[Added 5-3-2022 by Ord. No. 2022:10]
This article shall be cited as the "Anti-Nepotism Policy" of
the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills.
This policy is not for the purpose of depriving any citizen
of an equal chance for employment with the Township of Parsippany-Troy
Hills but is solely intended to eliminate the potential for preferential
treatment of relatives of certain government and/or municipal personnel.
A.
The prohibitions set forth in this article shall not apply to appointments
to the various boards, commissions, and/or ad hoc committees of the
Township.
B.
This article and the prohibition against certain hiring contained
herein shall be applied prospectively only from the effective date
of its enactment and shall not in any way be construed to prohibit
or make unlawful any current employment relationship or situation
or promotion of any person currently employed by the Township as of
the effective date of this article, which may technically be violative
of the terms hereof but for its prospective application. For purposes
of interpreting this article, persons appointed to positions of employment
with the Township for a set term shall be considered current employees,
notwithstanding the fact that the term may have ended. Such persons
holding positions of employment with the Township under a set term
may be hired to any position in the Township, rehired, reappointed
or promoted, as the case may be without violating this article.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any employee of the Township having supervisory duties and
powers over another employee(s) within the respective department of
the Township.
An individual holding the position of Mayor or Township Councilman.
A spouse, domestic partner, cohabitant, parent, child, adopted
child, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew,
first cousin, in-law, (applies to parents and siblings of a spouse),
half-relative (applies to parents and siblings of a spouse), half-relative
or step-relative (applies to parents and siblings), or a person with
whom a significant committed relationship exists (living together
for more than 12 months).
The following restrictions shall apply in the hiring and promotion
of employees to employment positions for the Township of Parsippany-Troy
Hills. Hiring: Unless otherwise prohibited by law or New Jersey Department
of Personnel Rules, but notwithstanding the terms of any collective
bargaining agreement to the contrary:
A.
No person who is a relative, as defined in § 4-64.5, of an elected official, department head, managerial executive, or unclassified supervisory employee shall be appointed, hired, employed or permitted to work for the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills in any unclassified position.
B.
No person who is a relative, as defined in § 4-64.5 shall be employed by or transferred to a position of employment with the Town, where that person will be supervisor of or be supervised by another relative who is an existing employee within the same department.
C.
Promotion. Notwithstanding the prospective application as to the remainder of this chapter as described above, no elected official or supervisor, as defined in § 4-64.5, in any department may participate in the promotion process or hiring process in that department of any existing employee who is a relative, as defined in § 4-64.5, of such elected official or supervisor, as the case may be, unless otherwise required by law or New Jersey Department of Personnel Rules. Such elected official or supervisor shall abstain from participation in such personnel action as it applies to such relative.
D.
If an existing employee of the Township becomes subject to this policy
because of changes in marital, domestic partner/cohabitant or relationship
status, one of the related persons must resign their unclassified
position within 90 days.
E.
It shall be the affirmative duty of a related elected official, department
head, managerial executive, unclassified supervisory employee, or
employee to immediately disclose any circumstances which may constitute
a violation of this policy. Failure to do so will result in disciplinary
and/or legal action which can include removal from employment position.
Except as may be otherwise expressly provided for herein, this
chapter shall not affect the employment of any present Township employee
and/or any existing contractual obligations with employees by the
Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills, nor shall this chapter affect seasonal
part-time employment. The application of this policy only applies
prospectively to all individuals seeking employment with the Township
of Parsippany-Troy Hills following the effective date of this article.
