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Except as otherwise provided by general law or this Charter, Council shall fix the salaries of Village employees and officers and may, by ordinance, define the duties of any Village officer or employee. Neither Council nor any member thereof shall direct, interfere or obstruct the appointment or removal of any Village employee, except an employee whom Council is authorized to employ and remove under the provisions of this Charter or general law. Except for the purpose of inquiry, Council and its members shall deal with the administrative service solely through the Mayor and neither Council nor any member thereof shall give orders to any subordinates of the Mayor either publicly or privately. Nothing herein contained, however, shall prohibit any Council member from bringing to the attention of the Mayor or other Council members any fact or circumstance which may indicate misconduct or deficiency on the part of any personnel.
Except as otherwise provided or permitted by general law, no person in Village government service shall directly or indirectly solicit any assessment, subscription or contribution for any political purpose whatever from any person holding a position or in the employ of Village government and except for the Mayor, the Village Recorder, and elected members of Council, no employee of the Village shall take any active part in the management or promotion of any political candidate's election campaign other than his or her own campaign for office. Any person who wilfully violates any of the provisions of this section shall, for a period of five years, be ineligible for any Municipal appointment or employment in the Village service, and if he or she is an officer or employee of the Village at the time of such violation, he or she shall immediately forfeit the office or position he or she holds with the Village.