1. No relative of a member of the Board of Commissioners or the City Manager may be employed or assigned to any type of position under the jurisdiction of the City Manager.
2. No relative of a member of the Board of Commissioners or the City Manager shall be appointed by the Mayor or Board of Commissioners to any City or joint City/County created agency, board or commission or to any agency, board or commission that receives funding from the City.
3. An applicant for a classified position shall not be considered for appointment in a department where a relative would be in the employee’s direct line of supervision. An employee shall not be promoted or placed in a position in which the employee would be in the direct line of supervision of a relative.
4. No employee shall be involved in the hiring, supervision, promotion, evaluation, training and/or discipline of a relative in any type of position under the jurisdiction of the City Manager.
5. Cohabitation with one’s supervisor is prohibited. If this situation comes to the attention of the City, the least senior employee(s) will be terminated in accordance with established personnel policy.
6. No employee shall be disciplined or terminated because of a relationship that predates this Ordinance, nor shall any employee be forced to terminate a relationship that predates this Ordinance as a condition of continued employment. Any appointee to any City or joint City / County created agency, board or commission or any agency, board or commission that receives City funding may continue to serve to the expiration of the existing term of office, but shall not be reappointed for any additional terms.
(Ord. BG94-52, 12/13/94; Ord. BG98-28, 6/23/98; Ord. BG99-53, 10/19/99; Ord. BG2009-15, 6/2/2009; Ord. BG2015-23, 7/18/2015; Ord. BG2016-13, 5/3/2016; Ord. BG2019-18, 5/7/2019)