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2.62.060 Political activity of employees. A. No city employee or official may solicit any assessments, contributions or services for any political candidate or party from any employee in the career or civil service. B. A city employee may not hold an elected full time public office and remain in the employ of the city. A city employee who assumes a full time elected public office, either by public election or by appointment to an unexpired term, shall be deemed to have resigned from the city’s employ upon taking the oath of office or otherwise first exercising the official duties of that public office. C. Except as otherwise provided by law, a city employee may remain in the employ of the city and simultaneously hold a part time elected public office if the employee takes personal leave without pay during the time the duties of the elected office require the employee’s absence from the city and that request is granted as provided by law. D. For purposes of this section, “employee” means any person other than elected officials who receives compensation from the city, and includes appointed employees and members of the career and the Public Safety service. Rev. 11/2004