[Adopted 7-5-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-63]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Spouse, child, stepchild, parent, stepparent, brother, stepbrother,
sister, stepsister, grandparent, father-in-law, mother-in-law, sister-in-law,
brother-in-law, half-brother, half-sister, nephew or niece.
A.
The Township shall not hire any immediate family members of the Mayor, Township Council or Township Administrator. If, in the opinion of the Township Administrator, extenuating circumstances necessitate the waiver of the policy within this Subsection A, then the Township Administrator shall provide a written recommendation to the Mayor and Township Council and the Mayor and Township Council may waive this policy by an affirmative vote of at least 2/3 of the majority of the full governing body as to the particular hiring at issue only.
B.
The Township shall not hire immediate family members
of department heads for positions which would involve the department
head in direct supervision of an immediate family member.
C.
The Township shall not hire immediate family members
of existing employees within the same department.
D.
If, subsequent to the hiring of an employee by the Township, the employee becomes an immediate family member such that the policies delineated within § 23-13B and/or C are being violated, the Township Administrator, to the extent practicable, shall transfer one of the employees in question to a comparable position in another department so as to eliminate the violation. The decision as to which employee shall be transferred to another department shall be in the Township Administrator's discretion. If the act which created the immediate family member relationship affects more than two employees, the authority of the Township Administrator to transfer employees as delineated above may be extended to any additional employees so that the policies within Subsection B or C herein are not being violated.
This article is not intended to apply to immediate
family member relationships between or among employees which were
created or existed prior to July 15, 2005.
