CCR1994173COMMON COUNCIL - CITY OF MUSKEG0
RESOLUTION #173-94
AMENDMENT TO POLICY RELATING TO
THE HIRING OF RELATIVES
WHEREAS, the Common Council adopted Resolution #194-84, as
amended, to Establish a Policy Regarding Hiring of Relatives; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council amended said Policy by adopting
Resolutions #125-86, #3-91 and #156-94; and
WHEREAS, the Finance Committee has recommended that the policy be
amended as drafted by the City's labor attorney.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Common Council of the
City of Muskego, upon the recommendation of the Finance
Committee, does hereby amend the Policy Relating to the Hiring of
Relatives, as attached.
DATED THIS 9TH DAY OF AUGUST , 1994.
SPONSORED BY:
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Ald. Patrick A. Patterson
Ald. Edwin P. Dumke
Ald. David J. Sanders
This is to certify that this is a true and accurate copy of
City of Muskego.
Resolution #173-94 which was adopted by the Common Council of the
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POLICY REGARDING HIRING OF RELATIVES
The City of Muskego~-as-a-matter-e€-pe%+ey~-sha%% not employ two
or more persons of the same family in any-ene 5 City Department.
Definitions
"Departments" The Departments of the City of Muskego are as follows:
LEGISLATIVE - Mayor and Alderman (Encompasses Every
Department)
ADMINISTRATIVE - Mayor, Clerk, Treasurer, Assessor,
Building Inspection, Plan Department, Information Systems,
Maintenance, etc.
LIBRARY
PUBLIC WORKS
PUBLIC UTILITIES
JUDICIAL - Includes Police Department and Court Personnel - PARKS AND RECREATION
Boards, Commissions and Committees affiliated with
specific Departments will come under their respective
Department.
"Employment" shall mean any position which is full time, provisional
or part time, excluding seasonal employees who receive no benefits
except social security, poll workers and elected officials.
"Employee" shall be construed as any appointed or elected person
employees who receive no benefits except social security, poll workers
filling a City position, whether paid or unpaid, other than seasonal
and elected officials.
"Family" shall include spouse, parent, grandparent, step-parent,
brother, sister, first cousin, nephew, niece, uncle or aunt and child.
Said relationships may be by consanguinity Irelationship by blood) or
direct affinity (relationship by marriaqe). However, first cousins by
direct affinity are exempt.
This policy will apply to all City employees as of its effective date.
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However, this policy shall not apply in the case of two or more
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members of the same family employed as defined in this policy on the
effective date of this policy.
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Provided, the policy shall apply as to current employees in the event
that any member of the family leaves the employment of the City and
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In the event that employees who are not members of the same family,
later become members of the same family, they shall, as of the date of
which to decide for themselves which of them shall leave City
the establishment of the family relationship, have thirty (30) days in
employment. In the event of the inability or unwillinqness of the
covered employees to make such a decision within the time limit
provided, then all those employees who are members of the same family
in violation of this policy shall have their employment terminated as
of the 31st day following the establishment of the family
relationship, unless it is possible, in the City's determination, to
transfer one or more of the employees involved to a vacant position in
another Department.
spouses only when an individual is or would be directly supervisinq
"Spouses" The prohibitions contained in this policy shall apply to
his/her spouse.
"Elected Officials" The above policy shall apply to elected officials
except that if a family member is an employee and another family
member becomes an elected official, the policy shall not apply in-that
ease.
a #156-94, and Resolution #173-94)
(Created by Resolution #194-84. Amended by Resolutions #125-86, #3-91
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