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31 County' s Pay Plan and State and Federal Tax regulations. 5.3 Solicitation of County employees during work hours shall be prohibited unless expressly authorized in advance by the Manager. 5.3. 1 Collections and solicitations by county employees is prohibited. County employees engaging in this activity, receiving sala- ries , wages, or commissions will be sub- ject to the provisions of outside employ- ment as outlined in Section 5. 1. 5.3.2 Any violation of this section shall subject such employee to dismissal or other disci- plinary action. 6.0 POLITICAL ACTIVITY Every employee has a civic responsibility to support good government by every available means and in every appropriate manner. Each county employee may join or affiliate with civic or political organizations in accordance with the Consitution and laws of the State of North Carolina and in accordance with the Constitu- tion and laws of the State of North Carolina and in accordance with the constitution and law: of the United States of America. However, no employee shall: (a) use his official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with or affecting the result of an election or a nomination for office (b) directly or indirectly coerce, attempt to coerce, command or advise any other em- ployee of the governmental unit to pay, lend, or contribute anything of value to a party, committee, organization, agency or person for political purposes; (c) be required as a duty of his office or employment as a condition for employment, promotion, or tenure of office to contri- bute funds for political or partisan purposes; (d) use any supplies or equipment of the governmental unit for political purposes; or (e) be removed from employment for reasons other than provided in this section. 6, 1 Any violation of this section shall be deemed improper conduct and shall subject such employee to dismissal or other disciplinary action by the appointing authority.