| (a) Prohibition applicable to public official. A public official
may not hire, select, appoint, confirm the appointment of, or vote for the
hiring, selection, appointment, or confirmation of an individual to a charter
position if, within a degree described by Government Code, §§573.021-573.025,
and §100.1113 of this title (relating to Relationships By Consanguinity
or By Affinity):
(1) the individual is related to the public official; or
(2) the public official holds the authority to hire, select,
appoint, confirm the appointment of, or vote for the hiring, selection, appointment,
or confirmation as a member of a governing body, and the individual is related
to another member of that governing body.
(b) Prohibition applicable to candidate. Except for a candidate's
actions taken regarding a bona fide class or category of employees or prospective
employees, a candidate may not take an affirmative action to influence the
following individuals regarding the appointment, reappointment, confirmation
of the appointment or reappointment, employment, reemployment, change in status,
compensation, or dismissal of another individual related to the candidate
within a degree described by Government Code, §§573.021-573.025,
and §100.1113:
(1) an employee of the office that the candidate seeks, applies
for, is nominated for, or is considered for; or
(2) an employee or officer under the direction or control of
a governing body, if the candidate seeks, applies for, is nominated for, or
is considered for membership on that governmental body.
(c) Prohibition applicable to trading. A public official may
not hire, select, appoint, confirm the appointment of, or vote for the hiring,
selection, appointment, or confirmation of an individual to a charter position
in which the individual's services are under the public official's direction
or control if, within a degree described by Government Code, §§573.021-573.025,
and §100.1113:
(1) the individual is related to another public official; or
(2) the hiring, selection, appointment, confirmation, or vote
would be carried out in whole or partial consideration for the other public
official hiring, selecting, appointing, confirming, or voting for an individual
who is related to the first public official.
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