(A) No officer, employee, or board member of the city shall use or permit the use of any city time, funds, personnel, equipment, or other personal or real property for the private use of any person, unless:
(1) The use is specifically authorized by a stated city policy;
(2) The use is available to the general public, and then only to the extent and upon the terms that such use is available to the general public; or
(3) The use is disclosed to the City Council at a public meeting thereof and authorized and approved by the Mayor and City Council.
(B) Nothing is this section shall prohibit an officer, employee or board member of the city or any city agency from receiving and retaining from the city or on behalf of the city actual and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the officer, board member, or employee in connection with an appearance, speech or article, provided that the officer, board member, or employee can show by clear and convincing evidence that the expenses were incurred or received on behalf of the city agency and primarily for the benefit of the city or city agency and not primarily for the benefit of the officer, employee, or board member or any other person.
(1996 Code, § 43.13) (Ord. 2048, passed 12-6-1994; Ord. 2507, passed 12-1-2020)