[Added 5-23-2005 by Ord. No. 05-015]
There is hereby established an employment practice
which will engender the public's confidence in its decisions as they
relate to the hiring of individuals who are related to members of
elected and appointed governing body and eliminate the potential for
preferential treatment of the relative of governmental personnel.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Persons holding the position of Mayor and/or Township Council.
A board, authority, committee or other instrumentality within
the Township of Manchester, County of Ocean, State of New Jersey.
A parent, spouse, child, sibling, grandparent, grandchild,
aunt, uncle, nephew, niece, cousin, in-law or step-relative, domestic
partner or cohabitant.
Any employee of the Township of Manchester having supervisory
duties and powers over another employee or employees within the respective
department of the Township.
A.
The elected officials, department heads, supervisors
and administrators shall not have the authority to employ for compensation
any individual classified under this article as a relative.
B.
No relative of the elected officials, department heads,
supervisors or administrators shall be hired to represent, appear
for or negotiate on behalf of the Township of Manchester before any
local government agency or authority.
C.
The elected official, department head, supervisor
or administrator shall not have the authority to hire for compensation
or cause to be hired within his or her department any individual who
is a relative of the Mayor, any member of the Township Council, department
head, supervisor or administrator of another department.
D.
No elected official, department head, supervisor or
administrator may participate in the promotion process or hiring process
in any department of any existing employee who is a relative of such
elected official, department head, supervisor, or administrator, as
the case may be. Such elected official, department head, supervisor
or administrator shall abstain from participation in such personnel
action as it applies to such relative.
A.
The provisions
of this article shall apply to all future hirings within the Township
of Manchester after the effective date of this article.
B.
The provisions
of this article shall not apply to seasonal, part-time employees of
the Township of Manchester.
C.
The provisions
of this article shall not apply to employees whose employment is contingent
upon open competitive examination.
D.
The provisions
of this article shall not apply to essential positions in situations
where no other applicants have applied for the position.
Except as may otherwise expressly provided for
herein, the provisions of this article shall not affect the employment
of any present Township employees and/or any existing contractual
obligations with employees by the Township of Manchester.
