A. No city employee in the competitive service shall be an officer of a political party or hold political office during his/her employment.
B. No employee, or official, shall solicit any assessments, contributions, or services for any political party from any employee in the competitive service.
C. Nothing contained in this section shall affect the right of the employee to hold membership in, and support, a political party, to vote as he or she chooses, to express privately his or her opinions on all political subjects and candidates, to maintain political neutrality, and to attend political meetings.
D. All other pertinent provisions of state law applicable to political activities of public city employees shall be considered a part of this chapter. (Ord. 290 § 12, 1971).