(A) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
COUNCIL MEMBER. The Town Council member or town water utility member who is currently serving a term of elected office to the Town Council or Town Water Utility Council.
IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS. Husband, wife, domestic partner, significant other, natural or adopted son, son-in-law, natural or adopted daughter, daughter-in-law, natural or adoptive father, father-in-law, natural or adoptive mother, mother-in law, step-father, step-mother, step-son, step-daughter, half-brother, half- sister, natural or adopted grandson, natural or adopted granddaughter, natural or adopted brother, natural or adopted sister, natural or adopted nephew, natural or adopted niece or any companies owned fully or a percentage owned of that company by anyone listed above.
(B) Regulation. It shall be strictly prohibited that any Council member for the town and town water utility or their immediate family members as mentioned in the definitions in division (A) above to bid on or enter into a contract or be employed by a company or companies who bid or enter into a contract with the town and town water utility. This shall include labor, materials or purchasing of products for capital improvement projects.
(C) Exemptions.
(1) This regulation does not apply to the full- or part-time employment by an immediate family member by the town, town water utility or Town Marshal’s Department.
(2) This regulation does not apply to retail merchants offering such services as vehicle repair and maintenance, office supplies and the like for the town, town water utility or Town Marshal’s Department.
(3) This regulation does not apply to volunteer labor by an immediate family member where no compensation for such volunteer labor is paid in any form by the town, town water utility or Town Marshal’s Department.
(Ord. 2010-R-081, passed 11-8-2010)