[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Woolwich
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[The Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual for Township officers
and employees is on file in the Township offices and available for inspection
during regular business hours.]
[Adopted 3-17-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-04]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
as indicated.
Persons holding the position of Township Committeeperson.
Includes spouses, parents, children, siblings, grandparents/grandchildren,
in-laws to the extent of parents or children, brothers and sisters-in-law,
first cousins and aunts or uncles, nieces or nephews and step-relatives.
Any employee of the Township having supervisory duties and powers
over another employee or employees within the respective department of the
Township.
This policy is not for the purpose of depriving any citizen of an equal
chance for employment with the Township, but is solely intended to eliminate
the potential for preferential treatment of the relatives of governmental
personnel.
A.
The prohibitions set forth within this article shall
apply solely to employee positions for the Township of Woolwich.
B.
This article shall not apply to appointments to the various
boards, committees and authorities of the Township.
C.
Subject to the exception in § 33-4D contained herein, this article and the hiring prohibitions shall be applied prospectively only from the effective date of the enaction of this article, and shall not in any way be construed to prohibit or make unlawful any current employment relationship or situation or the hiring or promotion of any person currently employed by the Township of Woolwich as of the effective date of this article.
The following restrictions shall apply in the hiring and promotions
of employees to employment positions for the Township of Woolwich.
A.
Supervision. No relative (as defined herein) shall be
considered for employment by the Township of Woolwich or hired to a position
of employment with the Township of Woolwich where that person will be the
supervisor of or be supervised by another relative who is an existing employee
within the same department.
B.
Applications. Applications for employment submitted by
relatives of Township employees holding current supervisory positions (hereinafter
“supervisor”) will not be accepted for positions in the same department
of the Township in which the supervisor works or where, through promotion,
such a situation or relationship could exist.
C.
Relatives of elected officials. No person who is a relative
of any elected official of the Township of Woolwich (i.e., Township Committeeperson)
shall be considered for employment as an employee of the Township. This shall
not restrict nor prohibit the continued employment of individuals to a position
or positions with the Township where a relative of an employee is elected
as a Township Committeeperson after the date of the employee’s start
of employment with the Township.
D.
Promotion of existing employees. Notwithstanding the
prospective application as to the remainder of this article as applied above,
no elected official (Township Committeeperson) or supervisor may participate
in the promotion process or personnel action of any existing employee who
is a relative of such elected official or supervisor.
Except as may be otherwise expressly provided for herein, this article
shall not affect the employment of any present Township employees and/or any
existing contractual obligations with employees by the Township of Woolwich.
