Can City employees wear campaign buttons while on the job?
City employees who are in publicly visible jobs may not wear campaign buttons on the job. Other employees may, unless prohibited by other policies or workplace rules. • Some City departments are closely involved with ballot issues. How can they draw the line when something that is normally part of their work is now on the ballot? Answer: Employees who may discuss certain issues in the regular course of their jobs are subject to limitations when the issue officially becomes a ballot proposition. Before then, a department may continue the full range of its work involving that issue. For example, if the City is developing a levy to present to voters, a department may assign employees to develop proposals for how the money would be used. However, as soon as the issue becomes a ballot proposition, the department management and employees’ activities are limited, and they may not support or oppose the proposition in their official capacities. Departments are encouraged to develop fact sheets
City employees who are in publicly visible jobs may not wear campaign buttons on the job. Other employees may, unless prohibited by other policies or workplace rules. The same rules may apply to campaign t-shirts being worn on the job. • Some City departments are closely involved with ballot issues. How can they draw the line when something that is normally part of their work is now on the ballot? Answer: Employees who may discuss certain issues in the regular course of their jobs are subject to limitations when the issue officially becomes a ballot proposition. Before then, a department may continue the full range of its work involving that issue. For example, if the City is developing a levy to present to voters, a department may assign employees to develop proposals for how the money would be used. However, as soon as the issue is put on the ballot, the activities of the department’s management and employees are limited, and they may not support or oppose the proposition in their of
