(A) An officer or employee of the city shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit or receive political funds or contributions, knowingly, from other officers or employees of the city or from persons on employment list of the city.
(B) Every officer or employee of the city shall prohibit the entry, into any place under his control, occupied and used for the governmental purposes of the city, of any person, for the purpose of therein making or giving notice of any political assessment, subscription or contribution. Political activities on city property shall be governed by the following:
(1) A person shall not enter or remain in any such places described in this subdivision for the purpose of therein making, demanding or giving notice of any political assessment, subscription or contribution.
(2) This section shall not apply to any auditorium or other place used for the conduct of public or political rallies or similar events, nor to any park, street, public land or other place not being used for the governmental purposes of the city.
(C) No one who holds or who is seeking appointment to any office or employment in the city shall directly or indirectly use, promise, threaten or attempt to use any office, authority or influence, whether then possessed or merely anticipated, to confer upon or secure for any person, or to aid or obstruct any person in securing, or to prevent any person from securing, any position, nomination, confirmation, promotion, change in compensation or position within the city, upon consideration or condition that the vote or political influence or action of such person or another shall be given or used in behalf of, or withheld from, any candidate, officer or party, or upon any other corrupt condition or consideration.
(D) No officer or employee of the city shall participate in political activities of any kind while he is in uniform.
(E) Notwithstanding the provisions of divisions (A) and (B) of this section, this chapter does not prevent an officer or employee of the city from soliciting or receiving political funds or contributions to promote the passage or defeat of a ballot measure which would affect the rate of pay, hours of work, retirement, civil service or other working conditions of officers or employees of the city; except, that the city may prohibit or limit such activities by its employees during their working hours, and may prohibit or limit entry into governmental offices for such purposes during working hours.
('64 Code, § 16A-7) (Ord. 404, passed 6-24-71; Ord. 536, passed 4-13-78) Penalty, see § 10.97