(a) Favor or discrimination in service. No person shall be appointed or promoted to, or suspended without pay, reduced in pay, demoted or dismissed from any position in the classified service or in any way favored or discriminated against with respect to employment in the classified service because of race, color, religion, ancestry, sex, age, disability, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, familial status or marital status, or political opinions, beliefs or affiliations.
(b) Political endorsement. No person shall seek or attempt to use any political endorsement in connection with any appointment or promotion to a position in the classified service.
(c) Use of political influence. No person shall use or promise to use, directly or indirectly, any official authority or influence, whether possessed or anticipated, to secure or attempt to secure for any person an appointment or advantage in an appointment to a position in the classified service, or an increase in pay or other advantage in employment in any such position, for the purpose of influencing the vote or political action of any such person or for any other consideration.
(d) Solicitations from or reprisals against persons in classified service.
(1) No officer or employee of the city shall at any time or place, either directly or indirectly, command, solicit or receive, or be concerned in soliciting or receiving, of any officer or employee in the classified service assessments, subscriptions or contributions in money or any other valuable consideration whosoever for any political organization or candidate for public office.
(2) No person shall, directly or indirectly, command, solicit or receive, or be concerned in soliciting or receiving, any such assessments, subscriptions or contributions from officers or employees in the classified service during the hours they are required to be on duty.
(3) A person shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit or command, or be concerned with soliciting or commanding, any officer or employee in the classified service to engage or not engage in activities permitted by this section with the direct or indirect promise or use of any benefit, reward, promotion, advancement or compensation, or with the direct or indirect use of any threat, intimidation or coercion including threats of discrimination, reprisal, force or any other adverse consequence including the loss of any benefit, reward, promotion, advancement or compensation.
(4) A person shall not, directly or indirectly, subject, or be concerned with subjecting, any officer or employee in the classified service voluntarily engaging, or voluntarily choosing not to engage, in activity permitted by this section to any direct or indirect discrimination, reprisal, force, coercion or intimidation or any other adverse consequence including the loss of any benefit, reward, promotion, advancement or compensation.
(e) Prohibited political activities by persons in classified service.
(1) No officer or employee in the classified service shall:
a. Be a candidate for nomination or election to any elective City of Tucson office.
b. Take any part in the management of any partisan or nonpartisan campaign or recall effort, except as permitted under paragraph (f)(3) of this section.
c. Engage in any permitted political activity during working, duty or service hours.
d. Except pursuant to A.R.S. § 16-402, engage in any permitted political activity at any time while wearing any city uniform, badge, insignia, or other similar item that identifies the city or the employee's position with the city, or use city property or any other city resource in such activity.
(2) No officer or employee in the classified service shall at any time take any active part in securing or contributing any money toward the nomination or election of any candidate for any elective office of the city or in influencing the results of an election for any such office.
(f) Permitted political activities by persons in classified service. An officer or employee in the classified service is permitted to voluntarily:
(1) Express a private opinion or cast a vote.
(2) Be an officer or a member of any national, state or local committee of a political party or partisan political club or organization.
(3) Take part in any campaign for city office, subject always to the specific restrictions set forth in the City Charter and this section. The following activities are specifically permissible:
a. Display pictures, signs, banners, stickers, badges or buttons associated with candidates on their person while off-duty, outside of city buildings or other facilities, or at their private home.
b. Sign or circulate nomination or recall petitions.
c. Engage in activities advocating a candidate's election or defeat.
d. Solicit or canvass for votes in support of or opposition to a candidate.
e. Act as a recorder, watcher, challenger, or similar poll officer on behalf of a candidate.
f. Drive voters to the polls on behalf of a candidate.
g. Endorse or oppose a candidate in a political advertisement, broadcast, campaign literature, or similar material.
h. Address a caucus, rally or gathering in support of or opposition to a candidate.
i. Solicit, receive, collect, handle, disburse or account for assessments, contributions or other funds, for a partisan political purpose, from persons other than officers or employees in the classified service of the city.
j. Organize, sell tickets to, promote, or actively participate in, a fund-raising activity of a candidate.
(4) Contribute to, or participate in, any candidate election campaigns other than those for city office, or election campaigns on non-candidate matters such as city, county, or state initiative, referendum, franchise or bond measures.
(5) Contribute to the city's election campaign account, used to provide public funds to candidates for city office.
(g) Participation of persons elected to public office. No person elected to a partisan public office of the City of Tucson shall, during the term for which elected, be appointed to any position in the classified service.
(1953 Code, ch. 10, § 16; Ord. No. 4165, § 1, 4-8-74; Ord. No. 7369, § 14, 3-12-90; Ord. No. 9199, § 1, 2-1-99; Ord. No. 9675, § 2, 2-25-02; Ord. No. 9712, § 1, 6-3-02)
Editors Note: It should be noted that the provisions of Ord. No. 9675 become effective June 30, 2002.