(A) 
The Town Council and Town Manager shall follow the rules and regulations regarding nepotism as set out in the Texas Government Code, Chapter 573, subject to the following modifications to Chapter 573:
(1) 
Seasonal employees, interns, volunteers or any person serving in an unpaid capacity are exempt from these provisions. This exemption applies even if the exempted person’s services are provided to or through an entity that receives funds from the Town.
(2) 
A member of the Town Council and the Town Manager, if related in a prohibited degree to a person exempt from these provisions under Section 10.01(A)(1), may not participate in any deliberation or voting on the appointment, reappointment, confirmation of the appointment or reappointment, employment, reemployment, change in status, compensation or dismissal of any such person if that action applies only to such person and is not taken regarding a bona fide class or category of exempt persons.
(A) 
Town Officers, both elected and appointed, shall follow the rules and regulations regarding personal financial interests as set out in the Texas Local Government Code, Chapter 171, subject to the following modifications to Chapter 171:
(1) 
A member of the Town Council or Town Official is considered to have a substantial interest under this section if a person related to the member of the Town Council or Town Official in the second degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Texas Government Code, has a substantial interest under Texas Local Government Code, Chapter 171.
(B) 
No Town Officer, whether elected or appointed, or any Town Employee, whether full or part-time, shall have a substantial interest in any contract with or sale to the Town of any land, materials, supplies or services, subject to the following:
(1) 
“Substantial interest” means the same as “substantial interest” as defined by Texas Local Government Code, Section 171.002; and
(2) 
Employment contracts between Town and Town employees are excluded from this prohibition.
(C) 
Any knowing violation of this section shall render any resulting contract voidable by the Town Manager.
No person shall willfully make any false statement, certificate, mark, rating or report in regard to any test, certification or appointment or attempt to commit any fraud preventing the impartial execution of the personnel provisions, rules and regulations of this Charter.
No person who seeks appointment or promotion with respect to any Town position or appointive Town administrative office shall, directly or indirectly, give, render or pay any money, service, or other valuable thing to any person for, or in connection with, his or her test, appointment, proposed appointment, promotion or proposed promotion.
Equality of rights under State and Federal law shall not be denied or abridged with respect to appointment to or removal from any Town position.
No person who holds any compensated non-elective Town position shall make, solicit or receive any contribution for any candidate for Town Council, or take part in the management, affairs or political campaign of such candidate. Such person may exercise his or her rights as a citizen to express his or her opinion and cast his or her vote.
Any person who willfully engages in and is found in violation of any of the activities prohibited in Sections 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, or 10.6 of this Article shall be ineligible for appointment or election to a position in the Town for a period of five (5) years from that time. If the person is an officer or employee of the Town at the time of the violation, he or she shall immediately forfeit his or her office or position, if found in violation.