HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD.2824.12-18-2000BILL NO. 2000-275
ORDINANCE NO. A _
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 19 OF THE CITY
CODE RELATING TO EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTIVITIES
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE GIRARDEAU,
MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:
ARTICLE 1. Section 19-12 of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, entitled "Political Activities",
reading as follows:
Sec. 19-12. Political activities.
(a) No city employee shall be an officer of a political
party or hold political office. No city employee,
other than an employee on unpaid leave of absence,
shall be a candidate for elective political office.
(b) No person shall knowingly solicit any assessments,
contributions or services, for any political party
from any city employee.
(c) Nothing contained herein shall affect the right of
any city employee to hold membership in and support
a political party, to vote as he chooses, to
express privately his opinions on all political
subjects and candidates, to maintain political
neutrality, and to attend political meetings.
(d) No city employee shall seek or accept election,
nomination or appointment as an officer of a
political club or organization, or serve as a
member of a committee of such club or organization,
or take an active part in any municipal political
campaign, or seek signatures to any petition
provided for by any law, or act as a worker at the
polls, or distribute badges or literature of any
kind favoring or opposing any municipal issue or
candidate for election or for nomination to a
municipal public office. This subsection shall not
be construed to prevent any city employee from
providing factual information pertaining to any
municipal ballot question.
(e) No city employee shall wear a campaign button or
other evidence of support of a political candidate
or issue while on duty.
1S < heey..%x'ead; s �xtxety„ and a new Section 19-12
entitled "Political Activities", is hereby enacted in lieu thereof,
in words and figures, to read as follows:
Sec. 19-12. Political activities.
(a) No city employee shall be an officer of a political
party or hold political office. No city employee,
other than an employee on unpaid leave of absence,
shall be a candidate for any elective political
office in conflict with that employee's duties.
(b) No person shall knowingly solicit any assessments,
contributions or services, for any political party
from any on duty city employee.
(c) Nothing contained herein shall affect the right of
any city employee to hold membership in and support
a political party, to vote as he chooses, to
express privately his opinions on all political
subjects and candidates, to maintain political
neutrality, and to attend political meetings.
(d) No city employee shall seek or accept election,
nomination or appointment as an officer of a
political club or organization, or serve as a
member of a committee of such club or organization,
or take an active part in any municipal political
campaign, including seeking signatures to any
petition provided for by any law, acting as a
worker at the polls, or distributing badges or
literature of any kind favoring or opposing any
municipal issue or candidate for election or for
nomination to a municipal public office. This
subsection shall not be construed to prevent any
city employee from providing factual information
pertaining to any municipal ballot question.
(e) No city employee shall wear a campaign button or
other evidence of support of a political candidate
or issue while on duty.
ARTICLE 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid
or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such
portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent
provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions hereof.
ARTICLE 3. It is the intention of the governing body and it is
hereby ordained that the provisions of this ordinance shall become
and be made a part of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Cape
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Girardeau, Missouri, and the sections of this Code may be
renumbered to accomplish such intention.
ARTICLE 4. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
ten days after its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS DAY OF Q aCQZ.
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A. M.SpiVadling, III, yor
ATTEST:
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Gayle U. Conrad, City Clerk
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