This article shall be called the "Antinepotism
Policy of the Borough of Emerson."
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
EMPLOYEE
For purposes of this article, shall mean those persons as
set forth in the Borough Salary Ordinance, except that, for purposes of this article, "employee"
shall not include all paid employees of the Fire Department, including,
but not limited to, Fire Chief, Deputy Fire Chief, Captain(s), Lieutenant(s),
mechanical engineer(s) and driver(s).
RELATIVE
Includes spouses, parents/children, siblings, in-laws and
step-relatives to the extent of parents or children, brothers- and
sisters-in-law.
[Amended 11-1-2022 by Ord. No. 1658-22]
The following restrictions shall apply in the
hiring and promotion of employees to employment positions for the
Borough of Emerson:
A. No person who is a relative of any elected official
of the Borough of Emerson shall be considered for employment as an
employee of the Borough. This shall not restrict nor prohibit the
continued employment of individuals to a position or positions with
the Borough where a relative of an employee is elected as a Borough
Council person or Mayor after the date of the employee's start of
employment with the Borough.
B. Promotion of existing employees. Notwithstanding the
prospective application as to the remainder of this article as applied
above, no elected official (Borough Mayor or Council member) may participate
in the promotion process or hiring process in that department of any
existing employee who is a relative of such elected official. Such
elected official shall abstain from participation in such personnel
action as it applies to such relative.
This policy is not for the purposes of depriving
any citizen of an equal chance for employment with the Borough but
is solely intended to eliminate the potential for preferential treatment
of the relatives of elected officials.
Except as may be otherwise expressly provided
for herein, this article shall not affect the employment of any present
Borough employees and/or any existing contractual obligations with
employees by the Borough of Emerson.