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ORDINANCE NO. 93-1923 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 31 SECTION 8, "NEPOTISM", OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE PERSONNEL POLICY MANUAL DATED JANUARY 1, 1992; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. Chapter 3, Section 8, "Nepotism" of the City of La Porte Personnel Policy Manual dated January 1, 1992, is hereby amended, and shall hereafter read as follows, to -wit: "SECTION 8 - NEPOTISM This section shall apply only to City employees as defined in Chapter 3, Section 2, hereof. This section shall not apply to reserve police officers and volunteer fire fighters who are not otherwise employed as regular full-time employees of the City. No employee may directly or indirectly supervise or be supervised by a City employee who is a member of his or her immediate family. For purposes of this Section only, "immediate family" includes husband, wife, unmarried domestic partner, son, daughter, step -children, father, mother, step- father, step -mother, brother, sister, father-in-law, mother- in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, granddaughter, son-in-law, daughter- in-law, aunt, uncle, nephew and niece. In addition, two or more members of an immediate family shall not report to the same divisional supervisor. In the event that such immediate family or cohabitation relationship places two City employees in violation of this policy, each employee must report the matter immediately to his department director and to the Human Resources Department. The department director shall first determine if one or both of the employees can be reassigned within the department in a manner which would not violate this section. If such reassignment within the department is not possible, both employees shall be consulted and the two employees, jointly, shall make the decision as to which one shall leave City employment, or transfer to a different City department, if possible. If the two employees fail to make an election within thirty calendar days, the City Manager shall make the decision as to which one shall leave City employment, which decision shall be binding and final.