(a) Fairness in Village Employment.
(1) In the interest of providing proper and reasonable protection against the negative aspects of nepotism the following prohibitions are established.
(2) As used in this section, “relative” shall be defined as spouse, sister, brother, child, parent, half-sister, half-brother, step-child, step-parent, step- sister, step-brother, grandparent, grandchild, regardless of where they reside. It shall also include any other person related by blood or by marriage and living in the same household.
(3) No person shall be eligible for employment, other than seasonal employment, if the person is a relative of an elected official or a supervisor within the same department.
(4) This section shall govern only those seeking village employment after the effective date of this section and does not prohibit the continued employment by the village of any person who holds village employment on or before the effective date of this section. This section also does not prohibit the continued employment by the village of a person employed by the village prior to the election of an elected official who is related to the employee.
(5) “Village Employment” for the purposes of this section shall be defined as any position for which the Village Fiscal Officer issues payment of compensation.
(6) Any person hired, after its effective date, in violation of this section shall be immediately terminated.
(7) No person shall have direct supervisory responsibility over a relative unless such supervisory responsibility, placement and family relationship existed prior to the passage of this regulation.
(8) No person shall be eligible for promotion if such promotion creates supervisory responsibility over a relative.
(9) Administrative and supervisory personnel at all levels are responsible for reviewing any future employee selections and placements in their areas and complying with the intent of this policy.
(Ord. 13-2009. Passed 11-11-09.)
(b) Qualifications; Oath of Officials. Each officer of the corporation, or of any department or board thereof, whether elected or appointed as a substitute for a regular officer, shall be an elector of the corporation, except as otherwise expressly provided, and before entering upon his official duties shall take an oath to support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Ohio, and an oath that he will be faithfully, honestly and impartially discharge the duties of the office. Such provisions as to official oaths shall extend to deputies, but they need not be electors.