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Section 800.024 Outside Employment

An employee may hold a job with another organization as long as he or she satisfactorily performs his or
her job responsibilities with Augusta, Georgia. All employees will be judged by the same performance
standards and will be subject to Augusta, Georgia's scheduling demands, regardless of any existing outside
work requirements.

All outside employment must be approved in advance by the requesting employee’s Department Director
or Administrator. The request must include a description of the business for which the employee plans to
work and the hours the employee plans to work.

If Augusta, Georgia determines that an employee's outside work interferes with performance or the ability
to meet the requirements of Augusta, Georgia, as they are modified from time to time, the employee may
be asked to terminate the outside employment if he or she wishes to remain employed with Augusta,
Georgia. If the employee’s performance does not improve and/or the employee refuses to cease performing
outside employment, the employee may be subject to discipline up to and including termination. Outside
employment will present a conflict of interest if it has an adverse impact on Augusta, Georgia. Outside
employment shall not occur during the employee’s regular or assigned working hours unless the employee
is either on vacation or compensatory leave.

Section 800.025 Political Activities

A. Prohibited Activities during Working Hours. An Employee shall be subject to discipline up to and
including immediate dismissal for violation of these provisions –

1) No Employee of Augusta, Georgia shall, while on duty -
a) Request or solicit contributions or anything of value for any political candidate or cause;
b) participate in any political campaign by speaking in favor of any candidate or cause;
c) distribute literature;
d) picket or demonstrate on behalf of or in opposition to any political candidate or cause;
e) make telephone calls in support of any candidate or cause; or
f) organize, plan, or in any other way participate in the administration or carrying on of any
political campaign.

2) No employee or volunteer of Augusta, Georgia shall, while on duty, while in the uniform of Augusta,
Georgia, or while in or operating any Augusta, Georgia vehicle display any badge, button, sign or
sticker promoting or opposing any political cause or candidate.

3) No employee of Augusta, Georgia shall use public funds, property, or any other instrumentality or
thing of value belonging to Augusta, Georgia to promote or oppose any political cause or candidate.

4) Nothing in this policy shall be interpreted to prohibit an Employee –

a) From stating any opinion regarding any political issue or cause in ordinary conversation during
working hours providing that such a conversation does not interfere with the Employee's
assigned job duties and is not repeated numerous times so as to become campaigning rather than
casual ordinary conversation.
b) From supporting any political cause or candidate during non-working hours.

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