San Leandro Municipal Code Art. 3 Miscellaneous Provisions

The Council, and insofar as delegated by this Chapter or by action of the Council, the Board, shall have the authority to regulate the wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment not otherwise regulated by effective approved Memoranda of Understanding. The Council shall have the authority to contract with any person or organization for the performance of any City activity.

It is the policy of the City and of the Council that the merit personnel program be administered in a manner designed to attract to and to retain in municipal service competent and dedicated officers and employees, to assure that appointments and promotions are based upon merit and ability, to eliminate mediocrity and to provide incentive to perform to capacity. No officer, employee or applicant shall enjoy or suffer discrimination cased upon religion, race, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, political affiliation or physical handicap.

Any person appointed from a position subject to the merit personnel program to a salaried position which is exempt from such program shall, upon removal from the exempt position for other than cause, be reinstated to the merit position or its equivalent without suffering a break in service for any purpose.

No officer or employee of the City shall engage in political activities during such person's working hours, nor upon City-owned or operated property at any time.