(a) Employees shall not intentionally perform any prohibited political activity during any compensated time. Employees shall not intentionally misappropriate any property or resources of the village by engaging in any prohibited political activity for the benefit of any campaign for elective office or any political organization.
(b) At no time shall any officer or employee intentionally misappropriate the services of any employee by requiring that employee to perform any prohibited political activity: 1) as part of that employee's duties, 2) as a condition of employment, or 3) during any compensated time off.
(c) No officer or employee shall require an employee at any time to participate in any prohibited political activity in consideration for that employee being awarded any additional compensation or employee benefit, whether in the form of a salary adjustment, bonus, compensatory time off, continued employment or otherwise, nor shall any employee be awarded any additional compensation or employee benefit in consideration for his or her participation in any prohibited political activity.
(d) Nothing in this section prohibits activities that are otherwise permissible for an officer or employee to engage in as part of his or her official duties, or activities that are undertaken by an officer or employee on a voluntary basis which are not prohibited by this article.
(e) No person either: 1) in a position that is subject to recognized merit principles of public employment or 2) in a position the salary for which is paid in whole or in part by federal funds and that is subject to the federal standards for a merit system of personnel administration applicable to grant in aid programs, shall be denied or deprived of employment or tenure solely because he or she is a member or an officer of a political committee, of a political party, or of a political organization or club. (Ord. 0-04-28, 5-17-2004)