Patricia Testaverde is in violation of Old Bridge Township Code Chapters 145 & 351
Chapter 351. Personnel Policies
§ 351-1. Declaration of policy.
The Council hereby declares 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 on a uniform basis.
D. Appointments, promotions and other personnel actions requiring the applications of the merit principal shall be based on systematic tests and evaluations of knowledge and performance.
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 interest 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.
§ 351-3. Separation from municipal service.
D. Dismissal or demotion. A permanent employee may be dismissed from the service or demoted for cause. The causes for removal from the service shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) Neglect of duty.
(2) Absence without leave or failure to report after authorized leave has expired or after such leave has been disapproved or revoked, provided that any regular member or officer of the Police Department who shall be absent from duty without just cause for a term of five days continuously and without leave of absence shall, at the expiration of such five days, cease to be a member of the Police Department as provided in N.J.S.A. 40A:14-122.
(3) Incompetency or inefficiency or incapacity due to mental or physical disability.
(4) Insubordination or serious breach of discipline.
(5) Intoxication while on duty.
(6) Commission of a criminal act.
(7) Disobedience of the department rules and regulations established pursuant to § 351-4.
(8) Conduct unbecoming a public employee.
(9) Falsification of public records, including attendance and other personnel records.
§ 145-1. Declaration of policy; findings.
Public office and employment are public trusts.
The vitality and stability of representative democracy depend upon the public's confidence in the integrity of its elected and appointed representatives.
Whenever the public perceives a conflict between the private interests and the public duties of a government officer or employee, that confidence is imperiled.
Governments have the duty both to provide their citizens with standards by which they may determine whether public duties are being faithfully performed and to apprise their officers and employees of the behavior which is expected of them while conducting their public duties.
The governing body of the Township of Old Bridge declares that all citizens should be treated with courtesy, impartiality, fairness and equality.
Public officials should avoid actual and potential conflicts between their private self-interest and the public interest.