Township of Cedar Grove, NJ
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2023-12-04
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Part I, Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 52 Personnel
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Article IX Political Activity by Employees
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Administration of Government
- Ch 6 Assessments, Board of
- Ch 8 Cable Television Committee
- Ch 10 Claims
- Ch 14 Court
- Ch 17 Defense Council
- Ch 19 Domestic Violence Crisis Intervention Team
- Ch 21 (Reserved)
- Ch 23 Fire Department
- Ch 27 Flag, Township
- Ch 29 (Reserved)
- Ch 31 Health Council, Advisory
- Ch 33 Heritage Advisory Committee
- Ch 38 Land Use Procedures
- Ch 39 Length of Service Awards Programs
- Ch 40 Library Board, Public
- Ch 42 Local Assistance Board
- Ch 45 Municipal Alliance Committee
- Ch 46 (Reserved)
- Ch 47 Environmental Commission
- Ch 52 Personnel
- Ch 52 Art IX Political Activity by Employees
- § 52-48 Certain political activities prohibited; penalty for failure to comply.
- Ch 55 Police Department
- Ch 56 Political Activities
- Ch 57 Pool Advisory Committee
- Ch 58 Professional Service Contracts
- Ch 59 Recreation Board, Advisory
- Ch 61 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 64 Seal, Township
- Ch 67 Shade Tree Committee
- Ch 70 Solid Waste Management Authority
- Ch 72 Verona-Cedar Grove Flood Control Advisory Board
- Ch 74 Volunteer Organizations
- Ch 75 Youth Advisory Committee
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 80 Affordable Housing
- Ch 81 Alarm Systems
- Ch 83 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 86 Amusement Devices
- Ch 88 Amusement, Places of
- Ch 91 Animals
- Ch 95 Background Checks
- Ch 97 Bingo and Raffles
- Ch 99 Body Art Establishments
- Ch 100 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 102 Building Construction
- Ch 105 Buildings, Unfit
- Ch 107 Burning, Outdoor
- Ch 110 Cable Television
- Ch 114 Checks, Fraudulent
- Ch 116 Christmas Trees, Sale and Storage of
- Ch 117 Cigarettes and E-Cigarettes
- Ch 118 Charitable Clothing Bins
- Ch 119 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 122 Curfew
- Ch 127 Dry-Cleaning Establishments
- Ch 133 Fees for Public Records
- Ch 135 Filming
- Ch 137 Fire Prevention
- Ch 140 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 142 Food-Handling Establishments
- Ch 146 Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
- Ch 148 Gasoline Stations
- Ch 150 Gas Piping and Appliances
- Ch 153 Golf Courses and Driving Ranges
- Ch 155 Health Care Facilities - Ambulance Availability Required
- Ch 158 Housing Standards
- Ch 161 Hydrants and Sprinklers
- Ch 162 Insurance
- Ch 165 Library, Use of
- Ch 168 Littering
- Ch 169 Massage Businesses
- Ch 173 Motels
- Ch 176 Noise
- Ch 179 Nuisances, Public Health
- Ch 181 Numbering of Buildings
- Ch 183 Outdoor Application of Fertilizer
- Ch 184 Parades
- Ch 186 Parental Supervision of Minors
- Ch 188 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 190 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 194 Plumbing
- Ch 196 Private Storm Drain Inlet Retrofitting
- Ch 197 Property Maintenance
- Ch 198 Property Maintenance, Residential
- Ch 201 Public Improvement Specifications
- Ch 205 Recreation Areas, Use of
- Ch 205A Recreational Fields and Facilities
- Ch 206 Redevelopment Plans
- Ch 208 Rental Property
- Ch 210 Salt Storage, Privately Owned
- Ch 213 Sewage Disposal Systems, Individual
- Ch 217 Sewers
- Ch 221 Shopping Carts
- Ch 224 Smoking
- Ch 226 Soil Removal
- Ch 228 Stormwater Management
- Ch 230 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 234 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 237 Swimming Pools, Private
- Ch 239 Swimming Pools, Public
- Ch 242 Taxicabs
- Ch 244 Towing
- Ch 246 Trees
- Ch 248 Open Space Trust Fund
- Ch 251 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 254 Vehicles, Unlicensed
- Ch 259 Water
- Ch 262 Weapons
- Ch 265 Wells, Cisterns and Holes
- Ch 268 Zoning
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
A.
It shall be the declared policy of the Township to
appoint all Township employees, either classified or exempt, without
regard to political considerations. For the purposes of this section,
"Township employees" are defined to include full-time, temporary,
seasonal or part-time personnel appointed by the Township Manager
or the Township Council and receiving an annual or hourly reimbursement
for their services.
B.
In accordance with the policy expressed in Subsection A of this section, Township employees shall not engage in any of the following prohibited political activities:
(1)
Seeking or accepting nomination or election to any
Cedar Grove municipal office, other than the Board of Education, without
first obtaining a leave of absence.
(2)
Using influence publicly in any way for or against
any candidate for elective office in the municipal government.
(3)
Circulating petitions or publicly campaigning in behalf
of any elective municipal official or working at the polls in any
municipal, primary or general election.
(4)
Soliciting or receiving any subscription or contribution
for any municipal political purpose or party.
C.
Employees who wish to engage in prohibited political
activity shall resign from the service.
D.
Violation of any provision of Subsection B of this section shall be deemed sufficient cause for suspension or dismissal from the Township service.
E.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent
Township employees from becoming or continuing to be members of any
political party, club or organization; attending political meetings;
expressing their views in private on political matters outside of
working hours and off Township premises; or voting with complete freedom
in any election.
