[Adopted 9-28-77 as Ord. No. 0-22-77 as Art. I of Ch. 12 of the 1970 Code of the Township of
Winslow; amended 10-18-94 by Ord. No. O-20-94; 4-10-18 by Ord. No. O-2018-11]
All municipal officers and employees, other than those whose
job or employment position requires registration, certification, or
licensure as a condition of employment in the position held as set
forth in the job specifications or requirements issued by the New
Jersey Department of Personnel or by statute, or those whose employment
position is exempted by statute or hereafter becomes exempted by statute,
now in the employ of or hereafter to be employed by the Township of
Winslow are hereby required as a condition of their continued employment
to have a place of abode in the Township of Winslow and to be a bona
fide resident therein for a period of five (5) years from the date
of hire.
For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
A person having permanent domicile within the Township, as
evidenced by a driver's license, voter registration card, lease, income
tax return, property tax bill, and/or utility bill, and which has
not been adopted with the intention of again taking up or claiming
a previous residence acquired outside of the Township limits.
The start date for the employee as set forth in the resolution
appointing the employee to his/her position with the Township and
corresponding personnel records on file in the Office of Administration.
Failure of any officer or employee to comply with the five (5) year residency requirement set forth in Section 46-13 above shall be deemed, regardless of said officer's or employee's tenure or civil service status, a sufficient cause for removal or discharge from the service of the Township of Winslow.
