Policy statement: This policy is
established to ensure that hires, transfers, promotions, disciplinary action,
supervision, and all other aspects of the college's day-to-day operations are
conducted in a manner which helps prevent partiality, preferential treatment,
improper influence, or conflict of interest or the appearance thereof This
policy is necessary to ensure the efficient operation of the college and to
increase public confidence that officials and employees of the college act with
integrity to promote the goals and welfare of the college.
(A)
Nepotism - no
employee or trustee shall use his or her authority or influence because of his
or her position at the college to transfer, effect promotion for, give
preferential treatment to, or to hire or cause to be hired any person closely
related by blood, marriage, or other significant relationship to serve in any
position at the college. This includes: parent, sibling, grandparent, child,
spouse, parents-in-law, children-in-law, sibling-in-law, grandchild,
stepparents, stepchildren, a legal guardian or other person who stands in the
place of a parent, other persons residing in the home of the employee, or a
domestic partner. No employee shall directly supervise a relative as defined
above.
(1)
The
college recognizes that occasionally, relationships develop in the workplace
that may present the possibility of a conflict of interest/nepotism when
co-workers marry or an employee's relatives come to work for the
college.
(2)
No immediate relative of a member of the board of
trustees shall be appointed as an employee of the college without the board of
trustees being specifically informed of the relationship prior to the
appointment.
(3)
No immediate relative of an employee of Northwest state
community college shall be appointed as an employee of the college without the
president being specifically informed of the relationship prior to the
appointment.
(B)
Conflict of interest - employees, trustees, and their
families will neither solicit nor accept personal gifts or services from
vendors or potential vendors to the college. Gifts do not include advertising
or promotional items such as pens, calendars, or note pads, nor do they include
complimentary copies of textbooks that are being considered for adoption.
Northwest state community college
complies with the law as set forth by the Ohio ethics commission. Vendors
include firms or individuals that provide equipment materials, or professional
services to the college.
(C)
Individual
employees shall not solicit nor accept for their personal gain, special
discounts from vendors. Employees shall not use their employment status with
the college to seek/receive anything of value for personal gain or for the
avoidance of taxes.
(D)
In making statements as private citizens, employees
have the responsibility to make it clear that they are not representing the
college.
(E)
Procedures to monitor this policy will be adopted by
the president.
