Springfield - Subject to local approval, authorizes relatives of city employees to be hired in departments other than that of the employee. - Amends Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1927; as amended and rewritten.

SB 2697 would amend Springfield's city charter to allow relatives of city employees to be hired in departments *other than* the employee's department, while maintaining existing bans on hiring relatives of elected officials or city managers. This change would directly affect Springfield city employees and their relatives, as well as the city's hiring practices. The bill requires Springfield's city council to approve the change by a two-thirds vote before it takes effect. If approved, it would modify the current "nepotism" rule that previously prohibited hiring relatives in the same department.