BCC - EMPLOYMENT OF RELATIVES
Book: B
Section: Board Governance and Operations
Title: EMPLOYMENT OF RELATIVES
Code: BCC
Status: Active
Adopted: March 19, 2003
Last Revised: August 20, 2024
Previously Revised: 12/8/2015
EMPLOYMENT OF RELATIVES
This policy has been adopted to prevent conflicts of interest and the appearance of conflicts of interest in the employment and supervision of Portland Public Schools employees.
No person shall be employed in a position within the organizational jurisdiction of an administrator or supervisor who is a member of that person’s immediate family. Nor shall any person be employed in a position in which a member of the immediate family of that person is responsible, in whole or in part, for the supervision or evaluation of that person.
Employees may not participate in employment searches or appointment decisions if an immediate family member is a candidate for a position, nor shall employees use the authority or influence of their position to assist immediate family members in connection with any personnel action within the School Department.
Exceptions to this policy may be granted at the sole discretion of the Board when the Board determines that it is in the best interests of the School Department, provided that any exception is permissible under Maine statutes.
For purposes of this policy, “members of the immediate family” means:
· Husband, wife; domestic partner
· Son; daughter, brother, sister, father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, granddaughter (including in-laws and step-relations), other legally assigned guardian; and
· Significant other and any other persons living in the employee’s household.
Legal Reference: 20-A MRSA § 1002
Cross Reference: BCB – Board Member Conflict of Interest
Adopted: March 19, 2003
Revised: December 8, 2015; August 20, 2024
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