Resolution No. 5314
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF VERNON ESTABLISHING RULES AND REGULATIONS
RESPECTING THE EMPLOYMENT OF RELATED FAMILY
MEMBERS AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NOS. 4028
AND 5036
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon adopted
6 Resolution No. 4028 on January 19, 1971, which restricted the
7 employment of related individuals and specifically prohibited the
8 employment of a spouse of an existing employee; and
9 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon adopted
10 Resolution No. 5036 on August 11, 1983, which amended Resolution
11 No. 4028 by establishing restrictions respecting the employment
12 of married individuals working in the same department; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon wishes
14 to establish new rules and regulations respecting the employment
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WHEREAS, said policy is not intended in any way to
17 limit employment because of race, color, creed, sex, or national
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
20 THE CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
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No employee, prospective employee, Dr
22 applicant shall be improperly denied employment or benefits of
23 employment on the basis of marital status or relationship to
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another employee or official of the City.
For purposes of
25 administration, a relative shall be defined as a member of the
26 immediate family (spouse, children, parents, brothers, sisters,
grandparents,
grandchildren
of
the
employee;
and
the
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corresponding relationships by affinity).
Marital status is
defined as an individual's state of marriage, non-marriage,
divorce or dissolution,
widowhood, annulment,
or
separation,
other marital state for the purpose of this anti-discrimination
policy.
Spouse is defined as a partner in marriage as defined in
California Civil Code Section 4100.
~~QI!QN_~: Notwithstanding the provisions contained in
Section 1 above, the City retains the right:
(a) To
place one party
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to
refuse
relationship under the direct or indirect
supervision
the other party
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to
of
relationship where such has the potential for
cr-eati ng
adverse impact on
sLlpervi si on,
safety, security or morale.
(b) To
refuse to place both parties to
a
relationship
the
department,
in
same
division, or facility where such has the
potential for creating adverse impact on
supervision,
safety, security, or morale, or
involves potential conflicts of interest.
(c) To disqualify one party to a relationship for
a position privy to confidential personnel
matters who has a relative already in the
City's employment when the relationship may
compromise confidential information.
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When a party is refused appointment by
virtue of this resolution, the name of the party shall remain on
the eligibility list for openings in the same classification
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whe~e no ~elated pa~ty falls within the p~ovisions of the above
section.
8.EI~IH~t:L1. :
In the event that two City employees ma~~y
o~ othe~wise become ~elated,
apply:
the following p~ovisions shall
(a) The newly ~elated employees may continue to
wo~k in the same depa~tment when so ~equested
by
Cit.y
Depa~tment Head and app~oved by
t.he
the
Administ~ato~.
They may not pe~fo~m
~esponsibility o~
jc)i nt
sha~e
duties;
autho~ity;
supe~viso~;
~epo~t to the same immediate
o~ supe~vise o~ be supe~vised by
thei~ spouse o~ ~elated employee; o~, if the
situation cannot be ~esolved pu~suant to this
pal'" .:lg~ ':lph,
(b) An attempt will be made to t~ansfe~ one of
the employees t.o a simila~ position that
would not be in violation of this ~esolution.
The~e can
position
gua~antee
be within
that the
t.he
same
be
no
new
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classification
o~, if the
o~ at the same sala~y level;
situation cannot be ~esolved
pu~suant to eithe~ (a) o~ (b) above,
(c) One of the employees must sepa~ate f~om City
employment.
vollmta~ily
If one of the employees does not
~esign, the junio~ of the two
will be discha~ged.
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~~~I!Q~_~~ This resolution shall not be applied to any
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employment relationships that would otherwise violate
this
resolution that are in existence prior to September 1, 1986, 50
long as their mutual employment causes the City no loss of funds,
time or productivity.
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Any resolution not consistent with or in
conflict with this resolution, specifically Resolution Nos. 4028
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and 5036, are hereby repealed.
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That the City Clerk of the City of Vernon
is hereby directed to certify to the passage of this resolution
and thereupon and thereafter the same shall be in full force and
effect.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of September, 1986.
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BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk
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1 STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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2 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
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I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clel"k of the City of
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Vernon~ do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being
ResolutiQnNo. 5314 , was duly adopted by the City Council of
t~~ City of Vernon, and was approved by the Mayor of said City
an adjourned
at ~regular meeting of the City Council held on Tuesday,
September 16
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BRUCE V: MA1..KENKORST,... City
Clerk
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