[Added 8-9-1983 by Ord. No. 1898; amended 11-10-1998 by Ord. No.
2647; 8-13-2014 by Ord. No. 3429; 10-8-2014 by Ord. No. 3434; 4-8-2015 by Ord. No. 3470]
A.
All
officers and employees of the Village of Ridgewood initially employed
or appointed in the Police and Fire Departments with the entry-level
titles of police officer and firefighter, from and after the effective
date of this article, shall be bona fide residents of the Village
of Ridgewood.
B.
Any
officers and employees who are otherwise exempted by law or hold classified
titles, which include both competitive and noncompetitive titles,
other than the entry-level titles of police officer and firefighter,
within the Police and Fire Departments, shall not be subject to this
regulation.
C.
A "bona fide resident," for the purposes of this article, is a person
having a permanent domicile within the Village of Ridgewood which
has not been adopted with the intention of again taking up or claiming
a previous residence acquired outside of the Village of Ridgewood's
boundaries.
Applicants eligible for appointment to an entry-level position
of employment in the titles of police officer and firefighter in the
Police and Fire Departments in the classified civil service shall
be limited to residents of the Village of Ridgewood.
A.
Whenever
the governing body or appointing authority shall determine that there
cannot be recruited a sufficient number of qualified Ridgewood residents
for the entry-level titles of police officer and firefighter in the
Police and Fire Departments, the Village shall advertise for other
qualified applicants. The Village or the hiring authority thereof
shall thereupon classify all qualified applicants for such positions
or employments so determined in the following manner:
B.
In
the case of classified titles, which include both competitive and
noncompetitive titles and employments other than the entry-level titles
of police officer and firefighter within the Police and Fire Departments,
the Village shall advertise for qualified applicants. The Village
shall open all classified titles (both competitive and noncompetitive),
other than the entry-level titles of police officer and firefighter,
to residents of the State of New Jersey, with no other residency requirements.
C.
No current nonresident officer or employee shall be required to become
a bona fide resident of the Village of Ridgewood as a condition of
his/her continued employment.
D.
Employment in the Fire Department shall be governed specifically
by the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:14-10.1a. Employment in the Department
of Police shall be governed specifically by the provisions of N.J.S.A.
40A:14-123.1a.
[Added 10-10-2018 by Ord.
No. 3672]
A.
All officers and employees of the Village of Ridgewood initially
employed or appointed in competitive or noncompetitive civilian titles
from and after the effective date of this article shall be "bona fide
residents" of the Village of Ridgewood.
B.
Any officers and employees who are otherwise exempted by law shall
not be subject to this regulation.
C.
A "bona fide resident," for the purposes of this article, is a person
having a permanent domicile within the Village of Ridgewood which
has not been adopted with the intention of again taking up or claiming
a previous residence acquired outside of the Village of Ridgewood's
boundaries.
D.
"Civilian titles" are all titles within the Village of Ridgewood,
except those titles which pertain specifically to the titles held
by sworn Police Department and Fire Department personnel.
[Added 10-10-2018 by Ord.
No. 3672]
Applicants eligible for appointment to a position of employment
for competitive or noncompetitive civilian titles in the classified
civil service shall be limited to bona fide residents of the Village
of Ridgewood.
[Added 10-10-2018 by Ord.
No. 3672]
A.
Whenever the Village Manager, as the hiring authority, shall determine
that there cannot be recruited a sufficient number of qualified bona
fide Ridgewood residents for available specific positions or employments
in competitive or noncompetitive civilian titles, the Village shall
advertise for other qualified applicants. The Village Manager, as
the hiring authority of the Village of Ridgewood, shall thereupon
classify all qualified applicants for such positions or employments
so determined in the following manner:
B.
No current nonresident employee shall be required to become a bona
fide resident of the Village of Ridgewood as a condition of their
continued employment.
[Added 10-10-2018 by Ord.
No. 3672]
Whenever the Village Manager, as the hiring authority of the
Village of Ridgewood, shall determine there are certain specific competitive
or noncompetitive civilian positions and employments, requiring special
talent, skills or certifications which are necessary for the operations
of the Village or required by state statute and which are not likely
to be found among the bona fide residents of the Village of Ridgewood,
such competitive or noncompetitive civilian positions or employment
so determined shall be filled without reference to residency.
