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CITY OF TUKWILA
WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. /A/
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON,
RELATING TO THE POLITICAL ACTIVITIES OF CITY EMPLOYEES
AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 1299.
WHEREAS, the Tukwila City Council wishes to foster
governmental efficiency and to ensure that employees can perform
their jobs without pressure to support specific Council, Mayoral
or other political candidates or to interpret regulations
favorably for the supporters of such candidates, and
WHEREAS, it is important for the public confidence in the
integrity of City government to the end that neither Council
Members nor the Mayor will be perceived as making decisions based
on political loyalties.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Prohibited Activities.
A. No City officer or employee shall use City time, City
property or his /her position or title as a City employee to
promote any political issue or candidate, to solicit funds for
any political purpose or to influence the outcome of any election
during working hours.
B. City officers or employees shall not campaign for
candidates or issues while in any City vehicles, or when in a
uniform which identifies them as a City employee, or using City
facilities including but not limited to such things as copy
machines, paper supplies, typewriters, computers and other office
equipment.
C. No City officer or employee shall coerce or intimidate
any City employee to contribute to or not to contribute to, or to
promote or oppose any political cause or candidate.
D. No City officer or employee shall perform or refrain
from performing their normal job duties in order to obtain a
benefit for political purposes.
Section 2. Permitted Political Activities. Employees shall
have the right to vote and to express their opinions on all
political subjects and candidates and to hold any political party
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office which would not be incompatible with or interfere with the
discharge of their official duties. Employees may also
participate in the management of a partisan, political campaign
as long as it does not interfere with their job or use City
property or facilities except as they are available to any member
to the general public.
Section 3. Penalty. Violation of this ordinance shall not
be a criminal offense. Any officer or employee who violates this
ordinance shall, however, be subject to discipline, including
possible termination.
Section 4. Repealer. Ordinance No. 1299 of the City of
Tukwila, passed by the City Council on September 19, 1983, is
hereby repealed.
Section 5. Severability. If any section, clause or phrase
of this ordinance should be held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity
or constitutionality of any other section, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance.
Section 6. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in full force five (5) days after publication of
the attached summary which is hereby approved.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
this -4 D day of 6 ita, 1987.
APPROVED:
111A1 'GARY L. VAN DUSEN
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
I Y MAXINE ANDERSON
APPROVED AS TO FO
OFFICy/ OF THE CITY A hIRNEv
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FILED WITH THE Ci174 ILERK: 7-.70
PASSED BY THE CI CO NCIL• '7- ao -87
PUBLISHED:'
EFFECTIVE DATE: ,e,-4r-P7
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 4 /0
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON,
RELATING TO THE POLITICAL ACTIVITIES OF CITY EMPLOYEES
AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 1299.
On lti(_.C.cf 1987, the City Council of the City
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of Tukwila passed Ordinance No. /ij4 which provides as follows:
Section 1. Prohibits certain political activities of City
employees.
Section 2. Provides for permitted political activities.
Section 3. Violation of this ordinance shall not be a
criminal offense. Any officer or employee who violates this
ordinance shall, however, be subject to discipline, including
possible termination.
Section 4. Repeals Ordinance No. 1299 of the City.
Section 5. Provides for severability.
Section 6. Establishes an effective date.
The full text of this ordinance will be mailed without
charge to anyone who submits a written request to the City Clerk
of the City of Tukwila for a copy of the text.
APPROVED BY THE City Council at their meeting
of c loa.1 o d 1987.
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CITY /CLERK, MARINE ANDERSON
PUBLISH: Valley Daily News July 31, 1987
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