official
of the Township shall be considered for employment as an employee
of the Township. This applies to full-time, part-time and seasonal
employment. This shall not restrict nor prohibit the continued employment
of individuals to a position or positions with the Township where
a relative or family member of a permanent employee is elected after
the date of the permanent employee's start date of employment
with the Township.
B.
No elected official can serve as liaison to any department that employs
any person that is a relative or family member of the elected official.
C.
No municipal employee shall be in a position that provides supervision
over a relative or family member. This precludes the acceptance of
applications for full-time, part-time or seasonal employment from
relatives or family members for positions in the same department where
supervision conflicts exist or, through promotion, potential conflict
could exist. This policy does not apply to present employees of the
Township.
D.
These policies are not for the purpose of depriving any citizen of
an equal chance for a government job, but solely to eliminate the
potential for preferential treatment of the relatives or family members
of government personnel or elected officials. These policies will
not deprive any permanent employee as of the date of these policies
of any promotional right in the normal career development nor change
the existing status of any permanent employee. None of these policies
apply to any unpaid volunteer positions.
No elected official, appointed official or supervisor may participate
in the promotion process, or any other personnel matter, of any existing
municipal employee who is a relative or family member of such elected
official, appointed official or supervisor.
A.
No relative or family member of an elected official shall be appointed
to the position of any municipal professional who receives compensation,
or to any "local government agency" as that term is defined within
N.J.S.A. 40A:9-22.3e and includes, but is not limited to, the Zoning
Board of Adjustment, Planning Board, and any other agency or board
within the Township of Stillwater, as well as any other independent
local authority or entity created by the Township of Stillwater, which
performs functions other than of a purely advisory nature and/or one
in which the members receive compensation.
B.
No relative or family member of an appointed official shall be appointed
to the position of any municipal professional who receives compensation,
and includes professionals who provide services to the Township or
to any "local government agency" within the Township, as that term
is defined within N.J.S.A. 40A:9-22.3e, and includes, but is not limited
to, the Zoning Board of Adjustment, Planning Board, and any other
agency or board within the Township of Stillwater, as well as any
other independent local authority or entity created by the Township
of Stillwater.
