<br><br>90.220 Political discrimination and political activity prohibited -- Dismissal for <br>violation. <br>(1) Persons holding positions in the classified service shall not be discriminated against <br>in any way because of their political or religious opinions or affiliations or because <br>of their exercise of their right to vote as they please. <br>(2) No person in the classified service, and neither the personnel director nor any <br>member of the board, nor the chief of police, assistant chief of police, chief of <br>firefighters, or assistant chief of firefighters, shall, directly or indirectly, give, <br>solicit, receive, or remit, any assessment, subscription, or contribution, to or for any <br>political party or any candidate for public office, or in any manner be concerned <br>therewith; nor shall any such person be a member of any campaign committee or <br>governing committee of any political organization nor an officer in either; nor shall <br>any such person, while on duty or using public resources, propose or oppose the <br>placement of a question or advocate for the adoption or defeat of a question to be <br>voted upon by the voters of the government under which the person is employed; <br>nor shall any such person be an election officer or work at the polls on election day, <br>or participate in the purgation or registration of voters, provided, however, nothing <br>herein shall prevent any such person from freely expressing his or her views as a <br>citizen or from casting his or her vote in any election. <br>(3) Any such person who shall violate this section shall be summarily dismissed from <br>the service by the appointing authority (or if a member of the board, by the mayor), <br>and may not be employed in any service of the city, classified or unclassified, for a <br>period of one (1) year next thereafter; provided however, that should the appointing <br>authority fail or refuse to so dismiss, the board (except when a member thereof is <br>charged with violation of this section) shall conduct a hearing, which the accused <br>person may attend with counsel; if the board find the accused guilty of violation of <br>this section, the board shall dismiss such violator, with the consequent <br>disqualification. Such action of the board is final. <br>Effective: July 15, 2008 <br>History: Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 135, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2008. -- Amended <br>1978 Ky. Acts ch. 164, sec. 17, effective June 17, 1978. -- Created 1942 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 16, sec. 8. <br><br>