§ 5.05. GENERAL PROVISIONS .

(1)

No deputy sheriff shall engage in political activity during working hours. No deputy sheriff may be prohibited from engaging in political activity when not on duty or not otherwise acting in an official capacity, or be denied the right to refrain from engaging in political activity.

(2)

No deputy sheriff may be prohibited from being a candidate for any elective public office, if that deputy sheriff is otherwise qualified to be a candidate. No deputy sheriff may be required, as a condition of being a candidate for an elective public office, to take a leave of absence during his or her candidacy. This section does not affect the authority of the County to regulate the conduct of the deputy while the deputy is on duty or otherwise acting in an official capacity.

(3)

The salaries of deputy sheriffs shall be determined through the collective bargaining process for all union employees. (Am. #952)

(4)

Except as expressly stated, this section shall not diminish the rights of deputy sheriffs to collectively bargain with respect to wages, hours, or conditions of employment.

(5)

No deputy may be discharged, disciplined, demoted or denied promotion, transfer or reassignment, or otherwise discriminated against in regard to employment, or threatened with any such treatment, by reason of the exercise of his or her rights under this chapter.