No appointed official, employee of the City or applicants seeking employment shall be appointed, employed, promoted, transferred, reduced in position or salary, removed from employment, or in any way favored or discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status or political affiliation. The appointing authority shall base personnel decisions on a person's qualifications for the position.
No appointed official or employee of the City shall directly or indirectly solicit or receive from any other elected official or employee of the City any assessment, subscription or contribution for any political party or political purpose.
No appointed official or employee of the City shall take any part in political campaigns conducted for the City during their work hours. A "political campaign" as used herein is defined to be any concerted or systematic effort to influence residents to act in the exercise of their right of franchise in favor of or against a candidate for public office or a person seeking public office in the City.
Any person violating any of the above provisions may be dismissed or otherwise punished as provided by the law of the State of Ohio, rule or regulation applicable to his/her position or office.
(Amended 11-04-2003; 11-06-2018)