A. Employees or officers may be candidates for and serve if elected or appointed as non-County officials in unpaid or token payment positions provided loss of time is reasonable and is such as to not require a substitute. Such employees shall take vacation leave or unpaid leave of absence when performing their elected or appointive duties.

B. Employees or officers will be permitted to announce and run as candidates for paid elective or appointive office. Reasonable loss of time will be permitted provided such loss does not require a substitute and the employee uses leave of absence without pay or vacation leave when campaigning activities are during work hours. If elected to a paid elective or appointive position, the employee shall be required to resign or be terminated if their paid elected or appointive position requires the hiring of a substitute to replace the employee while on leave of absence without pay performing the elected or appointive duties.

C. All political activity by County employees shall be in compliance with applicable laws.