Fountain Valley Municipal Code Ch. 2.82 Political Activities of City Employees

This chapter applies to all officers and employees of the city. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, in Chapter 9.5 (Section 3201 et seq.) of Division 4, Title 1, of the Government Code, or by federal law, no restriction shall be placed on the political activities of any officer of the city.

(Ord. 1506 § 2, 2015)

No one who holds, or who is seeking election or appointment to, any office or employment in the city shall, directly or indirectly, use, promise, threaten or attempt to use, any office, authority or influence, whether then possessed or merely anticipated, to confer upon or secure for any individual person, or to aid or obstruct any individual person in securing, or to prevent any individual person from securing, any position, nomination, confirmation, promotion, or change in compensation or position, within the city, upon consideration or condition that the vote or political influence or action of such person or another shall be given or used in behalf of, or withheld from, any candidate, officer or party, or upon any other corrupt condition or consideration. This prohibition shall apply to urging or discouraging the individual employee's action.

(Ord. 1506 § 2, 2015)

An officer or employee of the city shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit political funds or contributions, knowingly, from other officers or employees of the city or from persons on the employment lists of the city. Nothing in this section prohibits an officer or employee of the city from communicating through the mail or by other means requests for political funds or contributions to a significant segment of the public that may include officers or employees of the city.

(Ord. 1506 § 2, 2015)

No officer or employee of the city shall participate in political activities of any kind while in uniform.

(Ord. 1506 § 2, 2015)

No officer or employee of the city shall engage in political activity during working hours.

(Ord. 1506 § 2, 2015)

No officer or employee of the city shall engage in political activity on city premises.

(Ord. 1506 § 2, 2015)

Nothing in this chapter shall prevent an officer or employee of the city from soliciting or receiving political funds or contributions to promote the passage or defeat of a ballot measure that would affect the rate of pay, hours of work, retirement, civil service, or other working conditions of officers or employees of the city; provided that city employees shall not partake in such activities during their working hours, and other persons shall not be permitted access to city governmental offices for such purposes during working hours.

(Ord. 1506 § 2, 2015)