(A) A member of an immediate family shall not be employed as a full-time or part-time employee if such employment will result in an employee directly supervising (immediate supervisor) a member of their immediate family. This policy applies to promotions, demotions, transfers, reinstatements and new appointments. The provisions of this section shall not be retroactive, and no action is to be taken concerning those members of the same family employed at the time of the adoption of this section.
(B) For the purpose of this section, immediate family shall be defined as spouse, mother, father, guardian, children, sister, brother, grandparents, grandchildren, aunt, uncle, nephew, niece plus the various combinations of half, step, in-law, and adopted relationships that can be derived from those named.
(C) The City Manager is prohibited from hiring any of his/her immediate family to work for the City of Eden in any capacity to avoid any impropriety, potential for ethical conflicts of interest, and to avoid degradation of overall employee morale or citizen concerns of perceived or actual favoritism (nepotism).
(Ord. passed 5-17-94; Am. Ord. passed 7- -98; Am. Ord. passed 8-29-09; Am. Ord. passed 11-19-19)
Statutory reference:
Personnel rules, see G.S. § 160A-164