(A) No family member of a public official may be employed by the town if the public official has the direct responsibility for hiring, firing, promotion, or other disciplinary actions with regard to such employee.
(B) Family members of public officials who are attending secondary or postsecondary school on a full-time basis may be employed for summer vacation or other vacation employment with the town so long as such employment is not under the direct supervision of the public official and further provided that such potential employees shall be considered, based upon his or her qualifications, along with any other applicants for a position or opening.
(C) No public official shall appoint a person to any position when the public official is a principal or officer of an organization where said person is also an employee, shareholder, officer, or director of the same organization. This prohibition shall not apply to any not-for-profit organizations or similar entities where neither the public official nor the person being considered for appointment receives any remuneration from the not-for-profit organization.
(D) To the extent there are family members of a public official currently employed by the town and such employment may be in conflict with the provisions of this section, their employment (in their current positions) shall be grandfathered and excluded from the limitations and prohibitions contained in this section.
(Ord. 2022-02, passed 1-10-22)