JC-0336

John Cornyn

Categories

Nepotism , Peace Officers

Summary

Promote to rank of lieutenant, police chief may not finally select nephew from list of three qualified senior officers|Collective-bargaining agreement that authorizes police chief to finally approve promotions may be amended to provide another official with final approval authority where police chief's close relative is qualified for promotion|Assign duties to close relative who satisfies continuous-employment requirement, public official may if assignment does not result in change of employment status|Nepotism statute, police chief's nephew may be promoted to rank of lieutenant if collective-bargaining agreement assigns final authority for promotion to official other than police chief consistently with, and police chief may assign duties among lieutena|Collective-bargaining agreement that authorizes police chief to finally approve promotions may be amended to provide another official with final approval authority where police chief's close relative is qualified for promotion, so that close relative may

Opinion File

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