Staff serves the Town Council as a whole, therefore:
(A) A Councilmember shall not direct staff to initiate any action, change a course of action or prepare any report, nor shall a Councilmember initiate any project or study without the approval of the Council.
(B) Councilmembers shall not attempt to pressure or influence discussions, recommendations, workloads, schedules or department priorities absent the approval of the Council.
(C) When preparing for Council meetings, Councilmembers should direct questions ahead of time to the Town Manager so that staff can provide the desired information at the Council meeting.
(D) Any concerns by a member of the Town Council regarding the behavior or work of a town employee should be directed to the Town Manager privately to ensure the concern is resolved. Councilmembers shall not reprimand employees directly nor should they communicate their concerns to anyone other than the Town Manager.
(E) Councilmembers serving on Council committees or as the town's representative to an outside agency may interact directly with town staff assigned to that effort as the Town Manager's designee. The town staff member so designated and assigned will keep the Town Manager appropriately informed.
(F) Soliciting political support from staff (e.g., financial contributions, display of posters or lawn signs, name on support list, etc.) is prohibited. Town staff may, as private citizens with constitutional rights, support political candidates, but all such activities must be done away from the workplace and may not be conducted while in uniform or wearing indicia of association with the town.
(Ord. 09-49, passed 4-7-2009)