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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 49 of 2009
(Prohibition Against Political Activity)
An ordinance amending section 2.52.250 of the Salt Lake City Code, relating to
the prohibition against political activity.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That Section 2.52.250 of the Salt Lake City Code, relating to the
prohibition against political activity be, and the same hereby is, amended as follows:
2.52.250 Prohibition Against Political Activity:
A. No non-elected officer and no employee of the city shall hold elective or
full time appointive public office during his or her employment except as an assigned part
of that employment. This section shall not apply to voting district officers and delegates,
members of the Utah state legislature, or other part time elective or appointive public
office; provided, however,no non-elected officer and no employee shall hold the office
of city council. No city employee or official shall solicit orally, or by letter, or be in any
other mariner concerned in obtaining any assessments, contributions, or services for any
political party from any city employee.
B. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to restrict the right of
the employee to hold membership in, and support, a political party, to vote as he or she
chooses, to express his or her personal opinions on all political subjects and candidates, to
maintain political neutrality, and to attend political meetings after working hours;
provided, no such actions shall unreasonably disrupt the operations of the city, undermine
the authority of any city employee or officer, or destroy working relationships within the
city.
C. Any non-elected officer and any employee who wishes to seek election to
the Salt Lake City council, or to full time elective public office, may request and obtain a
leave of absence without pay from city employment or use available vacation benefits (1)
between the primary election and the earlier of the general election for such office and
the date the person ceases to be a candidate for that office, and (2) during the person's
term of office on the city council or full time elective public office. Such a non-elected
officer or employee who does not request a leave of absence remains subject to any
applicable prohibition against the use of city time or equipment for political activity.
SECTION 2. That this ordinance shall take effect immediately upon the date of
its first publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah this 8 day of
September , 2009.
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