[Amended 7-15-1985 by Ord. No. 85-21]
A.
It shall be the declared policy of the Township to
appoint, promote, demote and remove all employees without regard to
political consideration. For the purposes of this section, "Township
employees" is defined to include full-time, temporary, probationary,
permanent and part-time personnel receiving an annual or hourly reimbursement
of their services. Employees of the Township shall serve all Township
residents equally. The political opinions or affiliations of any residents
shall in no way affect the amount or quality of service the resident
receives from the Township.
B.
Township employees shall not engage in any political
activity during working hours or within or on municipal property;
nor shall employees at any other time, participate in political activities
so as to impair their usefulness in the position in which they are
employed. No Township officer or employee shall directly or indirectly
use or seek to use his/her authority or official influence to control
or modify the political action of another person.
[Amended 4-20-2015 by Ord. No. 15-13]
C.
No municipal official shall require, invite or demand
payment or contribution from Township employees for political campaign
purposes.
D.
Township employees whose principal employment is in
connection with any activity financed in whole or in part by loans
or grants made by the United States or by any federal agency may also
be subject to the restrictions of the Federal Hatch Act. The Hatch
Act restrictions apply only to political activity which is partisan.
E.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent
Township employees from becoming or continuing to be members of any
political party, club or organization; attending political meetings
during nonworking hours and circulating petitions on public questions;
or voting with complete freedom in any election.
