[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Lacey 1-12-1995 by Ord. No. 95-03 (Ch. 28 of the
1974 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Township Committee of the Township of Lacey
does hereby adopt and enact the personnel policies, practices and
rules established in the Local Government Personnel Policies and Procedures
Manual, which manual shall be kept on file in the Township Clerk's
office for inspection and review by all employees of the Township,
as well as the general public, during normal business hours.
[Amended 12-23-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-62]
A.
The Township Committee of the Township of Lacey shall,
by resolution, adopt and amend from time to time personnel policies
and procedures, 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 personnel policies and procedures adopted pursuant to said resolution(s)
shall be applicable to all officials, appointees, employees, prospective
employees, volunteers and independent contractors of the Township.
B.
The Township Administrator shall be responsible to
implement and enforce the personnel practices adopted by ordinance
or resolution authorized pursuant to this section. 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 section
shall prevail.
[Added 6-8-2000 by Ord. No. 00-30]
A.
Appointment. Except as is otherwise provided by law
or provided herein, all officers and employees initially appointed
to positions of classified civil service for the Township, after the
effective date of this section, shall be bona fide residents of the
Township of Lacey. A "bona fide resident," for the purposes of this
section, is a person having a permanent domicile within the Township
and one which has not been adopted with the intention of again taking
up or claiming a previous residence acquired outside of the Township.
B.
Eligibility of applicants for positions and employments
in the classified service of the Township. The Township Committee
hereby limits the eligibility of applicants for initial appointments
in the classified service of the Township to bona fide residents,
except as otherwise provided herein or by law.
C.
Unavailability of qualified residents for available
specific positions or employments:
(1)
Whenever the Township Committee shall, by resolution,
determine that there cannot be recruited a sufficient number of qualified
residents for available specific positions or employments, the Township
shall advertise for other qualified applicants, who shall be classified
as follows:
(2)
The Township shall first appoint all those in Class
1 and then those in each succeeding class in the order above listed
after all qualified applicants in the preceding class or classes have
been appointed or have declined an offer of appointment.
D.
Specific positions and employments requiring special
talents or skills; filling without reference to residency. Whenever
the Township Committee shall determine, by resolution, that there
are certain specific positions or employments requiring special talents
or skills which are necessary for the operations of the Township and
which are not likely to be found among the residents of the Township,
such positions or employments so determined shall be filled without
reference to residency. Any such resolution shall set forth in detail
the reasons upon which such a determination is made.
E.
Preemption by order of court or of state or federal
agency to eliminate discrimination. Any requirements concerning eligibility,
appointment or promotion contained in this section shall be subject
to any order issued by any court or by any state or federal agency
pursuant to law with respect to a requirement of action to eliminate
discrimination in employment based upon race, creed, color, national
origin, ancestry, marital status or sex.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 85-3, Residency
requirements, added 3-27-1997 by Ord. No. 97-10, was repealed 5-27-1999
by Ord. No. 99-17.
