Town of Princeton
Personnel policy
Section 3. Equal employment opportunity
A. Equal employment
3.A.1.
See Appendix E.
B. Sexual harassment
3.B.1.
See Appendix E.
C. Drug free workplace/drug & alcohol testing
3.C.1
The Town seeks to ensure a safe, healthy and productive work environment for all employees. Evidence clearly indicates that alcohol and other drug abuse by employees results in low productivity, high absenteeism, excessive use of medical benefits and a risk to the personal safety of the employee as well as that of co-workers. In a good faith effort to comply with the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, the Town prohibits the use of alcohol and/or illegal drugs/controlled substances on the Town’s premises. It is prohibited for any employee of the Town to unlawfully manufacture, distribute, dispense, possess, or use controlled substances at the workplace or on other premises while conducting Town business. Controlled substances are defined for the purposes of this policy as those groups of drugs whose use is limited or prohibited by federal and/or state law.
3.C.2.
Guidelines and regulations regarding a drug free workplace are detailed in the Town’s Drug Free Workplace Policy in Appendix A. The Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy for Highway and Police employees is also detailed in Appendix A.
D. Recruitment and appointment
3.D.1.
A job description agreed upon by both the Department Head and Appointing Authority must be completed prior to the announcement of a job opening.
3.D.2.
All vacancies will be posted internally for a minimum of five (5) working days before any external recruiting is pursued. Current Town employees will be given first opportunity to submit applications for such vacancies. Notice of vacancies will be posted in Bagg Hall, Public Safety Building, Fire Station 2, Highway Barn, and Library. Each job posting will include a brief job description, minimum qualifications, salary range, and due date for receipt of cover letter and resume.
3.D.3.
In the case of a Department Head job opening, the Appointing Authority may post internally and externally, concurrently.
3.D.4.
All candidates applying for employment in the Town of Princeton must secure and complete an official application form. The Department Head and Appointing Authority