Whenever the following words or terms are used in this chapter,
they shall have the meanings ascribed to them below:
CAMPAIGN FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE
Any activity in furtherance of an effort to influence the
selection, nomination, election, or appointment of any individual
to any federal, state, or local public office or office in a political
organization, or the selection, nomination, or election of Presidential
or Vice Presidential electors, but does not include activities: i)
relating to the support or opposition of any executive, legislative,
or administrative action; ii) relating to collective bargaining; or iii) that are otherwise in furtherance of the person's
official duties.
CANDIDATE
Any person who has filed nominating papers or petitions for
nomination or election to an elected office, or who has been appointed
to fill a vacancy in nomination, and who remains eligible for placement
on the ballot at either a general primary election or general election.
COMPENSATED TIME
With respect to an employee, any time worked by or credited
to an employee that counts toward any minimum work time requirement
imposed as a condition of his or her employment but, for purposes
of this chapter, does not include any designated holidays, vacation
periods, personal time, compensatory time off, or any period when
the employee is on a leave of absence. With respect to officers or
employees whose hours are not fixed, compensated time includes any
period of time when the officer or employee is on the premises under
the control of the employer and any other time when the officer or
employee is executing his or her official duties, regardless of location.
COMPENSATORY TIME OFF
Any authorized time off earned by or awarded to an employee
to compensate in whole or in part for time worked in excess of the
minimum work time required of that employee as a condition of her
or his employment.
EMPLOYEE
All full-time, part-time, and contractual employees of the
City.
GIFT
Any gratuity, discount, entertainment, hospitality, loan,
forbearance, or other tangible or intangible item having monetary
value including, but not limited to, cash, food and drink, and honoraria
for speaking engagements related to or attributable to government
employment or the official position of an officer or employee.
INTER-OFFICE GIFT
Any gift given to an officer or employee of the City from
a member of the Illinois General Assembly; or from the Governor, the
Lieutenant Governor, the Attorney General, the Secretary of State,
the Controller, the Treasurer or the Auditor General of the State
of Illinois; or from a member, officer, appointee, or employee of
any state agency as defined in the State Officials and Employees Ethics
Act, or of any federal agency, or of any unit of local government
or school district.
INTRA-OFFICE GIFT
Any gift given to an officer or employee of the City from
another officer or employee of the City.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Any period during which an employee does not receive: i)
compensation for employment; ii) service credit towards pension benefits;
and iii) health insurance benefits paid for by the City.
OFFICER
All appointed and elected officials of the City, regardless
of whether the official is compensated.
POLITICAL ACTIVITY
Any activity in support of or in connection with any campaign
for elective office or any political organization, but does not include
activities: i) relating to the support or opposition of any executive,
legislative, or administrative action; ii) relating to collective
bargaining; or iii) that are otherwise in furtherance of the person's
official duties.
POLITICAL ORGANIZATION
A party, committee, association, fund, or other organization
(whether or not incorporated) that is required to file a statement
of organization with the State Board of Elections or a county clerk
under § 9-3 of the Election Code, but only with regard to those activities that require
filing with the State Board of Elections or a county clerk.
PROHIBITED POLITICAL ACTIVITY
A.
Preparing for, organizing, or participating in any political
meeting, political rally, political demonstration, or other political
event.
B.
Soliciting contributions, including but not limited to the purchase
of, selling, distributing, or receiving payment for tickets for any
political fundraiser, political meeting, or other political event.
C.
Soliciting, planning the solicitation of, or preparing any document
or report regarding any thing of value intended as a campaign contribution.
D.
Planning, conducting, or participating in a public opinion poll
in connection with a campaign for elective office or on behalf of
a political organization for political purposes or for or against
any referendum question.
E.
Surveying or gathering information from potential or actual
voters in an election to determine probable vote outcome in connection
with a campaign for elective office or on behalf of a political organization
for political purposes or for or against any referendum question.
F.
Assisting at the polls on election day on behalf of any political
organization or candidate for elective office or for or against any
referendum question.
G.
Soliciting votes on behalf of a candidate for elective office
or a political organization or for or against any referendum question
or helping in an effort to get voters to the polls.
H.
Initiating for circulation, preparing, circulating, reviewing,
or filing any petition on behalf of a candidate for elective office
or for or against any referendum question.
I.
Making contributions on behalf of any candidate for elective
office in that capacity or in connection with a campaign for elective
office.
J.
Preparing or reviewing responses to candidate questionnaires
in connection with a campaign for elective office or on behalf of
a political organization for political purposes.
K.
Distributing, preparing for distribution, or mailing campaign
literature, campaign signs, or other campaign material on behalf of
any candidate for elective office or for or against any referendum
question.
L.
Campaigning for any elective office or for or against any referendum
question.
M.
Managing or working on a campaign for elective office or for
or against any referendum question.
N.
Serving as a delegate, alternate, or proxy to a political party
convention.
O.
Participating in any recount or challenge to the outcome of
any election.
PROHIBITED SOURCE
Any person or entity who:
A.
Is seeking official action by the City or by an officer or employee
of the City;
B.
Does business or seeks to do business with the City or with
an officer or employee of the City;
C.
Conducts activities regulated by the City or by an officer or
employee of the City;
D.
Has interests that may be substantially affected by the performance
or nonperformance of the official duties of the City or an officer
or employee of the City;
E.
Is registered or required to be registered with the Secretary
of State under the Lobbyist Registration Act, except that an entity does not become a prohibited source
merely because a registered lobbyist is one of its members or serves
on its board of directors; or
F.
Is an agent of, a spouse of, or an immediate family member who
is living with a "prohibited source."
RELATIVE
Those people related to the officer or employee as father,
mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, great aunt, great
uncle, first cousin, nephew, niece, husband, wife, grandfather, grandmother,
grandson, granddaughter, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law,
daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother,
stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half-brother, half-sister,
and including the father, mother, grandfather, or grandmother of the
officer's or employee's spouse and the officer's or
employee's fiance or fiancee.
It is the intent of the City that the provisions of this chapter shall be substantially in accordance with the requirements of Section 5-15 and Article
10 of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. To the extent that Section 5-15 or Article
10 of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act may be more restrictive than the requirements of this chapter, the provisions of Section 5-15 and Article
10 of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act shall apply and control. Except as expressly provided in this chapter, this chapter does not repeal other relevant personnel rules or regulations adopted by the City ("existing regulations"). To the extent that the existing regulations are less restrictive than Section 5-15 or Article
10 of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act and this chapter, the provisions of Section 5-15 and Article
10 of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act and this chapter shall apply and control.