(A) People in the same immediate family may not be employed or continue to be employed by York County if the employment shall result in an employee supervising a member of his/her family, or occupying a position of influence over another family member’s employment, promotion, salary adjustments or other related personnel considerations.
(B) Employment of close relatives may be permitted in strictly emergency situations for temporary periods of time not to exceed 30 days. The temporary appointments must have the approval of the County Manager, his/her designee, or appointed/elected official.
(C) For purposes of this section, relatives are defined as spouse, parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, brother or sister, parent-in-law, grandparent-in-law, brother-in-law and sister-in-law, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law. The immediate family is also considered to include stepparents, stepchildren, stepbrothers and stepsisters, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, guardian and ward. Unrelated employees residing together or otherwise engaged in a close personal relationship (such as domestic partner, co-habitant or significant other) are treated as being within the immediate family of each other for the purposes of this nepotism policy.
(D) This policy shall be effective from the date of its adoption and shall not be retroactive.
(E) If two employees become related as a result of their marriage to each other or as the result of the marriage of others, and if their continued employment in their present jobs would violate this policy, one of the employees must transfer to a different position or terminate his or her employment. If the employees cannot decide between themselves which will change jobs or terminate, the employee earning less straight time compensation will be terminated. If the employees earn identical straight time compensation, then the employee having less length of service will be terminated.
(F) Situations not specifically addressed in this policy that, in the county’s opinion, create a conflict of interest or give the appearance of a conflict of interest, will be handled at the county’s discretion.
(‘77 Code, § 13-46) (Ord. 1584, passed 9-17-84; Am. Ord. 5288, passed 10-17-88; Am. Ord. 2601, passed 7-16-01; Am. Ord. 5717, passed 11-6-17; Am. Ord. 3918, passed 8-20-18)