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(A) No officer or employee shall intentionally perform any prohibited political activity during any compensated time (see 5 ILCS 430/5-15).
(B) No officer or employee shall intentionally use any property or resources of the city in connection with any prohibited political activity (see 5 ILCS 430/5-15).
(C) At no time shall any officer or employee intentionally require any other officer or 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, including compensated time off (see 5 ILCS 430/5-15).
(D) No officer or employee shall be required at any time to participate in any prohibited political activity in consideration for that officer or employee being awarded any additional compensation or any benefit, whether in the form of a salary adjustment, bonus, compensatory time off, continued employment or otherwise, nor shall any officer or employee be awarded additional compensation or any benefit in consideration for the officer's or employee's participation in any prohibited political activity (see 5 ILCS 430/5-15).
(Ord. 2019-44, passed 10-21-2019)
Nothing in this section prohibits activities that are otherwise permissible for an officer or employee to engage in as a part of his or her official or employment duties or activities that are undertaken by an officer or employee on a voluntary basis as permitted by law (see 5 ILCS 430/5-15).
(Ord. 2019-44, passed 10-21-2019)
For purposes of § 40.50, prohibited political activities include the following:
(A) Preparing for, organizing or participating in any political meeting, political rally, political demonstration or other political event;
(B) Soliciting contributions, including but not limited to, the purchase of, selling, distributing or receiving payment for tickets for any political fundraiser, political meeting or other political event;
(C) Soliciting, planning the solicitation of or preparing any document or report regarding any thing of value intended as a campaign contribution;
(D) Planning, conducting or participating in a public opinion poll in connection with a campaign for elective office or on behalf of a political organization for political purposes or for or against any referendum question;
(E) Surveying or gathering information from potential or actual voters in an election to determine probable vote outcome in connection with a campaign for elective office or on behalf of a political organization for political purposes or for or against any referendum question;
(F) Assisting at the polls on election day on behalf of any political organization or candidate for elective office or for or against any referendum question;
(G) Soliciting votes on behalf of a candidate for elective office or a political organization or for or against any referendum question or helping in an effort to get voters to the polls;
(H) Initiating for circulation, preparing, circulating, reviewing or filing any petition on behalf of a candidate for elective office or for or against any referendum question;
(I) Making contributions on behalf of any candidate for elective office in that capacity or in connection with a campaign for elective office;
(J) Preparing or reviewing responses to candidate questionnaires in connection with a campaign for elective office or on behalf of a political organization for political purposes;
(K) Distributing, preparing for distribution, or mailing campaign literature, campaign signs or other campaign material on behalf of any candidate for elective office or for or against any referendum question;
(L) Campaigning for any elective office or for or against any referendum question;
(M) Managing or working on a campaign for elective office or for or against any referendum question;
(N) Serving as a delegate, alternate or proxy to a political party convention; and/or
(O) Participating in any recount or challenge to the outcome of any election.
(Ord. 2019-44, passed 10-21-2019)
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