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RESOLUTION NO. Z20
EMPLOYMENT POLICY
SUBJECT: ELECTIONEERING
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN
REPEALING SUB-PARAGRAPH 6 OF SUB-SECTION C [PROHIBITED
WORI<PLACE CONDUCT] OF SECTION III [RULES OF EMPLOYEE CONDUCT]
OF THE PERSONNEL POLICY MANUAL AND ENACTING A NEW SUB-
PARAGRAPH 6 A. THROUGH E. OF SUB-SECTION C OF SECTION III
PRESCRIBING PROHIBITED CONDUCT FOR ELECTIONEERING.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN,
IDAHO:
SECTION I: That sub-paragraph 6 of sub-section C of Section III of the Personnel Policy
Manual is hereby repealed.
SECTION 2: That there is hereby added to Section III of the Personnel Policy Manual a
new sub-paragraph 6 A. through E. of sub-section C to read as follows:
A. It is in the best interest of the City, in the administration of its duties and
responsibilities, that City employees maintain at all times a neutrality regarding any election,
whether it is federal, state, municipal or any government subdivision of the State of Idaho
during their working hours, and at all other times the City employee is on active duty, and/or
is wearing a City uniform.
B. In order to insure that City employees maintain neutrality regarding
elections it is found that a personnel policy is needed to prohibit electioneering, and to
prescribe enforcement action for violations.
C. No City employee shall engage in any electioneering during worldng
hours or at any other time the City employee is on active duty, anellor responding to a call,
and/or is wearing a City uniform but not including on call at such time as the employee is off
City premises, regarding any election whether federal, state, municipal or any government
subdivision of the State of Idaho. This prohibition shall include, but is not limited to,
telephone calls and/or personal conversations, faxes, or E-Mail, and/or any other
communications, which includes the circulation of cards or handbills of any k.ind, and/or the
soliciting of signatures to any ldnd of petition for candidacy or election question and/or the
use of City vehicles for the placement thereon or in of any bumper stick.ers or placards or
signs.
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D. This policy shall not be interpreted to include activity of providing
information regarding City elections to the public pertaining to bond issues or other elections
which are revenue elections submitted by the City to the voters, nor does this policy
appertain to prescribed duties of City employees in the conduct of any City election.
E. Violation and Penalty:
Any City employee who violates this policy shall be subject to discipline by the
appropriate supervisor, which discipline shall include at the minimum a written warning,
which shall be noted in the employee's personnel file, suspension and/or termination. Each
violation shall be considered a separate violation and each violation shall be subject to
penalty herein prescribed.
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO, this 6~day of
~ ,1999.
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CERTIFICATE OF CLERI(
OF
THE CITY OF MERIDIAN
I, the undersigned, do hereby certify:
I. That I am the duly appointed and elected CIerI, of the City of Meridian, a
duly incorporated City operating under the laws of the State of Idaho, with its principal
office at 33 East Idaho, Meridian, Idaho.
2. That as the City Clerk of this C~, I am the custodian of its records and
minutes and do hereby certify that on the 6 - day of ~ ' 1999, the
following action has been tal,en and authorized:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN
REPEALING SUB-PARAGRAPH 6 OF SUB-SECTION C [PROHIBITED
WORI<PLACE CONDUCT] OF SECTION III [RULES OF EMPLOYEE CONDUCT]
OF THE PERSONNEL POLICY MANUAL AND ENACTING A NEW SUB-
PARAGRAPH 6 A. THROUGH E. OF SUB-SECTION C OF SECTION III
PRESCRIBING PROHIBITED CONDUCT FOR ELECTIONEERING.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN,
IDAHO:
SECTION I: That sub-paragraph 6 of sub-section C of Section III of the Personnel Policy
Manual is hereby repealed.
SECTION 2: That there is hereby added to Section III of the Personnel Policy Manual a
new sub-paragraph 6 A. through E. of sub-section C to read as follows:
A. It is in the best interest of the City, in the administration of its duties and
responsibilities, that City employees maintain at all times a neutrality regarding any election,
whether it is federal, state, municipal or any government subdivision of the State of Idaho
during their working hours, and at all other times the City employee is on active duty, and/or
is wearing a City uniform.
B. In order to insure that City employees maintain neutrality regarding
elections it is found that a personnel policy is needed to prohibit electioneering, and to
prescribe enforcement action for violations.
C. No City employee shall engage in any electioneering during working
hours or at any other time the City employee is on active duty, and/or responding to a call,
and/or is wearing a City uniform but not including on call at such time as the employee is off
City premises, regarding any election whether federal, state, municipal or any government
subdivision of the State of Idaho. This prohibition shall include, but is not limited to,
telephone calls and/or personal conversations, faxes, or E-Mail, and/or any other
communications, which includes the circulation of cards or handbills of any kind, and/or the
soliciting of signatures to any land of petition for candidacy or election question and/or the
use of City vehicles for the placement thereon or in of any bumper sticlcers or placards or
sign s.
D. This policy shall not be interpreted to include activity of providing
information regarding City elections to the public pertaining to bond issues or other elections
which are revenue elections submitted by the City to the voters, nor does this policy
appertain to prescribed duties of City employees in the conduct of any City election.
E. Violation and Penalty:
Any City employee who violates this policy shall be subject to discipline by the
appropriate supervisor, which discipline shall include at the minimum a written warning,
which shall be noted in the employee's personnel file, suspension and/or termination. Each
violation shall be cons~~r#dlf}J?J~Earate viqlation and each violation shall be subject to
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A On thi~ day of ~Q~ ' in the year 1999, before me,
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JR., wn or identified to me to be the City Clerl( of the City of Meridian, Idaho that
executed the said instrument, and aclmowledged to me that he executed the same on behalf
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JULIE KLEIN FISCHER
WM. F. GIGRAY, III
D. SAMUEL JOHNSON
WILLIAM A. MORROW
CHRISTOPHER S. NYE
PHILIP A. PETERSON
STEPHEN L. PRuss
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TODD A. ROSSMAN
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PLEASE REPLY TO
MERIDIAN OFFICE
March 31, I 999
William G. Berg, Jr.
City Clerl(
33 East Idaho Street
Meridian, Idaho 83642
RECEIVED
MAR 3 1 1999
CITY OF MERIDIAN
Re: ELECTIONEERING POLICY RESOLUTION AND
CERTIFICATE OF CLERI( OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN
Dear Will:
Regarding the above referenced lnatter, please find enclosed the original of
the ELECTIONEERING POLICY RESOLUTION and CERTIFICATE OF CLERIC OF
THE CITY OF MERIDIAN. I have attached the memo from Pauline Sl(eggs addressing
the fact that Mayor Corrie has reviewed and approved the Resolution, and that it can
now be placed upon the City Council agenda for April 6th.
If you have any questions, please give me a call.
Very truly yours,
DICTPlTED BY ft,frORNEY AND
SENT WITHOUT SIGN~lTURE IN
HIS ABSENCE TO AVDID DELAY
W m. F. Gigray, III
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INTEROFFICE MEMO
DATE:
March 16, 1999
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FROM:
Bill Gigray
City Attorney
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Pauline Skeggs ~; / /
Human Resources
TO:
RE:
Bill,
Electioneering Policy
I have reviewed the last draft of the electioneering policy and it looks good. I have
discussed it with the Mayor and he has approved it for submission to the City Clerk for
City Council's review and approval.
If you have any questions, please give me a call.
cc: Robert Corrie, Mayor