04047                                                                                                                                                                                     

BOROUGH OF HILLSDALE

 

 

RESOLUTION

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Title: Adopting Personnel Policies and Procedures

 

WHEREAS, it is the policy of the Borough of Hillsdale to treat employees and prospective employees in a fair manner consistent with all applicable employment laws and regulations including, but not limited to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by the Equal Opportunity act of 1972, the Age Discrimination in employment Act, the Equal Pay for Equal work Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Conscientious Employee Protection Act, the Public Employee Occupational Safety and Health Act, (the New Jersey Civil Service Act,) (the New Jersey Attorney General’s guidelines with respect to Police Department personnel matters,) the New Jersey Workers Compensation Act, the Federal Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) and the Open Public Meeting Act; and

 

WHEREAS, the Borough Council of Hillsdale has determined that there is a need for formal Personnel Policies and Procedures to ensure that employees and prospective employees are treated in a manner consistent with these laws and regulations;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Borough Council that the Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual attached hereto is hereby adopted;

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that these Personnel Policies and Procedures shall apply to all Borough officials, appointees, employees, volunteers and independent contractors.  In the event there is a conflict between these rules and any collective bargaining agreement, personnel services contract or Federal or State law, the terms and conditions of that contract or law shall prevail.  In all other cases, these policies and procedures shall prevail.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this manual is intended to provide guidelines covering public service by Borough employees and is not a contract.  The provisions of this manual may be amended by resolution and supplemented from time to time without notice and at the sole discretion of the Borough Council of Hillsdale.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that to the maximum extent permitted by law, employment practices for the Borough of Hillsdale shall operate under the legal doctrine known as “employment at will.”

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Borough Counsel, Thomas Randall, is hereby appointed as Employment Attorney to advise the Borough in employment matters and Raymond Wiss is the Labor Attorney retained to assist the Borough in negotiations or to provide additional advice if it is required.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Borough Administrator and all managerial/supervisory personnel are responsible for implementing these employment practices.  The Assistant Borough Administrator shall serve as the Borough’s Personnel Administrator.  The Personnel Administrator and the Employment Attorney shall assist the Administrator in the implementation of the policies and procedures in this manual.

 

Council member

Motion

Second

Yes

No

Absent

Abstain

Bogle, Jim

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapman, Donna

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hanlon, Marie

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prospero, Frank

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rush, Ken

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sapanara, John

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adopted: March 16, 2004                                                     

                                                                      

Attest: ________________________                        ____________________________________

Robert P. Sandt, RMC                        Dennis S. Deutsch, Mayor   

            Municipal Clerk