[Adopted by Ord. No. 1656 (§ 2-41 of the 1987 Code)]
The governing body of the Borough of Highland
Park declares that an anti-nepotism policy should be enacted.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Spouse, child, parent, sibling, grandparent, grandchild,
father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepfather,
stepmother, stepsibling, half-brother, half-sister, nephew, niece,
first cousins, aunt, uncle, foster children, domestic partner or cohabitants.
A.
No person who is a relative or family member of any
elected official of the Borough of Highland Park shall be considered
for employment as an employee of the Borough. This applies to full-time,
part-time and seasonal employment. This shall not restrict nor prohibit
the continued employment of individuals to a position or positions
with the Borough where a relative of a permanent employee is elected
before the date of the permanent employee's start date of employment
with the Borough.
B.
No elected official can serve as Council liaison to
any department that employs any member of that elected official's
family.
C.
No employee of the Borough of Highland Park shall
be in a position that provides supervision over a member of his or
her family. This precludes the acceptance of applications for full-time,
part-time or seasonal employment from relatives for positions in the
same department where supervision conflicts exist or through promotion,
potential conflict could exist. This policy does not apply to present
employees of the Borough of Highland Park.
D.
These policies are not for the purpose of depriving
any citizen of an equal chance for a government job, but solely to
eliminate the potential for preferential treatment of the relatives
of government personnel or elected officials. These policies will
not deprive any permanent employee as of the date of these policies
of any promotional right in the normal career development nor have
the existing status of any permanent employee. None of these policies
apply to any volunteer positions in the Highland Park Volunteer Fire
Department.
No elected official of the Borough of Highland
Park or supervisor may participate in the promotion process, or any
other personnel matter, of any existing Borough employees who is a
relative or family member of such elected official or supervisor.
No relative or family member of an elected official
of the Borough of Highland Park shall be appointed to the position
of any Borough professional who receives compensation, or any Borough
Board or Commission which has more than an advisory role and/or one
in which the members receive compensation.
