May a City Council employee assist a PAC in filing campaign finance reports in exchange for payment?
Yes. The political activity restrictions found in the City’s Home Rule Charter would permit a City Council employee to assist a PAC in preparing a campaign finance report. But Section 20- 602 of the Ethics Code would prohibit the employee from submitting the report to the Board of Ethics or City Commissioners on behalf of the committee as such interaction with those offices would constitute prohibited representation of another person in a transaction involving the City.
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