San Leandro Municipal Code Ch. 7 Employment of Relatives

§ 10.7.100.

Close family relatives shall not be employed in positions where they directly or indirectly supervise or are supervised by a close family relative. Accordingly, this policy is designed to prevent potential conflicts of interest pertaining to supervision, safety, security and/or morale. Supervisory responsibilities, in this context, denote control over assignments, promotion or pay.

The close family relatives covered by this policy include: spouse; domestic partner registered with the State of California; parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, step-parent, step-child, step-brother or step-sister.

A close family relative of a City employee is not precluded from applying for an examination, competing in an examination, being placed on an employment list or being certified to the Department Head for employment consideration. However, no appointment will be made whenever an applicant is in a close family relationship with an employee working in a department/division for which he/she is applying if such an appointment creates a supervisory conflict, as outlined in this policy and in accordance with City Charter §705, Nepotism, which precludes appointment of such persons to any permanent, salaried office or employment if such person is related by blood or marriage within the third degree to a Councilmember or Mayor or to the appointing officer. This policy applies to both open and promotional examinations, transfers and entry-level examinations.

In the event that two employees who are in a supervisory relationship become close family relatives as defined above, both family members must immediately report their familial relationship to the City. In such a situation, one of the employees shall be reassigned so as to eliminate the supervisory relationship as soon as feasible. If possible, subject to the needs of the City, the choice as to which employee is to be reassigned shall be made in writing by the affected employees.

Editor's Note: Former Title 10, Chapter 7, Human Resources: Policy for Employee Computer Purchase Program, was editorially renumbered to be Title 6, Chapter 9, Finance: Policy for Employee Computer Purchase Program, during the 2005-06 republication.

(Resolution No. 2012-008, 02/06/2012; Res. No. 2024-061, 6/17/2024 [§10.7.100])