20000627 2000-15ORDINANCE NO. 2000- 15
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 17-14, ARTICLE
I, CHAPTER 17 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA, PERTAINING TO POLITICAL
ACTIVITIES BY CITY EMPLOYEES.
BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Fairfax, that Section 17-14,
Article I, Chapter 17 of the Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, is hereby amended to read in
its entirety as follows:
Sec. 17-14. Political activities.
(a) All employees of the career service shall be protected against any unwarranted
infringement on their rights as citizens of the United States to vote as they choose, to express
their opinions and to join any legitimate political organization whose purposes are not
inconsistent with their loyalty to the United States.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any official in the service of the city to reward or to
discriminate against any applicant for a position or any employee because of his political
affiliations or political activities as permitted by this section.
(c) No special consideration shall be given to any endorsements or recommendations from
any national, state or local political party or officer thereof in making appointments,
promotions or dismissals in the career service.
(d) No employee in the career service shall take an active public role in any campaign on
behalf of any candidate for a city office.
(e) No employee of the city shall take part in soliciting any assessment, subscription or
contribution for any political organization from any employee in the career service.
(fl. The prohibitions in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this section shall not apply (i) to any non-
uniformed city employee while such employee is off-duty and not on city property: and (ii) to
any uniformed city employee while such employee is out of uniform, off-duty and not on city
property.
This ordinance shall become effective on July 1, 2000.
INTRODUCED:
PUBLIC HEARING:
ADOPTED:
June 13,2000
June 27,2000
June 27,2000
2000-15 -2
The vote on the motion to adopt the ordinance was recorded as follows:
Councilman Coughlan
Councilman Greenfield
Councilman Lederer
Councilman Petersen
Councilman Rasmussen
Councilman Silverthorne
Vote
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Mayor
ATTEST:
Oity~Ork -