Huntington Beach Municipal Code Ch. 2.76 Competitive Service Regulations

Pursuant to Section 403 of the City Charter, it is declared that all departments and appointive officers and employees of the City are included within the personnel system and the competitive service except:

A. Elective officers;

B. City Manager;

C. Assistant City Manager;

D. Members of appointive boards, commissions, and committees;

E. Persons engaged under contract to supply expert, professional, technical or other services;

F. Emergency employees who are hired to meet the immediate requirements of the emergency;

G. Employees who are employed to work a regular schedule of less than 1040 hours in any fiscal year;

H. Temporary employees;

I. Appointive department heads;

J. Appointive assistant/deputy department heads;

K. Appointive Deputy City Treasurer;

L. Chief Assistant City Attorney;

M. Deputy Community Prosecutor;

N. Ambulance operators.

(1225-8/66, 1642-6/71, 3088-1/91, 3221-1/94, 3718-8/05, 3745-8/06, 3746-9/06, 3770-8/07, 3959-10/12, 4105-10/16, 4160-11/18, 4167-12/18, 4181-7/19, 4200-12/19, 4221-12/20; 4250-4/22)

This chapter applies to all officers and employees of the competitive service.

(1225-8/66)

An officer or employee of the City shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit or receive political funds or contributions, knowingly, from other officers or employees of the City or from persons on the employment lists of the City.

(1225-8/66)

Every officer or employee of the City shall prohibit the entry into any place under his or her control, occupied and used for the governmental purposes of the City, of any person for the purpose of therein making, or giving notice of any political assessment, subscription or contribution.

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A person shall not enter or remain in any such place described in Section 2.76.040 for the purpose of therein making, demanding or giving notice of any political assessment, subscription or contribution.

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This chapter shall not apply to any auditorium or other place used for the conduct of public or political rallies or similar events, nor to any park, street, public land or other place not being used for the governmental purposes of the City.

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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, secure for any person or to aid or obstruct any person in securing or to prevent any person from securing any position, nomination, confirmation, promotion, 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 partly or upon any other corrupt condition or consideration.

(1225-8/66)

No officer or employee of the City shall participate in political activities of any kind while he or she is in uniform.

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