A. An applicant may not be denied the right to file an application and be considered for employment. However, an applicant may not be employed in a department or office in which a relative (spouse, child, step-child, parent, step-parent, parent-in-law, legal guardian, brother, sister, step-brother, step-sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, grandchild, grandparent, or any other individual related by blood or marriage living in the same household as a city employee) is employed if potential conflicts of interest or other hazards are created which are greater for married couples or related individuals than for unrelated persons by virtue of, for example, their:
1. Performing joint duties; or
2. Sharing responsibilities or authority; or
3. Reporting to the same immediate supervisor; or
4. Being supervised by or supervising a relative; or
5. Being related to the relevant department head.
B. When an otherwise eligible applicant is refused appointment to the classified service by virtue of this section, the name of the eligible shall remain on the eligibility list for openings in the same classification except that where similar potential conflicts or extra hazards may arise through appointment of the eligible, appointment to other such openings may still be refused.
C. Where two relatives are working in the same department at the time of the adoption of this section, the employees may continue in their positions so long as their mutual employment causes the city no loss of funds, time, or productivity.
D. When two employees of the city become married so as to create a situation in which potential conflicts or other hazards greater than those associated with unmarried employees may arise through, for example, the performance of joint duties, sharing responsibility or authority, reporting to the same immediate supervisor, or supervising one another, then every attempt will be made to transfer one employee to a position where no such potential conflict exists. In the event such a transfer is not feasible, the employees shall be given the opportunity to make the decision as to which one shall resign. In the event that neither employee resigns, the least senior employee shall be terminated.
(Ord. 86-04-974 § 1 (part), 1986)