§ 2-3. Political activity of appointive officers and employees.

The board of supervisors does hereby find and declare that the county has a compelling interest in the integrity, efficiency and discipline of its officers and employees in their performance of public service which warrants imposition of the following specific restrictions on political activity by county personnel.

No appointive county officer or employee shall campaign for his own election to public office during his assigned hours of employment. For purposes of this section, to "campaign" shall mean to engage in any political activity actually or apparently designed to gain votes or political backing or support including but not limited to:

(a)

Soliciting votes, funds, contributions, sponsor's certificates, political assistance, support or counsel;

(b)

Discussing his candidacy or any other candidate for the same office;

(c)

Organizing, conducting, addressing, selling or distributing tickets to or taking part in any public or private meeting or gathering the purpose of which is not directly within the course and scope of his employment;

(d)

Writing, preparing, handling, publishing or distributing political cards, letters, advertising, signs, brochures, folders, literature or material.

Any appointive county officer or employee who violates any provision of this section shall forfeit his employment. Upon proof of such violation, such officer or employee shall be dismissed by his appointive authority either upon such appointive authority's own initiative or at the recommendation of the board of supervisors to such appointive authority upon complaint to such board by any interested person. Any such dismissal shall be subject to appeal to the civil service commission in the manner provided by law. The sole question upon any such appeal shall be the sufficiency of proof of violation of this section by the party dismissed.

(Ord. No. 958 §§ 1, 2, 3.)