(A) No employee of the city covered by the provisions of this chapter shall directly or indirectly solicit, receive or be in any manner whatever concerned in receiving, soliciting or publicizing any assessment, gift, subscription or contribution to or for any political party or candidate for public office while on duty or in uniform.
(B) No person shall use or promise to use his or her personal influence or official authority to secure any appointment or promotion to any position of employment covered by the provisions of this chapter as a reward or return for personal or partisan political service.
(C) No employee covered by the provisions of this chapter shall be suspended, demoted, promoted, disciplined, threatened or in any way changed in rank, duty or compensation for withholding or neglecting to pay or make any contribution of any sort or character, either in money, goods or services or anything of value for any political purpose whatsoever.
(D) No examination question in any examination held by the Commission shall relate to any political or religious opinion, belief, affiliation or service and no appointment, promotion, demotion, suspension or removal shall be brought about, affected or influenced by such opinions, beliefs, affiliations or services.
(E) No employee covered by this chapter shall foster, promote or be concerned with any actions involving political or religious controversies or prejudices while in uniform. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to prohibit any employee from exercising his or her religious beliefs while in or out of uniform; nor shall it be deemed to prohibit the attendance at religious services while in uniform.
(F) Nothing contained in this chapter shall be so construed as to abridge the rights of any officer or employee with respect to his or her personal opinions or beliefs or right to vote.
(G) Employees, while off duty and out of uniform, shall be entitled to:
(1) Place political bumper stickers on their privately-owned vehicles;
(2) Wear political buttons;
(3) Contribute money to political parties, political candidates and political groups of their choice;
(4) Work at the polls on election days;
(5) Aid in registration or purgation of voters;
(6) Become members of political groups; and
(7) Hold office in political groups and carry out the mandates of that group.
(Ord. 013-145, passed 9-23-2013)