No officer of the City of Gun Barrel City shall appoint, vote for, or confirm the appointment to any office, position, clerkship, employment or duty, of any person related within the second degree by affinity or within the third degree by consanguinity to any member of the City Council of the Mayor or the City Manager, when the salaries, fees, or compensation of such appointee is to be paid for, directly or indirectly, out of or from public funds or fees of office of any kind or character whatsoever. However, this provision shall not prevent the appointment voting for, or confirmation of any person who shall have been continuously employed in any such office, position, clerkship, employment or duty for at least thirty days if the officer is appointed for at least six month, if the officer is elected. When a person is allowed to continue in any such position, the officer related shall not participate in the deliberation or voting upon the appointment, reappointment, employment, confirmation, reemployment, change in status, compensation, or dismissal of such person, unless such action is taken with respect to a bona fide class or category of employees.