Policy 0342 – Nepotism, Conflict of Interest and Financial Disclosure

The Board may employ a person related within the fourth degree to a Board member (see Form
0342), provided the related Board member does not debate or vote upon the employment issue.
However, the Board may not under any circumstances employ one of its own members.

In order to consider employment of a Board member’s spouse, the position must have been
advertised as required in Policy 4120 – Employment Procedures. In addition, the Superintendent
must consider and submit a written affirmative recommendation to the Board. The names of all
applicants for that position, as well as the name of the applicant hired, shall be included in the
Board minutes.

Members of the Board of Education will conduct themselves in a manner which complies not
only with the letter of conflict of interest laws, but also in the spirit of those provisions. Board
members will at all times make good faith efforts to avoid the appearance of a conflict of
interest. If a situation arises which involves the potential for a conflict of interest, the individual
Board member will declare his interest and will refrain from debating or voting upon the
question of engaging or using the business entity in question.