(a) No City employee, while conducting City business, during working hours, on City time, or while on or in City-owned or leased property, shall possess, or have under the employee's control any offensive or defensive weapons, including but not limited to, a firearm (including unloaded, inoperable or sawed-off firearms, starter pistols, and zip guns) knife (excluding a small folding pen knife), club, brass knuckles, martial arts weapon, stun gun, any dangerous ordnance as defined in Ohio R.C. 2923.11, any incendiary or explosive chemicals or any similar items (prohibited items). For purposes of this policy, City-owned or leased property includes City-owned or leased vehicles, City-owned and/or controlled parking facilities or surface lots. Further, any prohibited items shall not be stored in or on personal vehicles or property parked or located on City-owned or leased property.
(b) Exception. This policy does not apply to any City employees who are required as a condition of their work assignment to possess firearms, weapons, or other dangerous devices and are specifically authorized to do so, to the extent the employee is possessing such firearm, weapon or dangerous device consistent with the employee's work assignment and authorization.
(c) An employee who violates this policy or uses or threatens to use any object as a weapon against any person shall be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including removal on the first offense.
(Ord. 2006-179. Passed 12-18-06.)