[Adopted 11-21-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-3358]
Except as otherwise set forth herein, appointments to the Police
Department shall be made in accordance with applicable law from lists
of eligible candidates provided to the Township by the New Jersey
Department of Civil Service.
Individuals who have successfully completed a full Basic Course
for Police Officers training course at a school approved and authorized
by the New Jersey Police Training Commission within nine months from
the date of hire as a temporary entry-level officer may be appointed
to entry-level police officer positions within the Township. Any individual
hired pursuant to this section shall be exempt from the requirement
to take a Civil Service examination for an entry level law enforcement
position, consistent with the provisions of the Law.
The Township recognizes that P.L. 2021, c.7[1] may not be used to circumvent the Civil Service Commission's
requirements for intergovernmental transfers. The Township further
recognizes that it may not use P.L. 2021, c.7 to appoint entry level
officers or entry-level officers serving in a working test period
with another department, agency or municipality to circumvent the
Civil Service Commission's intergovernmental transfer process
regulations.
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Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 11A:4-1.3.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances which are inconsistent
with the provisions of this ordinance are, to the extent of such inconsistency,
hereby repealed. All portions of the ordinance not modified herein
remain in full force and effect.
Should any section, clause, sentence, phrase or provision of
this article be declared unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by
a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect
the remaining portions of this ordinance.
This article shall take effect upon final passage, adoption
and publication in the manner prescribed by law.
