CAMPAIGNING ON THE JOB!
Heeeeeere ya go! Tuesday at the Historic Courthouse at 9 a.m. the County is having a “Workshop” to DESIGN THE $1.5 MILLION FOOD PANTRY!
It doesn’t matter that the people don’t want to spend our money on that building! The County Manager and two of our Commissioners are determined to go forward - WITHIN A WEEK OF RAISING FEES ON THE PEOPLE FOR A REC CENTER THEY REJECTED TO PAY ADDITIONAL MONEY OUTSIDE OF THE GENERAL FUND.
Also…notice on the agenda below they are going to discuss “political activities and electioneering”.
AGENDA:
EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK ON POLITICAL ACTIVITIES OF EMPLOYEES…PRIOR TO FIRST PROPOSED MILL LEVY:
A CHANGE APPEARED AT THE LAST LINE OF THIS SECTION JUST BEFORE THE FIRST MILL LEVY WAS PROPOSED FOR THE REC CENTER! Check out the last line.
E. POLITICAL ACTIVITIES Colorado and federal law strictly regulate any official activity of a political nature of employees and elected officials. All employees have the right to vote as they choose and are encouraged to vote in all elections. All employees have the right to express their opinions on political subjects and candidates and participate in political campaigns outside of the workplace while on their own personal time. Political beliefs, activities, and affiliations are private matters of employees. No employee or applicant for employment for Gilpin County shall be required to divulge personal information concerning political affiliations, activities, or beliefs as a condition of present or future employment for Gilpin County. No County employee will be rewarded, disciplined, or otherwise subjected to special treatment for reasons of political favor or disfavor. No employee or Official of Gilpin County, either elective or appointed, shall use their official authority or influence to attempt to direct or coerce any County employee to contribute to or participate in any political campaign, candidate, cause or organization, or for the purposes of interfering with or affecting the results of an election or nomination for political office. No political signs, posters, or other materials will be on display in any County office or on any County property, including the Board of County Commissioners meeting room, at any time, except where the meeting room is used for private, temporary partisan activities. No campaign buttons, hats, shirts, or other campaign garb shall be worn by an employee or official while performing their official duties or in the workplace. No supplies, equipment, or property belonging to Gilpin County may be used in preparing for or conducting a political campaign. No petitions for nominations or recall may be circulated in the Gilpin County Courthouse, Apex building, Justice Center, or other County buildings. During an election, there can be no petition 16 signing/campaigning etc., within one hundred (100) feet of a voting center or drop box as that is considered electioneering. The County Manager may approve organized political party meetings in the Gilpin County Courthouse, or other County buildings. However, individual campaign meetings for candidates shall be prohibited during normal business hours or expanded hours if a conflict exists. The Justice Center shall not be used for political activity. No employee will be forced to pay any contributions to any political organization whatsoever. Employees will not be required to work for, or participate in, the support of any political candidate during their off-duty hours. As part of their job responsibilities, employees may be required to represent the Board of County Commissioners or other County Elected Officials at state legislative committee sessions or other public events. However, employees attending these sessions or events without official authorization from the County Manager shall not do so while on County time and shall not present themselves as representatives of the County or any department thereof.
ADDED IN RECENT YEARS: (Just prior to the first Mill Levy for the Rec Center):
“Employees and Officials may provide factual and objective election information to the public in the routine performance of their official duties.”
The Rec Center employees were campaigning FOR the NEW, FOREVER 1A tax AT THE REC CENTER DURING WORKING HOURS with the approval of this administration, as they changed the wording in the Employee Handbook to allow them to do so!
People were being threatened the pools would close for the year, the hours would be cut to three days, etc. The people were trusting the words of those in the administration. We have Affidavits stating employees were campaigning AT THE REC. CENTER FOR THE FOREVER TAX!!!!
Your government at work.
Pathetic!
Thank you for reading, researching and sharing the light!
Donna Okray Parman
Founder, The Gilpin Light
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