(A) No elected official or the City Manager of the city or of a city agency shall advocate, recommend or cause the employment; appointment; promotion; transfer; or advancement of a family member to an office or position of employment with the city or a city agency.
(B) Neither the City Manager nor any elected officer of the city shall participate in any action relating to the employment or discipline of a family member, except that this prohibition shall not 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 member of 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.
(C) The prohibitions in this section shall not apply to any relationship or situation that would violate the prohibition, but which existed prior to the effective date of this chapter. Nor shall the prohibitions in this section apply to any relationship or situation created by marriage after the effective date of this section; provided, however, that such relationships shall be reported to the Board of Ethics, and the Board of Ethics shall have the option to recommend lateral transfer, substitute supervision, or other personnel action to eliminate or ameliorate the adverse effects of the relationship if the work performance or the discharge of public duties would be substantially affected thereby.
(Ord. 95-1, passed 12-5-94) Penalty, see § 39.99