10166-12 Adopting the City of South Bend's Nepotism Policy

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City in order to continue to provide government services in an ethical manner and to comply with the new laws effective July 1, 2012 codified at IC 36 -1 -20.2 and IC 36 -1- 21. SECTION II. Both IC 36 -1 -20.2 and IC 36 -1 -21 specifically allow a governmental unit to adopt requirements that are "more stringent or detailed" than those set forth in those Chapters of the Indiana Code. SECTION III. Both IC 36 -1 -20.2 and IC 36 -1 -21 define a relative for purposes of nepotism and contracting with the City as "any of the following: (1) A spouse. (2) A parent or stepparent. (3) A child or stepchild. (4) A brother, sister, stepbrother, or stepsister. (5) A niece or nephew. (6) An aunt or uncle. (7) A daughter -in -law or son -in -law." In addition to the above persons, a "relative" for purposes of nepotism in employment and in contracting with the City shall include a grandparent, step grandparent, a grandchild, and step grandchild. Furthermore, for purposes of the City's policies as to nepotism in employment and contracting with the City by a relative, the other clarifications of "relative" as set forth in state law are adopted as follows: (a) An adopted child of an individual is treated as a natural child of the individual. (b) The terms "brother" and "sister" include a brother or sister by the half blood. SECTION IV. The City Nepotism Policy is hereby established effective July 1, 2012 by adopting the minimum requirements provisions of IC 36 -1 -20.2, together with the additions set forth in Section III of this Ordinance, and including all future supplements and amendments to IC 36 -1 -20.2 which become law from time to time, and making them a part hereof as if fully set forth herein. A copy of IC 36 -1 -20.2, regulating Nepotism, and in effect on July 1 is attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit A. SECTION V. IC 36 -1 -21, Contracting With a Unit, applies to an "elected official" defined therein as: (1) the executive or a member of the executive body of the unit; (2) a member of the legislative body of the unit; or (3) a member of the fiscal body of the unit. In addition to an "elected official" as defined above, those persons whose contracts or renewal of contracts with the City shall be subject to the restrictions of the Contracting With the City by a