§ 2-5. Nepotism.  


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  • No elected or appointed official or employee of the county shall advocate, recommend, supervise, manage or cause the employment, appointment, promotion, transfer, or advancement of his or her relative to an office or position of employment within the county government.

    For the purpose of this policy, "relative" means parent, step-parent, foster parent, parent-in-law, child, spouse, brother, brother-in-law, foster brother, step-brother, sister, sister-in-law, foster sister, step-sister, grandparent, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandchild or other person who resides in the same household. A court-appointed legal guardian or an individual who has acted as a parent substitute is also included within this definition.

(Ord. No. O-08-5-102, § 1, 6-23-08; Ord. No. O-09-8-102, § 1, 9-28-09)