Alabama: 2 Enterprise police officers may have to resign to run for office
The Southeast Sun reports: The U.S. Office of Special Counsel in Washington, D.C, is expected to tell Enterprise Police Department officials this week whether two officers running for public office can keep their jobs.
Capt. Mike Lolley, EPD public affairs officers, said the department requested an opinion from the Office of Special Counsel last week after a Dothan police officer running for Houston County sheriff resigned because of the federal Hatch Act. The act prohibits state and local employees from running for partisan office if they are paid with or have control over any federal funds.
The EPD employs Lance Tindol, the Democratic nominee for Coffee County sheriff, and Corey Mason, who is running as an independent for coroner of the Enterprise division.
Lolley said Tindoll is not a supervisor and his salary is not paid by any federal funds. Mason is a supervisor, but Lolley said he did not know for certain without guidance from the counsel's office if either candidate would be affected by the Hatch Act. -- Southeast Sun: Content