[Adopted 4-11-2022 by Ord. No. 2429]
Any employee or volunteer whose work or service requires the
operation of a Municipal motor vehicle must hold a valid New Jersey
State Driver's License.
A.
All new
employees and volunteers who will be assigned work, or will perform
service, entailing the operation of a Municipal vehicle will be required
to submit to a New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission driving record
background check as a condition of employment or volunteer service.
A report indicating a suspended or revoked license status may be cause
to deny or terminate employment, or to prohibit or limit the service
of a prospective volunteer.
B.
Employees
and volunteers whose work or service entails the operation of a Municipal
motor vehicle shall submit to periodic checks of their drivers' licenses
through visual and formal Motor Vehicle Commission review to be made
by Supervisors and/or police personnel. Any employee or volunteer
who does not hold a valid driver's license will not be allowed to
operate a Municipal motor vehicle until such time as a valid license
is obtained.
C.
Any employee
or volunteer working or performing a service, which entails the operation
of a Municipal vehicle must notify the immediate supervisor in those
cases where the employee's or volunteer's license is expired, suspended
or revoked and/or who is unable to obtain an occupational permit from
the State Department of Licensing. Any employee or volunteer that
fails to report such a circumstance will be subject to disciplinary
action, including suspension, demotion, termination or other form
of discipline. An employee or volunteer who fails to immediately report
a driver's license revocation or suspension to their supervisor, and
who continues to operate a Municipal vehicle, shall be subject to
disciplinary action up to and including possible termination.
D.
Any information
obtained by the Borough in accordance with this section shall be used
by the Municipality only for carrying out its lawful functions and
for other lawful purposes in accordance with the Driver's Privacy
Protection Act (18 U.S.C. Section 2721 et. seq.)
E.
Consistent
with the above, all employees performing work which requires the operation
of a Borough vehicle shall be required to sign a consent form or other
or similar authorization for the Borough to obtain records from the
New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission pertaining to the status of the
employee's driver's license and recent driver's history (abstract).
F.
Consistent
with the above, all employees performing work which requires the operation
of a Borough vehicle shall be required to sign a consent form or other
or similar authorization for the Borough to obtain records from the
New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission pertaining to the status of the
employee's driver's license and recent driver's history (abstract).
