Resolution 2019-32 Resolution No. 2019-32
A RESOLUTION OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE,KENDALL COUNTY,
ILLINOIS,APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
EMPLOYEE MANUAL
WHEREAS, the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois (the "City") is a duly
organized and validly existing non home-rule municipality created in accordance with the
Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970 and the laws of this State; and,
WHEREAS, the City desires to amend the portion of its Employee Manual which
addresses the Lodging, Travel and Meal Policy in order to maintain a consistent policy; and,
WHEREAS, it has been determined to be in the best interests of the City to amend
Section 2.19 of the Employee Manual, in the form attached hereto in Exhibit"A".
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Mayor and City Council of the
United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois that Section 2.19 of the United City of
Yorkville Employee Manual is hereby amended by deleted in its entirety and replacing said
Section set forth on Exhibit"A"attached hereto and incorporated herein are hereby adopted.
Passed by the City Council of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois this
24th day of September, 2019.
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City Clerk
KEN KOCH AYE DAN TRANSIER AYE
JACKIE MILSCHEWSKI AYE ARDEN JOE PLOCHER AYE
CHRIS FUNKHOUSER AYE JOEL FRIEDERS AYE
SEAVER TARULIS AYE JASON PETERSON AYE
Approved by me, as Mayor of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, this
(9'713 day of cSEPTE/1eE/ , 2019.
MAYOR
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Attest:
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City Clerk
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Section 2.19 Nepotism
Section 2.19.1 Prohibition on Employing the Spouse/Relatives of Department
Heads/Elected Officials/Paid Appointed Officers (Anti-Nepotism)
a. It shall be the policy of the City that it shall not employ a person that will work
more than 200 hours in a calendar year,the spouse or a relative of the following Department Heads,
Elected Officials, or Paid Appointed Officers: Mayor, Aldermen, Clerk, Treasurer, City
Administrator, Chief of Police, Director of Parks and Recreation, Director of Finance, City
Engineer, Director of Public Works, Community Development Director, Building and Zoning
Officer, and City Attorney. For this purpose, a relative is deemed to mean a spouse/ parents,
grandparents, children or grandchildren, siblings, aunts,uncles,nieces,nephews, in-laws,and step
relatives within the same categories.
b. This policy restricting employment of certain spouses and relatives shall not apply
to any prohibited relationships existing on the date of passage of this provision. These issues will
be addressed on a case-by-case basis and will be applied consistently without regard to marital or
familial status.
Section 2.19.2 Spouse/Relatives of Department Heads/Elected Officials
a. The employment of a spouse or a relative of any Department Head or elected
official may be subject to a confidentiality disclosure agreement or conflict of interest agreement
as deemed necessary by the City Attorney. For this purpose,a relative is deemed to mean a spouse,
parents, grandparents,children or grandchildren, siblings, aunts,uncles,nieces,nephews, in-laws,
and step relatives within these categories.
b. This policy is intended to comply with the requirements of all applicable federal,
state, and local laws.
c. These issues will be addressed on a case-by-case basis.
Section 2.19.3 Relatives of All Employees
a. The purpose of this policy is to establish consistent guidelines concerning the
employment of relatives of employees of the City. Relative is deemed to mean a spouse, parents,
grandparents, children or grandchildren, siblings, aunts and uncles, in-laws and step-relatives,
within these categories. It is the policy of the City to provide all employees with equal employment
opportunities for career advancement without fear of favoritism or penalty,actual or implied,based
on family relations.
b. The employment of a relative of any full-time City employee, in a full or part-time
position, is prohibited if such employment shall cause the new employee to come under direct
supervision of or provide direct supervision to the related full-time employee.
c. Full-time City employees will not be considered for promotion or transfer if such
change shall cause the employee to come under, or to provide direct supervision to a related City
employee.
d. If employees in a supervisory relationship become related after employment,every
effort will be made to transfer one of the employees to a position where no supervisory relationship
exists. If neither employee volunteers to transfer, the City Administrator will arrange an
involuntary transfer at his or her discretion.Transfer decisions may be based on,but are not limited
to, such factors as the grade of each affected employee's position, the availability of openings for
which the affected employees are qualified, and the availability of replacement candidates for the
affected employees'positions.
e. This policy is intended to comply with the requirements of all applicable federal,
state and local laws.
f. The Mayor or his designee is responsible for the coordination, administration and
implementation of the provisions of this policy as approved by the City Council. Prior to the
application of this policy regarding employment or transfer decisions with respect to spouses,
supervisors must contact the Mayor to ensure compliance with applicable federal, state and local
laws.