No city official or employee shall accept or solicit any gift or favor that might reasonably tend to influence that individual in discharge of official duties, or that the official or employee knows or should know has been offered with the intent to influence or pay for such official conduct. Exempted from this section are meals received at no charge to the city official or employee as long as same are not received on a regular or ongoing basis, and lawful campaign contributions which are reported. Further excepted are the following:
(1) Gifts received from relatives.
(2) Gifts accepted on behalf of the City and transferred to the City.
(3) Reasonable travel and travel related expenses, cost of admission, food and beverages, and entertainment furnished in connection with certain specified public events, appearances, ceremonies, economic development activities, or fact finding trips relating to official government business.
(4) Usual and customary loans made in the ordinary course of business.
(5) Awards presented in recognition of public service.
(Ord. 94-11, passed 10-17-94)