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W11 1 ORDINANCE NO. STATE OF HAWAI`I i (DRAFT 2 ) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 15, OF THE HAWAI`I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO NEPOTISM. �C �i7.�17�1�1�117:-i�11117Ki ► i . i ► i ... SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to adopt a County -wide policy prohibiting nepotism to ensure that the hiring and promotion of a relative, as defined hereinbelow, are conducted fairly and impartially, in a manner consistent with the ethical standards set forth in Section 84-13.2, Hawaii Revised Statutes. SECTION 2. Chapter 2, article 15, section 2-82, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) is amended by repealing the definition of "immediate family" as follows: SECTION 3. Chapter 2, article 15, section 2-82, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) is amended by adding a definition to be appropriately inserted and to read as follows: ""Immediate family member" means: (1) An employee's or officer's parent, grandparent, stepparent, child. izrandchild stepchild, foster child, adopted child, sibling, half -sibling„ stepsiblin , foster oster sibling, adopted sibling, parent's sibling, first cousin, sibling's child spouse spouse's parent, child -in-law, or sibling -in-law, or any individual who has become an employee's or officer's child or siblingthrough hrough informal adoptive practices, and (2) An individual who resides in the same dwelling unit as an employee or officer."