(A) All elected and appointed officials and employees of the city are hereby directed to cooperate fully in the implementation of the policies created by this subchapter and in demonstrating compliance with these same policies.
(B) Failure to abide by or cooperate with the implementation, compliance and certifications connected with the nepotism policy is a violation and may result in the discipline, including termination, of an employee, or a transfer from the direct line of supervision or other curative action. An elected or appointed official of the city who fails to abide by or cooperate with the implementation, with the compliance and with mandated certifications of the nepotism policy may be subject to action allowed by law.
(C) Failure to abide by or cooperate with the implementation, compliance and certifications connected with the contracting with a unit by a relative policy is a violation and may result in the discipline, including termination, of an employee or a curative action. An elected or appointed official of the city who fails to abide by or cooperate with the implementation, with the compliance and with mandated certifications of the contracting with a unit by a relative policy may be subject to action allowed by law.
(D) (1) The policies created by this subchapter are hereby directed to be implemented by any of the following actions:
(a) Posting a copy of Ordinance 2012-09 in its entirety in at least one of the locations in the city where it posts employer posters or other notices to its employees;
(b) Providing a copy of Ordinance 2012-09 to its employees and elected and appointed officials;
(c) Providing or posting a notice of the adoption of Ordinance 2012-09; or
(d) Any such other action or actions that would communicate the policies established by Ordinance 2012-09 to its employees and elected and appointed officials.
(2) Upon taking any of these actions, these policies are deemed implemented by the city.
(E) The provisions of IC 36-1-20.2 and IC 36-1-21 are adopted by reference as if set forth in full herein.
(F) Two copies of IC 36-1-20.2 and IC 36-1-21, and as supplemented or amended, are on file in the Office of the Clerk-Treasurer for public inspection as maybe required by IC 36-1-5-4.
(Ord. 2012-09, passed 6-25-12)