2.15.190 Political activity.
(a) Compliance with the Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC) requirements under State statute is outside of the scope of this section. Councilmembers have an independent duty to comply with APOC and shall file the APOC financial disclosure form as required by law.
(b) A Councilmember shall not use or authorize the use of City resources for political or partisan activity with the following exceptions and subject to independent APOC requirements:
(1) Councilmembers may appear before bodies of the City (excluding the body on which they sit), community councils, civic organizations, and media representatives in support or in opposition to any ballot measure coming before the voters in a City election, and voice their opinions as part of their usual and customary duties with similar limited use of City resources.
(c) Councilmembers may use their titles when engaging in political or partisan activity, but shall not state or imply that they are acting on behalf of the City Council or the City.
(d) No Councilmember shall expend City resources for the support, opposition, or endorsement of candidates for any elected government entity.
(e) Nothing in this chapter prohibits the use of City resources for the purpose of education regarding City matters subject to the City Council and administration policies. [Ord. 19-03 § 2 (Att.), 2019.]