This code shall be known an shall be cited as the "Personnel Practices
Code of the Department of Health of the Borough of Palisades Park."
Department of Health employees are recruited, hired, evaluated, supervised
and terminated by the Health Officer, subject to the Board and under mandate
from the autonomous Board of Health. Nevertheless, Department employees are
Borough of Palisades Park employees with benefits in accord with the current
agreement between the Borough of Palisades Park and the Teamsters' Local
97 of New Jersey.
No person employed by or seeking employment with the Department of Health
will be discriminated against because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation,
religion, national origin or political affiliation. Handicapped persons who,
with reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of their
job shall receive equal consideration with other applicants or employees.