May a person be appointed to the county social services board if a member of his or her family is an employee of the county social services department?

Yes. State law does not disqualify a person from being appointed to the county social services board because a member of his or her family is an employee of the county social services department. However, the board member cannot use his or her position on the board to influence the director of social services to hire, promote, or provide preferential treatment to the board member’s spouse or any other relative.

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