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auction; and <br /> B) The property is sold by a sealed bid process and the Employee has the <br /> highest responsible bid. The Employee who buys the property must not be <br /> involved in the auction or sealed bid process. <br /> No Employee may accept any gift or gratuity in any size under circumstances in <br /> which it could be reasonably thought to influence him or her in the performance of <br /> his or her official duties or in which it appears to be a reward for any official action <br /> on his or her part Gifts or gratuities which may be acceptable are as follows: <br /> A) Awards for meritorious civic service contribution; <br /> B) Unsolicited items of nominal value that are donated to and shared by the <br /> work group; <br /> C) Unsolicited advertising or promotional materials with a value of less than <br /> $5.00; <br /> D) Unsolicited items such as meals which may be provided during meetings, <br /> receptions, or other gatherings where the elected official or Employee is in <br /> attendance in his /her official capacity. <br /> 20.3 Nepotism_ <br /> General: Relatives of current City Employees and City Council members are not <br /> eligible for employment in job classification in which a conflict of interest may occur. <br /> Therefore, relatives will not be hired where: <br /> A) One relative would have the sole authority or practical power to supervise, <br /> appoint, remove, or discipline the other, <br /> B) One relative would be responsible for auditing the work of the other, <br /> C) Other circumstances exist which would place the relative in a situation of <br /> actual or reasonable foreseeable conflict between the City's interests or their <br /> own; or <br /> D) Where the applicant /City Employee has a relative who is employed by an <br /> organization with whom the City has business dealings, and in the City's <br /> judgment, considering the positions and job responsibilities of both the <br /> applicant /Employee and the relative would create an appearance of improper <br /> influence or favor or would jeopardize the confidentiality of data maintained <br /> by the City. <br /> The City is not obligated to give special treatment, such as preferential scheduling, to <br /> married couples. <br /> Page 37 of 51 <br /> Adopted XXX, 2009 <br /> 85 <br />