The words and terms defined in this section shall have the following meanings in this article:
(a) “Department” means any department, bureau, agency, body, office, or Board of the City of Los Angeles.
(b) “Department head” means the general manager, Board, body, or elected or appointed officer having control and management of any department. In the case of the City Council, each member of the Council shall be considered as the Department head for his or her staff, and the President of the Council or his or her designated representative shall be considered the Department head for all other Council employees.
(c) “Employee” means any officer or employee of the City other than an elected official.
(d) “Elected official” means the Mayor, each member of the City Council, the City Controller or the City Attorney.
(e) “Convention” means a regularly recurring or special conference or meeting of the membership of a professional, technical, fraternal or any other type of organization the subject matter of which conference or meeting only broadly relates to City operations.
(f) “Travel costs” include all transportation costs, registration or attendance fees, subsistence costs and other costs reasonably and necessarily incurred which are paid for by the City or which are paid for by the employee or elected official subject to reimbursement by the City when an employee or elected official is required to travel outside the geographic boundaries of Los Angeles County on official City business.
(g) “Non-travel costs” include all transportation costs, registration or attendance fees, subsistence costs and other costs reasonably and necessarily incurred which are paid for by the City or which are paid for by the employee or elected official subject to reimbursement by the City when an employee or elected official is conducting official City business within the geographic boundaries of Los Angeles County.
(h) To constitute “official City business”, the activities of an employee or elected official of the City of Los Angeles shall demonstrate:
1. A valid City interest to be served or gained thereby; or
2. Relevance to the City operations or the individual’s role in such operations; or
3. The promotion or development of City programs, methods or administration; or
4. Compliance with instructions or authorization of the Mayor or the City Council.
SECTION HISTORY
Art. 4, Chap. 5, Div. 4, repealed and re-enacted by Ord. No. 150,608, Eff. 4-6-78.