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ARTICLE V. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT Section 1. Workweek. County employees are subject to an 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday through Thursday workweek and to the overtime/and or compensatory time provisions set forth in Appendix C. Law enforcement personnel require a work schedule to accommodate a twenty-four (24) hour, twenty-eight (28) day work schedule. Emergency Medical Services Personnel require a work schedule to accommodate an on-duty twenty-four (24) hour, off-duty forty-eight (48) hour work schedule. Employees in administrative, professional or executive positions shall work the number of hours necessary to assure the satisfactory performance of their duties. Office hours for all County departments shall extend from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday. However, when the activities of a particular department require some other schedule to meet work needs, the County Manager may authorize a deviation from the normal schedule. Section 2. Gifts and Favors As prohibited by Chapter 133-32 of the General Statutes of North Carolina: (a) No official or employee of the County shall directly or indirectly accept or solicit any personal gift, whether in the form of service, loan, thing or promise from any person where the employee has influence over any decision involving such person. (b) No official or employee shall directly or indirectly accept or solicit any personal gift, favor or thing that may tend to influence that employee in the discharge of duties. (c) No official or employee shall grant in the discharge of duties any improper favor, service, or thing of value. Section 3. Political ACtivity Restricted Each employee has a'civic responsibility to support good government by every available means and in every appropriate manner. Each employee may join or affiliate with civic organizations of a partisan or political nature, may attend political organizations in accordance with~the Constitution and laws of the State of North Carolina and in accordance with the Constitution and laws of the United States of America. However, no employee shall (1) engage in any political or pa/tisan activity wh/le on duty; (2) use official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with or affecting the result of an election or a nomination for office; (3) be required as a duty of employment or as a condition for employment, promotion, or tenure in office to contribute funds or personal effort for political or partisan purposes; (4) coerce or compel contributions for political or partisan purposes by another employee of the County; or (5) use any supplies or equipment of the County for political or partisan purposes. 18