[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Stillwater as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 10-19-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-20]
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Editor's Note: The following former articles of the 2005 Code were repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I): Art. I, Alcohol and Drug Use by Township Employees, adopted 4-15-1997 by Ord. No. 97-5; Art. II, Sexual Harassment, adopted 4-15-1997 by Ord. No. 97-4; and Health Benefits for Certain Retirees, adopted 1-16-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-1. Former Art. IV was renumbered as Art. I.
The Township Committee shall by ordinance establish titles for public employment by the Township and salary ranges for Township employees. (Said titles shall conform to the New Jersey Civil Service Act[1] and regulations promulgated by the New Jersey State Department of Personnel and terms of applicable negotiated union contracts.)
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Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 11A:1-1 et seq.
The Township Committee shall by resolution adopt and amend from time to time the Employee Handbook including rules concerning the hiring and termination of employees, terms and conditions of employment, and regulations required to comply with applicable federal and state employment-related law. The Employee Handbook adopted pursuant to said resolution(s) shall be applicable to all officials, appointees, employees, prospective employees, volunteers and independent contractors of the Township.
The Personnel Committee shall be responsible to implement and enforce the personnel practices adopted by ordinance or resolution authorized pursuant to this article. If there is a conflict between said personnel practices and any duly adopted and lawful collective bargaining agreement, personnel services contract or federal or state law, the terms and conditions of that contract or law shall prevail. In all other cases, the practices adopted pursuant to this article shall prevail.
[Adopted 12-21-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-19]
The Township Committee of the Township of Stillwater declares that an antinepotism policy should be enacted.
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As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
APPOINTED OFFICIAL
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.
ELECTED OFFICIAL
The elected members of the Township Committee of the Township of Stillwater.
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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]
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Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 37:1-28 et seq.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.