Borough of Lindenwold, NJ Article XXIV Preference in Hiring for Residents

[Adopted 9-5-2012 by Ord. No. 1325]

§ 34-50 Procedure established.

A. Lindenwold residents submitting an application for any available position in the Borough of Lindenwold will be given preference before other applicants.

B. If the governing body shall determine that there cannot be recruited a sufficient number of qualified residents for available specific positions or employments, the local unit shall advertise for other qualified applicants. Those individuals shall be given preference before other applicants in the following order of priority from greatest to least:

(1) Other residents of the county in which the municipality is situate.

(2) Other residents of counties contiguous to the county in which the municipality is situate.

(3) Other residents of the state.

(4) All other applicants.

C. The hiring authority shall first give preference to and appoint qualified residents of the Borough of Lindenwold. From there, the hiring authority shall appoint all those in class one and then those in each succeeding class in the order above listed and shall appoint a person or persons in any such class only to a position or positions, or employment or employments, remaining after all qualified applicants in the preceding class or classes have been appointed or have declined an offer of appointment. The preference established by this section shall in no way diminish, reduce or affect the preferences granted pursuant to any other provisions of the law. A local unit which has recruited and hired officers and employees under the provisions of this section shall require such officers and employees, as a condition of their continued employment, to comply with the provisions of the New Jersey First Act (N.J.S.A. 52:14-7).