A. No City officer, employee or consultant shall participate in political activities of any kind while in uniform.
B. No City officer, employee or consultant shall use or permit others to use public resources for a campaign activity. For purposes of this section, "campaign activity" means an activity constituting a contribution or an expenditure as defined in § 3.06.010 of this Chapter, but does not include the incidental and minimal use of public resources, such as equipment or office space, for campaign purposes, including the referral of unsolicited political mail, telephone calls, and visitors to private political entities. "Public resources" means any property or asset owned or operated by the City, including, but not limited to, land, buildings, facilities, funds, equipment, supplies, telephones, computers, vehicles, travel, and City-compensated time.
C. No officer, employee or contractor of the City shall coerce political action for any City elective office by directly or indirectly using, promising, threatening or attempting to use any official action, authority or influence, whether then possessed or merely anticipated.
D. No City officer, employee or contractor shall knowingly solicit contributions to be used for any campaign for a City elective office from any employee or contractor of the City. This provision does not prohibit solicitations made to a significant segment of the public.
E. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the use of public resources for providing information to the public about the possible effects of any bond issue or other ballot measure on City activities, operations, or policies, provided that (1) the informational activities are otherwise authorized by the constitution or laws of this City and the state, and (2) the information provided constitutes a fair and impartial presentation of relevant facts to aid the electorate in reaching an informed judgment regarding the bond issue or ballot measure.
F. In addition to the provisions of § 1.01.035 of the Code, a violation of this section shall be grounds for disciplinary action, including termination of position or employment of any employee.
('65 Code, §§ 2-127 - 2-129) (Ord. No. 89-035 § 1; Ord. No. 2015-006 § 1 (part))