a. It shall be unlawful for any candidate for nomination or election to any office of the City to receive, either directly or indirectly, from any employee of the City, any money, or other thing of value whatever, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of or furthering such candidate’s nomination for or election to any City office.

b. It shall be unlawful for any employee of the City, with the exception of elected City officials, to take part in the political management or affairs of any candidate’s campaign for nomination or election to any City office other than to vote or privately express opinions. Except for City staff that conduct or give advice concerning City elections, privately expressing an opinion includes, but is not limited to, off-duty activities such as signing nominating or recall petitions, posting on personal or nongovernmental social media accounts, displaying a sign on nongovernment property, and communicating with another person or group of people when the employee does not do so in an official capacity.

c. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it shall be unlawful for any City employee to engage in political activities while on City time, in uniform, on City property, or using City resources. (Ord. No. G-5390, § 1, 2009; Ord. No. G-6212, 2016)