(a) No inspector general or employee of the office of the inspector general may, during his term of appointment or employment: (i) hold, or become a candidate for, any other elected or appointed public office except for appointments to governmental advisory boards or study commissions or as otherwise expressly authorized by law; or (ii) actively participate in any campaign for any elective office.
(b) The inspector general shall pledge in writing, at the time of his appointment, that, for two years after the termination of his appointment for any reason, the inspector general shall not: (i) become a candidate for any elected public office which includes the City of Chicago in its geographic jurisdiction: or (ii) hold any elected public office which includes the City of Chicago in its geographic jurisdiction.
(c) Neither the inspector general nor any employee of the office of inspector general shall engage in any political activity as defined in Chapter 2-156 of the Municipal Code.
(d) This section shall not apply to the inspector general or any employee of the inspector general to the extent that it is inconsistent with any law or regulation of the United States or the State of Illinois that preempts home rule.
(Prior code § 19-15; Added Coun. J. 10-4-89, p. 5726; Amend Coun. J. 2-13-13, p. 46730, § 3)