(A) Purpose. It is the purpose of this Section to provide for reimbursement to the Mayor, City Council, and other city staff at the City Council’s discretion, for a computer or other electronic device and related software subscriptions to be used in their performance as members of the City Council.
(B) Reimbursement.
(1) The Mayor, City Councilmembers, and other city staff as determined by the City Council, will be provided reimbursement by the city for a computer or other appropriate electronic device or software purchased for use in their official capacity as a City Councilmembers in a maximum amount of $1,000 with receipt for proof of purchase of said equipment. Authorized subscriptions will be reimbursed $150 per year with proof of subscription.
(2) The reimbursement will be done once per member per four-year elected office term or, for staff members, as deemed appropriate by the City Council.
(3) The computer purchases reimbursed under this Ordinance are the personal property of the Mayor, Councilmember, or staff member. Individual Councilmembers may refuse this benefit.
(4) The Mayor elect and Councilmembers elect who will take office effective January 1 of any year may be reimbursed after January 1 of any year, for their computer equipment purchased prior to the effective date of the commencement of their term in office.
(C) Pooling of resources. Elected officials and staff eligible for equipment reimbursement under this section may, if they choose, jointly solicit bids, quotes, or RFPs for their equipment for the purposes of cost efficiency.
(Ord. 309, passed 12-18-2013; Am. Ord. 348, passed 5-4-2022)