This chapter and all its provisions shall at all times be subject to the Civil Service Rules of the State of New Jersey, which prescribe the basic minimum standards for the employment of municipal personnel to which the Township of Burlington subscribes. To the extent that this chapter may in any respect provide minimum standards which are less than those embodied in the Civil Service Rules of the State of New Jersey, the latter rules shall be deemed applicable; however, to the extent that the provisions of this chapter contain benefits or provisions which are in excess of the minimum requirements of the Civil Service Rules of the State of New Jersey, the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed to be controlling.