A. An employee who is elected as a member of the Bethel city council or to a state or national elected political office shall immediately resign from city employment. In this section, “elected” means the status of a candidate upon certification of a local election or at the time the candidate is sworn into a state or national office following an election.

B. It is not an incompatible office for a city councilmember to serve simultaneously as a councilmember and in a volunteer public safety position. For purposes of this section a city councilmember serving as a public safety volunteer is not a city employee.

C. It is not a conflict of interest to serve as a councilmember addressing public safety issues and as a public safety volunteer. [Ord. 15-33 § 2; Ord. 10-24 § 2; Ord. 05-15 § 2; Ord. 96-10 § 13; Ord. 202 § 3.169, 1992. Formerly 3.64.090.]