2014 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 90 - CITY CIVIL SERVICE
90.220 Political discrimination and political activity prohibited -- Dismissal for violation.
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Persons holding positions in the classified service shall not be discriminated
against in any way because of their political or religious opinions or affiliations
or because of their exercise of their right to vote as they please.
No person in the classified service, and neither the personnel director nor any
member of the board, nor the chief of police, assistant chief of police, chief of
firefighters, or assistant chief of firefighters, shall, directly or indirectly, give,
solicit, receive, or remit, any assessment, subscription, or contribution, to or for
any political party or any candidate for public office, or in any manner be
concerned therewith; nor shall any such person be a member of any campaign
committee or governing committee of any political organization nor an officer in
either; nor shall any such person, while on duty or using public resources,
propose or oppose the placement of a question or advocate for the adoption or
defeat of a question to be voted upon by the voters of the government under
which the person is employed; nor shall any such person be an election officer
or work at the polls on election day, or participate in the purgation or
registration of voters, provided, however, nothing herein shall prevent any such
person from freely expressing his or her views as a citizen or from casting his
or her vote in any election.
Any such person who shall violate this section shall be summarily dismissed
from the service by the appointing authority (or if a member of the board, by the
mayor), and may not be employed in any service of the city, classified or
unclassified, for a period of one (1) year next thereafter; provided however, that
should the appointing authority fail or refuse to so dismiss, the board (except
when a member thereof is charged with violation of this section) shall conduct
a hearing, which the accused person may attend with counsel; if the board find
the accused guilty of violation of this section, the board shall dismiss such
violator, with the consequent disqualification. Such action of the board is final.
Effective:July 15, 2008
History: Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 135, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2008. -Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 164, sec. 17, effective June 17, 1978. -- Created
1942 Ky. Acts ch. 16, sec. 8.
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