§ 2.40.010. Definitions.

The following definitions apply to this chapter:

"City," as used in this chapter, means the City of Oakland as a municipal organization, City officers, City managers and City employees, including all individuals who are employees of the City Council, Mayor's Office, City Administrator's Office, City Attorney and City Auditor's Office, as well as all employees of City agencies and departments.

"Cohabitant relationship" means any relationship where an individual shares a residence with a City official, manager or employee.

"Consensual romantic relationship" means any consensual sexual or romantic relationship with any City officials, managers and employees who may supervise them, directly or indirectly, or who may influence the terms and conditions of their employment.

"Cronyism" means participating in any employment decision that may be viewed as a conflict of interest, such as one involving a close friend, a business partner, and/or professional, political, or commercial relationship, that would lead to preferential treatment or compromise the appearance of fairness.

"Family relationship" includes relationship by blood, adoption, marriage, domestic partnership, foster care and cohabitation, and includes parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, children, foster children, uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces, first cousins, second cousins, siblings and the spouses or domestic partners of each of these relatives and cohabitants. This definition includes any relationship that exists by virtue of marriage or domestic partnership, such as in-law and step relationships, which are covered to the same extent as blood relationships.

"Official" means all elected officials including all individuals appointed to an elected office.

"Supervision" means authority, direction, control or influence, including being in the same chain of command and participation in decisions about terms and conditions of employment of one or more other employees.

"Supervisor" means any City employee who performs supervision.

"Terms and conditions of employment" includes but is not limited to hiring, setting and changing all forms of compensation or remuneration, benefits, payments, hours, shifts, transfers, assignments, working conditions, performance evaluations, promotions, training, retirement, classification, retention, evaluation, demotion, discipline and all other job-related qualifications, opportunities and privileges.

(Ord. No. 12908, 12-9-2008; Ord. No. 12904, 11-18-08)