May a person be appointed to the consolidated human services board if a member of the person’s family is an employee of the consolidated human services agency?

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