2.68.170 Prohibited employee conduct.
A. It is unlawful for anyone to wilfully, by himself or in collusion with 1 or more persons, deceive or obstruct any person in respect to his or her right of examination, or falsely mark, grade, estimate or report upon the examination or proper standing of any person examined hereunder, or aid in doing so, or wilfully make any false representation concerning the same or concerning the person examined, or wilfully furnish to any person any special or secret information for the purpose of either improving or injuring the prospects or chances of any person so examined, or to be examined, to be appointed, employed or promoted.
B. It is unlawful for anyone to:
1. Solicit political support from Civil Service employees during the employee’s working hours; or
2. Grant or promise to grant any act or thing of value to a Civil Service employee in return for the employee’s giving him/her special consideration in the course of the employee’s business; or
3. Withhold or threaten to withhold any right or benefit of an employee, or to bring or threaten to bring any disciplinary charge conditioned on the employee’s according special consideration to that person, in the employee’s course of business; or
4. Use City property or materials to engage in solicitations other than for City purposes, or for political campaign purposes; or
5. Solicit for other than City purposes or engage in political campaigning, on City time. (Ord. 2737 § 1 (Exh. A), 2015; Ord. 1444 § 17, 1980).