[Ord. #1126, S1]
The personnel policies and procedures that apply to employees
and officers of the Borough shall be those policies and procedures
that are set forth in the employee manual that is to be adopted and
modified from time to time as needed by the resolutions of this Council.
[Ord. #1408; Ord. #1451]
This section shall be known as the "Anti-Nepotism Policy of
the Borough of Bogota" Ordinance No. 1408.
[Ord. #1408]
As used in this section:
CONTRACTORS
Shall mean contractors, independent contractors, subcontractors,
vendors, professionals appointed pursuant to the Fair and Open Process
or the Non-Fair and Open Process or person, persons or business working
for the Borough whose employment is limited in scope or duration to
a specific project with the Borough and subject to either a bid proposal
or a solicitation of quotes. (Examples would include but not be limited
to: road projects; construction projects; projects). Employment with
contractors shall be considered for the purpose of this section as
employment with the Borough.
ELECTED OFFICIAL
Shall mean persons holding the position of either Mayor or
Councilmember of the Borough of Bogota.
RELATIVE
Shall mean and include all members of the immediate family,
including spouses, parent/child, grandparent/grandchild, step-parents,
siblings, direct-line aunts, uncles, and first cousins and spouses
thereof by reason of relation to any of the above. Aunts, uncles,
nephews or nieces by marriage are not regarded as members of the immediate
family for the purpose of this policy.
SUPERVISOR
Shall mean any employee of the Borough of Bogota having supervisory
duties and powers over another employee or employees within the respective
Department of the Borough.
TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT
Shall mean any employment which is not full-time, regular
part-time, or seasonal employment.
[Ord. #1408]
The following restrictions shall apply to the hiring and promotion
of employees to employment positions for the Borough of Bogota:
a. No relative (as defined herein) shall be considered for employment
or hired to a position of employment with the Borough of Bogota where
that person will be employed with another relative who is an existing
employee within the same department or office, except as provided
herein below.
b. Elected Officials. No elected official of the Borough of Bogota shall
be considered for employment or hired to a position of employment
with the Borough of Bogota either during his or her term of office
or within three (3) years after the expiration of the term.
c. Relatives of Elected Officials. No person who is a relative (as defined
herein) of any elected official of the Borough of Bogota 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 Mayor or Councilmember after the date of
the employee's start of employment with the Borough.
d. Promotion of Existing Employees. Notwithstanding the prospective
application as to the remainder of this section as applied above,
no elected official or supervisor in a department may participate
in the promotion process or hiring process in that department of any
existing employee who is a relative of the elected official or supervisor,
as the case may be. The elected official or supervisor shall abstain
from participation in such personnel action as it applies to such
relative.
[Ord. #1408]
This policy is not for the purpose 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 governmental personnel.
[Ord. #1408]
Except as may be otherwise expressly provided for herein, this
section shall not affect the employment of any present Borough employees
and/or any existing contractual obligations with employees by the
Borough of Bogota.