2.20.030 Nepotism prohibited.

A. No person shall act as a supervisor of any person employed by the City who is a member of the supervisor’s immediate family, nor shall any person be permitted to work for the City under the direct supervision of a supervisor who is a member of the person’s immediate family.

B. Intentional violation of this section shall be grounds for suspension, discharge or removal from office, denial of compensation or other disciplinary action.

C. “Immediate family” means parents, spouse, children, grandparents, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, nephews and nieces, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, mothers-in-law or fathers-in-law and/or any other relative residing permanently in the same household.

D. No employee shall suffer a discharge, demotion or other arbitrary action by the City when circumstances find an employee and a member of his immediate family working together not in a supervisor/supervised relationship. No employee shall be discriminated against for promotion when, as a result, he or she would be working with another member of his immediate family not in a supervisor/supervised relationship. Again, however, no employee may serve in a supervisory capacity over a member of his immediate family.

E. If nepotism occurs, through no fault of the involved parties, the lower paid employee shall be re-assigned or terminated unless otherwise determined by the Council. No employee of the City shall be discriminated against for promotion, advancement or transfer where such promotion, advancement or transfer can be reasonably accommodated by the City, consistent with this section and HMC 2.20.020 respectively. (Ord. 89-06, 1989; Ord. 96-04, 1996; Ord. 97-06, 1997)