(A) (1) The city selects employees based on their job qualifications.
(2) To make sure this standard is always followed and to protect the integrity of business operations, the city has certain restrictions on when and where relatives of employees can be hired, and how related employees can work together.
(B) Unless otherwise specified by state law, immediate family members will not be hired, promoted, or transferred to positions that:
(1) Place them in direct or indirect supervisory or managerial capacity over an immediate family member;
(2) Allow them to directly or indirectly influence salary adjustments, career progress, or other managerial activities involving an immediate family member; and/or
(3) Require them to audit or review the work of another immediate family member.
(C) If an elected official has an immediate family member working for the city, that elected official shall abstain from any vote affecting such employee’s pay wage, benefits, promotion, demotion, and the like.
(D) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, there is a “grandfathering clause” for elected officials and employees elected or hired prior to July 1, 2012, with family relationships that would otherwise be in violation of the nepotism policy unless there is a break in the office holding or in employment.
(1) Grandfathered employees may remain in their positions and they may be promoted as long as such promotion is not in conflict with the nepotism policies set forth under this section.
(2) Employees hired after July 1, 2012, whose immediate family member is subsequently elected or hired in the direct line of supervision of such employee, will have no possibility for promotion.
(E) State law requires that each elected official and department heard must annually certify, in writing, subject to the penalties for perjury, that the elected official and department head has not violated the nepotism law, and submit the certification to the Clerk-Treasurer no later than December 31 of each year.
(Ord. 2013-7, passed 8-28-2013)