[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Hazlet 7-7-1998 by Ord. No. 1081-98 (Ch. 85 of the 1993
Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
A single legal residence. Standards utilized to determine
residence shall be in accordance with N.J.A.C. 4A:4-2.11.
[Amended 9-4-2012 by Ord. No. 1511-12]
A.
General residency (nonpolice and fire personnel).
Residents will be given preference in appointment to regular positions.
B.
Police officer and fire personnel. The Township cannot
require that police officers be a resident of the Township per N.J.S.A.
40A:14-122.2 nor fire per N.J.S.A. 40A:14-19.1, but may use residency
as a factor when filling a position or promoting an individual.
[Added 4-15-2014 by Ord. No. 1539-14]
A.
Before any person shall be appointed as a member of the Police Department,
the Chief of Police shall classify all the duly qualified applicants
for the position or positions to be filled in the following classes:
B.
Within each such classification, duly qualified applicants who are
veterans shall be accorded all such veterans' preferences as
are provided by law. Persons discharged from the service within six
months prior to making application, who fulfill the requirements of
N.J.S.A. 40A:14-123.1 and who thereby are entitled to appointment
notwithstanding their failure to meet the New Jersey residency requirement
at the time of their initial application, shall be placed in Class
III.
C.
Preference in appointment second to that accorded to veterans pursuant
to current law but superseding that accorded nonveterans shall be
accorded all duly qualified applicants whose natural or adoptive parent
was killed in the lawful discharge of official duties while serving
as a law enforcement officer in any law enforcement agency in the
state at any time prior to the closing date for the filing of an application,
provided that required documentation is submitted with the application
by the closing date. When a veteran and a nonveteran whose parent
was killed in the lawful discharge of official duties while serving
as a law enforcement officer in any law enforcement agency in the
state are duly qualified applicants for a position, first preference
shall be given to the veteran.
[Added 4-15-2014 by Ord. No. 1539-14]
In making such appointments, the Chief of Police shall first
appoint all those in Class I 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 vacancy or vacancies remaining after all
qualified applicants in the preceding class or classes have been appointed
or have declined an offer of appointment.
[Added 4-15-2014 by Ord. No. 1539-14]
The classes of qualified applicants defined in § 104-3 above shall be considered as separate and successive lists of eligibles, and the Civil Service Commission shall, when requested to certify eligibles for positions specified in §§ 104-3 through 104-7, make such certifications from said classes separately and successively and shall certify no person from any such class until all persons in the preceding class or classes have been appointed or have declined offers of appointment.
[Added 4-15-2014 by Ord. No. 1539-14]
[Added 4-15-2014 by Ord. No. 1539-14]
In making temporary appointments, the Chief of Police shall utilize the classifications set forth in § 104-3 above, and shall classify accordingly all duly qualified applicants for the position or positions to be temporarily filled.
