Windsor Municipal Code Art. 5 Political Activity of Appointive Officers and Employees

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

No appointive Town officer or employee shall campaign for his/her own election to public office during his/her 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/her 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/her employment;

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

Any appointive Town officer or employee who violates any provision of this section shall forfeit his/her employment. Upon proof of such violation, such officer or employee shall be dismissed by his/her appointive authority either upon such appointive authority's own initiative or at the recommendation of the Town Council to such appointive authority upon complaint to such Council by any interested person. Any such dismissal shall be subject to appeal 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.