A. "Public servant" means any officer or employee of the municipality, including judges, consultants, jurors, and persons otherwise performing a government function. A person is considered a public servant upon his election, appointment, or other designation as such, although he may not yet officially occupy that position.

B. "Party official" means any person holding any post in a political party whether by election, appointment, or otherwise.

C. "Pecuniary benefit" means any advantage in the form of money, property, commercial interest, or anything else, the primary significance of which is economic gain; it does not include economic advantage applicable to the public generally, such as tax reduction or increase prosperity generally.

D. A person is a candidate for electoral office upon his filing or being nominated as a candidate for any municipal office. (Code 1975 § 13-811)