County attorney proposes ethics-code changes to ease seasonal hiring restrictions

Jun 16, 2025

County Attorney Nick Marsh asked the Fiscal Court to consider updates to the employee handbook and County Code of Ethics to allow relatives to be hired for seasonal positions under certain conditions and to send any immediate-family hires to the Board of Ethics for review; Judge Executive David Wilhoite requested a first reading be prepared for the next meeting.

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County Attorney Nick Marsh recommended that the Carroll County Fiscal Court update the employee handbook and the County Code of Ethics to address hiring challenges for seasonal positions. Marsh proposed permitting relatives to be hired for seasonal jobs provided they are not under the direct supervision of an immediate family member and that any potential hiring involving an immediate family member be submitted to the Board of Ethics for review.

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