HARTNELL COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
BP 7310
Nepotism
References:
Government Code Sections 1090 et seq. and 12940 et seq.
The District does not prohibit the employment of relatives in the same department or
division, with the exception that they shall not be assigned to a regular position within the
same department, division, or site that has an immediate family member who is in a
position to recommend or influence personnel decisions.
“Personnel decisions” include appointment, retention, evaluation, tenure, work
assignment, promotion, demotion, or salary of the relative.
The District will make reasonable efforts to assign job duties to minimize the potential for
creating an adverse impact on supervision, safety, security, or morale, or creating other
potential conflicts of interest.
Notwithstanding the above, the District retains the right, where such placement has the
potential for creating an adverse impact on supervision, safety, security, or morale, or
involves other potential conflicts of interest, to refuse to place relatives in the same
department, division, or facility. The District retains the right to reassign or transfer any
person to eliminate the potential for creating an adverse impact on supervision, safety,
security, or morale, or involves other potential conflicts of interest.
See Administrative Procedure 7310
Approved by Board of Trustees:
Formerly BP 5810
HARTNELL COLLEGE
5000 SERIES HUMAN RESOURCES AND EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY
I.
Contract Proposal
5810
Anti-Nepotism Policy
Close relatives of current Hartnell College employees are eligible for employment with
the College. Close relatives of current employees, however, may not be employed in or
assigned or promoted to any position which is in the direct line of supervision, as shown
by the College’s organization chart, of the closely related employee. Additionally, no
employee may participate in any way in any decision regarding any personnel matter
which may directly affect the selection, appointment, retention, tenure, compensation,
promotion, termination, or other employment status or interest of a close relative, unless
the decision generally affects all members of the close relative’s collective bargaining
unit. For co-employees who become closely related while already employed with the
College, the College shall make reasonable efforts to accommodate the employees
through assignment to positions consistent with this policy. For purposes of the policy,
“close relative” and “closely related” refer to the following relations: husband, wife, son,
daughter, sister, brother, parent, grandparent, grandchild, father-in-law, mother-in-law,
daughter-in-law, son-in-law, or any person living in the immediate household of the
employee on a regular basis.
Reference: Government Code sections 12900 et seq., 12935(a); Title 2, California Code of
Regulations, section 7292.5.
Adopted: April 14, 1993
Revised and Adopted: 4-4-95, 4-6-98, 4-1-03