(A) The City of Farmer City adheres to the provisions of the State of Illinois Gift Ban Act. In accordance with the Act, all employees, as well as all city departments, are prohibited from soliciting or accepting gifts, gratuities, or other related donations from any individual, vendors, businesses, or other entities with whom they may come into contact during the course of their official duties that might be reasonably inferred to be for the purpose of influencing the employee in the normal exercise of their duties.
(B) Exceptions to the gift ban restrictions include:
(1) Opportunities, benefits, and services that are available on the same conditions as for the general public.
(2) Anything for which the employee pays the market value.
(3) Any contribution that is lawfully made or activities associated with a fundraising event in support of a political organization or candidate.
(4) Educational materials and missions.
(5) Travel expenses for a meeting to discuss city business.
(6) A gift from those people who are related to the employee.
(7) Anything provided by an individual on the basis of a personal friendship, unless the gift was offered because of the official position or employment of the employee who receives it.
(8) Food or refreshments not exceeding $75 per person in value on a single calendar day, but only if the food or refreshments are delivered to the worksite or consumed on the premises from which they were purchased.
(9) Food, refreshments, lodging, transportation, and other benefits resulting from the outside business or employment activities of the employee or their spouse, but only if the benefits have not been offered or enhanced because of the official position or employment of the employee and if the benefits are customarily provided to others in similar circumstances.
(10) Gifts given to an employee of a city department by a member of the same city or by a
member of another city, state agency, federal agency, or any governmental entity.
(11) Bequests, inheritances, and other transfers upon death.
(12) Any item or items from any one prohibited source having a cumulative total value of less than $100 during any calendar year.
(Ord. 1061, passed 4-5-21)