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Thomas G. Morton, Jr. Jay City Attorney Milton

QUESTIONS:

1. May a town council employ the wife of the mayor or a council member as the town's maintenance supervisor?

2. May a town council employ the brother of the town clerk as the town's maintenance supervisor?

3. May a town council employ the husband of a secretary working in the town clerk's office as the town's maintenance supervisor?

SUMMARY:

The town council may not appoint the wife of the mayor or a council member to the position of maintenance supervisor even if the related member abstains from voting on such an appointment. The town…