Officers and employees of the city may attend and express their views at city council and other public meetings. City officers and employees may actively participate in partisan and non-partisan political activities except such political activity shall be exercised only during off-duty hours and while not in uniform. Political activity during duty hours or while in uniform shall constitute cause for removal from office.
The city council, nor any member thereof, nor any officer of the city shall either directly or indirectly coerce or attempt to coerce any city employee to participate or refrain from participating in political activities or public meetings.