No appointive city officer or employee shall:
(1) Campaign
for or against any candidate for public office or public ballot measure
during the hours of his or her municipal employment;
(2) Circulate
a petition for the promotion or defeat of any such candidate or ballot
measure during the hours of his or her municipal employment;
(3) Wear
a campaign button, badge or in any way exhibit any other symbol or
insignia for the promotion or defeat of any such candidate or ballot
measure during the hours of his or her municipal employment;
(4) Affix
any poster, sign, sticker, symbol or other matter relating to the
promotion or defeat of any such candidate or ballot measure to any
city property, including any city vehicle;
(5) Participate
in, or circulate any petition for, the promotion or defeat of any
such candidate or ballot measure while wearing a city uniform, or
exhibiting city credentials, insignia, or identification of any kind,
or otherwise representing himself as a representative, officer, or
employee of the city;
(6) Solicit
directly, or through a third person, an employee, who is directly
under his or her authority, to campaign for his or her candidacy for
public office or for or against any other candidate or ballot measure;
(7) Directly
or indirectly solicit political funds or contributions, knowingly
from other city officers or employees or persons on city employment
lists at any time; provided, however, that this subsection shall not
prohibit communicating through the mail or by other means requests
for political funds or contributions to a significant segment of the
public, which may include city officers or employees;
(8) Participate
in any political activities prohibited by state law.
(Ord. 1461 § 1, 1978)
This chapter is not to be construed as prohibiting any political activities by city officers or employees not specifically prohibited by Section
2.30.010.
(Ord. 1461 § 1, 1978)
The violation of any provision of Section
2.30.010 is grounds for discipline of the offending officer or employee.
(Ord. 1461 § 1, 1978)