The Council does hereby declare the following
principles to constitute the personnel policy of the Township:
A.
Employment in the Township government shall be based
on merit and fitness, free of personal and political considerations.
B.
Just and equitable incentives and conditions shall
be established and maintained in order to promote efficiency and economy
in the operation of the Township government.
C.
Positions with similar duties and responsibilities
shall be classified and compensated for on a uniform basis.
D.
Appointments, promotions and other personnel actions
requiring the application of the merit principle shall be based on
systematic tests and evaluations.
E.
Every effort shall be made to stimulate high morale
by fair administration of this chapter and by consideration of the
rights and interests of employees, consistent with the best interests
of the public and the Township.
F.
Continuity of employment shall be subject to good
behavior, satisfactory performance of work, necessity for the performance
of work and availability of funds.
All employees, officers and department heads
of the Township shall be appointed and promoted by the Township Manager,
except where the power to appoint rests with the Township Council
or other Township boards or bodies as provided by the Optional Municipal
Charter Law, general law, this chapter or other ordinance of the Township.
A.
General allocation. All offices and positions of the
Township shall be and are hereby allocated to the classified service
and exempt service.
B.
Exempt service. The exempt service shall include the
following:
(1)
All elected officials and members of citizen boards
and committees.
(2)
Township Manager, Township Clerk, Township Attorney
and Township Auditor.
(3)
Members of the Volunteer Fire Department.
(4)
Positions involving seasonal or part-time employment.
(5)
Volunteer personnel and personnel appointed to serve
without compensation.
(6)
Consultants and counsel rendering temporary professional
service.
C.
Classified service. The classified service shall include
all other full-time positions in the Township service which are not
specifically placed in the exempt service by this chapter.
[Amended 1-9-1978 by Ord. No. 77-64]
The provisions of this chapter, hereinafter
set forth, shall apply only to the classified service unless otherwise
specifically provided therein. Employees who are members of a union
or who bargain with the Township collectively through an appointed
bargaining agent shall be subject to the terms and conditions of their
applicable collective bargaining agreements and such portions of this
chapter which are not in conflict therewith. In the event that there
is a conflict between any provision of this chapter and those provisions
contained in the current collective bargaining agreement, it is understood
that the provisions of the negotiated contract shall prevail.
