Did the recent amendments to the City's political activity restrictions change the rule regarding members of the City police department and political contributions?
No. It remains the rule that a member of the Police Department may not make a contribution to a candidate or to a political committee affiliated with a candidate. A member of the Police Department may, however, make a contribution to a political committee that is NOT affiliated with a candidate.
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