(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Appointing Authority” means the officer, commission, board, or body having the power of appointment to, or removal from, positions in any office, department, commission, board, or institution;
(2) “County elected officer” means any person appointed or elected to a county elected office, or any person who is a candidate for such offices;
(3) “County elective office” means any of the offices of County Executive, County Council, County Fiscal Officer, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, Sheriff, County Engineer, and Prosecuting Attorney;
(4) “Contribution” includes a contribution to any political party, campaign committee or political action committee.
(b) No county elected officer or his campaign committee, and no person at the direction of or with the authorization of a county elected officer or his campaign committee shall knowingly solicit a contribution from any of the following:
(1) A county employee whose appointing authority is the elected officer;
(2) A county employee whose appointing authority is authorized or required by law to be appointed by the county elected officer;
(3) A county employee who functions in or is employed in or by the same public agency, department, division, or office as the county elected officer.
(c) Whoever violates subsections (b)(1), (b)(2) or (b)(3) hereof is guilty of improper solicitation of political contributions, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(Ord. 96-422. Approved 8-12-96.)