Tarrant Regional Water District Board Looks To Curb Nepotism Among Employees

Arlington TX

15 December, 2021

3:12 PM

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By Jessica Priest, Fort Worth Report December 14, 2021 The Tarrant Regional Water District turned its attention Dec. 14 to curbing nepotism among rank-and-file employees. The board discussed prohibiting water district employees from being involved in the hiring or compensation decisions for a relative or working in the same chain of command. It is considering defining relatives as "an employee's spouse, domestic partner, parent, sibling, child, cousin, aunt, uncle, in-law, grandparent, grandchild, significant other and the same relations above which derive from foster, step, or adopted relationships." Board members previously passed similar rules for themselves and the general manager to follow. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.