As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
CANDIDATE
Any individual seeking election to a public office of the federal,
state, county or municipal government, school district or political organization.
MUNICIPAL OFFICIAL, EMPLOYEE AND APPOINTEE
Any person holding elective municipal office or holding an appointed
position in the municipal government, or in any agency, commission, board
or office thereof, whether the position is full-time or part-time, compensated
or uncompensated; and any employee of municipal government or of any agency,
commission, board or office thereof, whether the position is full-time or
part-time.
MUNICIPALITY
This municipality and any officer, department, board, commission
or agency thereof.
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION
Includes all loans and transfers of money or other thing of value
to or by any candidate, elected official or political organization and all
pledges or other commitments or assumptions of liability to make any such
transfer. Contributions shall be deemed to have been made upon the date when
such commitment is made or liability assumed.
POLITICAL ORGANIZATION
Any two or more persons acting jointly, or any corporation, partnership
or any other incorporated or unincorporated association which is organized
to, or does, aid or promote the nomination, election or defeat of any candidate
or candidates for federal, state, county, municipal or school board office.
Political organization includes, but is not limited to, organizations otherwise
defined as "political committee," "joint candidates committee," "legislative
leadership committee," and "continuing political committee," "political party
committee" and "candidate committee."
PROPERTY OF THE MUNICIPALITY
The term "public property" means all real and personal property owned,
leased or controlled by the Village, including but not limited to buildings,
structures, vehicles, phones, fax machines, computers, stationery, including
municipal letterhead, postage or other office equipment or supplies and other
real or personal property owned, leased or controlled by the municipality,
except for public roads and open park land.
SOLICIT
To seek by oral or written communication a contribution as same is
defined herein.