A. The mayor or his or her designee shall recruit all candidates for employment unless expressly provided otherwise in these rules.

B. The city shall not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, color, age, religion, sex, political affiliation, marital or veteran status, ancestry, disability, or other legally protected status.

C. Position vacancies may be filled by promotion of existing city employees whenever practicable and in the best interest of the city, if such an employee is the most qualified applicant for the position. Applicants for promotions must meet the qualifications for the vacant positions as described in the recruitment announcement. The city is not required to promote such employees to vacant positions.

D. No person may be employed in a position in any department who is a family member of the department head, or the head of a division within a department. No person may be employed in a position supervised by a family member. No person may be employed in a position in any department who is a family member of another employee in the department without written, advance approval of the department head and the mayor. The mayor may, at any time, reevaluate the effect of having family members working in the same department taking into consideration the performance of either family member and the operational needs of the department. This reevaluation may result in the transfer or termination of one of the affected employees.

E. It is the policy of the city to maintain an alcohol- and drug-free work place. Various personnel policies and procedures may be promulgated from time to time to implement this rule in accordance with applicable state and federal laws. Violations of such personnel policies and procedures may result in discipline, up to and including termination.

F. The mayor may establish and maintain appropriate eligible hiring lists for any positions deemed necessary and may establish policies and procedures for establishing and maintaining lists. (Ord. 03-33(SUB)(AM) § 2, 2003)