(A) Individuals who are relatives may not be employed by a unit in a position that results in one relative being in the direct line of supervision of the other relative, with regard to an individual who:
(1) Is employed by a unit on the date the individual's relative begins serving a term of an elected office of the unit; and
(2) Is not exempt from the application of this statute.
(B) Unless the policy adopted by the unit provides otherwise, an individual may remain employed by a unit and maintain the individual's position or rank even if the individual's employment would violate the prohibition against one relative being in the direct line of supervision of the other relative.
(C) Unless the unit's policy provides otherwise, the individual described above may not:
(1) Be promoted to a position; or
(2) Be promoted to a position that is not within the merit ranks, in the case of an individual who is a member of a merit Police Department or merit Fire Department if the new position would violate the prohibition against one relative being in the direct line of supervision of the other relative.
(D) Unless a unit's policy provides otherwise, an individual:
(1) Who served as coroner;
(2) Who is currently ineligible to serve as coroner;
(3) Who, as coroner, received certification under Article 6, Section 2(b) of the Constitution of the State of Indiana;
(4) Whose successor in the office of coroner is a relative of the individual;
(E) An individual may be hired in the position of deputy corner and be in the coroner's direct line of supervision.
(F) If a township trustee's office is located in the township trustee's personal residence, unless a unit's policy provides otherwise, the township trustee may hire only one employee who is a relative. The employee:
(1) May be hired to work only in the township trustee's office;
(2) May be in the township trustee's direct line of supervision; and
(3) May not receive total salary, benefits, and compensation that exceed $5,000 per year.
(Ord. 9, 2012, passed 6-4-12)