(A) No officer or employee of the city or any city agency shall advocate, recommend or cause the employment, promotion, transfer or advancement of a family member to an office or position of employment with the city or any city agency.
(B) No officer or employee of the city or a city agency shall supervise or manage the work of a family member.
(C) No officer or employee 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 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.
(D) In extenuating circumstances, such as in difficulty filling positions, an exception to the supervision restriction above may be allowed. In this circumstance, every effort will be made by the Mayor to restructure the department in order to remove the family members from family member supervision. Documented justification for hiring the family member is required prior to the actual appointment and will be maintained in the employee’s personnel file.
(E) As used in this policy, the term “FAMILY MEMBER” means spouse, domestic partner, child, parent grandparent, sibling, first cousin, and immediate in-laws (same relation to spouse as indicated for employee).
(Ord. 31:94, passed 12-12-94; Am. Ord. 22:2006, passed 8-17-06; Am. Ord. 19:2021, passed 10-11-21)