(A) It shall be unlawful for any village official to use or threaten to use any official authority or influence to discourage, restrain or interfere with any employee for the purpose of preventing such person from acting in good faith to carry out the person's official duties, to exercise the person's clearly defined rights or to report or otherwise bring to the attention of the Village Board any information which, if true, would constitute a work related violation by a village official of any law or regulation, illegal use of village funds, gross abuse of authority, use of a village office or position or of village resources for personal gain, or a conflict of interest of a village official; provided, however, nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit any village official from exercising his or her normal supervisory or other powers, specifically including the right to assign work priorities and otherwise delegating work in the normal course of his or her official functions and duties.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any village official to use or threaten to use any official authority or influence to effect any action as a reprisal against an elected or appointed official or employee who reports or otherwise brings to the attention of the village any information regarding the subjects herein described in this division (B).
(Ord. 96-0-009, passed 2-20-96; Am. Ord. 2017-O-010, passed 2-21- 17) Penalty, see § 39.99