Sec. 350.302. - Restrictions on campaigning by City employees.

(a) No employee of the City or an independent agency shall, while wearing a uniform required for his or her employment: (1) Request, in person, that any individual contribute any time, money or other thing of value to any candidate, political party or committee of continuous existence; (2) Solicit, in person, support or votes for any candidate, political party or public measure; or (3) Take an active part in political management of political campaigns. (b) Except for legal and authorized union activity, a superior of a civil service employee shall not request a civil service employee to: (1) Contribute any time, money or other thing of value to any candidate or to any political party or committee of continuous existence; (2) Support or vote for any political candidate, political party; or (3) Vote for any public measure; or (4) Take an active part in the management of a political campaign. (c) No question on any form of application or in any examination shall be so framed as to elicit information concerning the political opinions or affiliations of any applicant, nor shall any inquiry be made concerning such opinions or affiliations, and no disclosure thereof shall be considered in any employment decision. (d) No officer or employee of the City or an independent agency covered by civil service may engage in any political activity during the hours of employment, nor shall any person solicit political contributions from such employees of the City or independent agency during hours of employment or in City facilities; but nothing in this Section shall preclude voluntary contributions by a City or independent agency employee to the party or candidate of his or her choice during non-employment hours and off City or independent agency property. (e) Nothing contained herein shall be construed to permit partisan political activity of any officer or employee of the City or independent agency who is prevented or restricted from engaging in such political activity by the provisions of the Federal Hatch Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 1501-1508. (Ord. 2007-329-E, § 2)