(A) No immediate family member of an elected or appointed officer of the city shall be employed by the city.
(B) (1) No family member of an officer or supervisory employee of the city shall be employed by the city except in the following circumstances, in which such a family member may be so employed, unless such employment:
(a) Creates a disruption or potential disruption in the work environment;
(b) Creates an actual or perceived conflict of interest;
(c) Violates any law, rule or regulation of any other federal or state governmental agency;
(2) (a) The family member is not supervised by or subordinate to the officer or supervisory employee to whom he is related;
(b) The performance of the family member is not evaluated by the officer or supervisory employee to whom he is related;
(c) The employment of the family member will not create any adverse impact on work productivity or performance;
(d) The employment of the family member will not create an actual or perceived conflict-of-interest;
(e) The work of the family member or any programs for which the family member is responsible is not subject to any audit or review
by the officer or supervisory employee to whom the family member is related;
(f) The employment of the family member is approved by the Mayor after a recommendation by the City Administrator.
(C) This nepotism policy must be considered when hiring, promoting or transferring any employee. Should family relationships addressed within this nepotism policy be identified with either candidates for employment by the city or current employee of the city, such family relationships should be immediately reported to the City Administrator.
(D) Nothing in this section shall prevent an elected or appointed official from voting on or participating in the development of a budget which includes compensation for a family member, provided that the family member is included only as a class of persons or a group, and the family member benefits to no greater extent than any other similarly situated member of the class or group.
(E) In case of an emergency or in an unusual situation, a family member of an officer or employee of the city may be employed by the city on a temporary basis, but in no event may the time of temporary employment exceed a total of forty (40) hours in any one fiscal year.
(Ord. 1994-24, passed 12-5-94; Am. Ord. 2020-03-02, passed 3-16-20)