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It shall be unlawful for the Treasurer to pay any salary or compensation for service to any person holding a position in the classified service, unless the payroll or account for such salary or compensation shall bear the certificate of the Commission that the persons named therein have been appointed or employed in accordance with the civil service provisions of this Charter.
In any investigation conducted by the Commission, it shall have the power to subpoena and require the attendance of witnesses and the production of books and papers pertinent to the investigation, and to administer oaths to witnesses, conferred upon the Council.
No person in the administrative service shall directly or indirectly solicit or receive, or be in any manner concerned in soliciting or receiving any assessment, subscription or contribution for any political party or political purpose whatsoever. No person shall orally, or by letter, solicit, or be in any manner concerned in soliciting, any assessment, subscription, or contribution for any political party from any person holding a position in the classified service. Any violation of this section shall operate to forfeit the officer or portion held by the person violating the same and shall render any such person ineligible to any municipal office or position for a period of one year.
No person who holds any public office, or who has been nominated for, or who seeks a nomination or appointment to, any public office, shall use or promise to use, either directly or indirectly, any official authority or influence in order to secure or aid any person for securing for himself or herself or for another any office or employment in the classified service, or any promotion or increase of salary therein, as a reward for political influence or service.
(Amended by electors 11-7-00)
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