(1) Notwithstanding ORS 659A.309 and except as provided in subsections (2) to (4) of this section, a public official acting in an official capacity may not directly supervise a person who is a relative or member of the household. (2) A member of the Legislative Assembly may directly supervise a person who: (a) Is a relative or member of the household; and (b) Serves as a public official in a position on the personal legislative staff of the member of the Legislative Assembly. (3)(a) A public official acting in an official capacity may directly supervise a person who is a relative or member of the household if the person serves as an unpaid volunteer. (b) Paragraph (a) of this subsection does not apply to service by a person in a position as an unpaid member of a governing body that a public official of whom the person is a relative or member of the household serves or over which the public official exercises jurisdiction or control. (c) A relative or member of the household serving as an unpaid volunteer described in paragraph (a) of this subsection may receive reimbursement of expenses provided in the ordinary course of business to similarly situated unpaid volunteers. (4) A public body may adopt policies specifying when a public official acting in an official capacity may directly supervise a person who is a relative or member of the household.
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