(A) (1) To serve the best interest of the employee, citizens and town government, it is the policy of the town to restrict certain types of political activity without infringing upon the employee’s right to exercise his or her suffrage as a citizen.
(2) The purpose is to safeguard the employee from political pressure to support financially or otherwise any political party or person.
(3) In addition, this policy will safeguard the interest of the public, who all municipal employees must serve without political bias and without regard to their political opinions or affiliations.
(B) This policy has been developed not to restrict an employee’s constitutional rights, but to dramatize and protect the neutrality of public service personnel.
(1) All employees are prohibited from using their position to sell, solicit or distribute tickets, badges, pamphlets, dodgers, handbills or any other material not pertaining to town employment during working hours.
(2) All employees may not introduce, guide or recommend any candidate for public service on town property.
(3) Employees may not participate in any partisan or non-partisan political activity while on- duty or off-duty in a uniform required by, used by or identified with any department of town government.
(4) Employees may not use town vehicles for any partisan or non-partisan political activities.
(C) Any town employee found violating any provisions of this policy is subject to reprimand, suspension or dismissal from town employment.
(Ord. 2016-07, passed 12-28-2016)