No elected official nor any employee of his or her office nor any person appointed to, employed by or contracting for the City may use or authorize the use of any public property (as defined in § 29-11), directly or indirectly, for the purpose of political campaigning or politicking for or against election of any person to any office or for the promotion of or opposition to any ballot proposition. This section shall include the use of public employees of the City during working hours, vehicles, office space, publications created by the City of Hoboken, the City's website, official City communications, and e-mail lists of persons served by the City.
Action taken at an open public meeting by the City Council to express
a collective decision or to actually vote upon a motion, proposal,
resolution, order or ordinance, or to support or oppose a ballot proposition
so long as a) any required notice of the meeting includes the title
of the ballot proposition, and b) members of the City Council or members
of the public are afforded an approximate equal opportunity for the
expression of an opposing view;
A statement by an elected official in support of or in opposition
to any ballot proposition at an open press conference or in response
to a specific inquiry.
Reporting requirements. It shall be the responsibility of any employee,
appointee or elected official who observes any prohibited forms of
political campaigning or politicking to report such conduct to the
Business Administrator or the Corporation Counsel, who shall report
same to the Mayor and the City Council.
Violation. A violation of any provision of this article shall be
considered a violation of the City Code of Ethics and may subject
the municipal official, employee or appointee to disciplinary action.