This chapter is adopted pursuant to section 18944.1 of Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations as the written ticket distribution policy for every agency. This chapter governs the distribution of tickets and passes by all agencies and supersedes any ticket distribution policy or procedures adopted by any agency.
SECTION HISTORY
Chapter and Section Added by Ord. No. 170,153, Eff. 1-12-95.
Amended by: Ord. No. 172,482, Eff. 4-10-99, Oper. 7-1-99; Reference to Charter Section, Ord. No. 172,930, Eff. 1-10-00, Oper. 7-1-00; Subsec. (h), Ord. No. 181,972, Eff. 1-28-12.
Renumbered from Sec. 24.10 by Ord. No. 182,265, Eff. 10-29-12.
Amended by: Subsecs. (a), (c)(4), (g) and (h), Ord. No. 182,362, Eff. 1-20-13; Title and Section, Ord. No. 183,730, Eff. 8-4-15.
The following terms have the meanings identified below. Other terms used in this Chapter have the meanings identified in the California Political Reform Act of 1974 and the related regulations of the California Fair Political Practices Commission.
(a) “Agency” has the meaning in Municipal Code Section 49.5.2(A). For purposes of this Chapter, each City Council district is a separate agency.
(c) “Pass” means a ticket that provides repeated access, entry, or admission to a facility or series of events and for which similar passes are sold or provided to the public.
(e) “Ticket” means anything that provides access, entry, or admission to a specific facility or a specific future event, show, or performance for an entertainment, amusement, recreational, or similar purpose if similar tickets are sold or provided to the public to view, listen to, or otherwise take advantage of the attraction or activity. A ticket includes any benefits that the ticket provides. A ticket may be acquired pursuant to the terms of a contract, obtained because the City controls the event, purchased by the City, received from an agency, or received from an outside source.
(f) “Ticket Administrator” means an agency’s general manager or chief administrative officer, or that person’s designee. For elected offices, the chief administrative officer is the elected City official.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 183,730, Eff. 8-4-15.
A ticket or pass is not a gift to a City official, including an individual who accepts the ticket or pass on behalf of an agency, in either of the following scenarios:
(a) The ticket or pass is income, consistent with federal and state income tax laws, and the agency reports the ticket or pass as income to the official in accordance with Section 24.54; or
(b) All of the following apply:
(1) The distribution of the ticket or pass accomplishes one or more of the following public purposes:
(A) Promoting industry, employment, tourism, or economic development in the City.
(B) Furthering the agency’s work, mission, or duties.
(C) Promoting cultural, artistic, educational, recreational, or community activities in the City.
(D) Encouraging or recognizing significant academic, athletic, or public achievements.
(E) Attracting or retaining highly qualified City employees, officials, or volunteers.
(F) Recognizing the meritorious service of current or former City employees, officials, or volunteers.
(G) Facilitating a City official’s familiarity with or ability to carry out City duties related to the management, administration, or care of a City facility or event.
(2) The Ticket Administrator distributes the ticket or pass to the City official for the official’s use, for use by a member of the official’s immediate family, or for use by no more than one guest.
(3) The Ticket Administrator, in the Ticket Administrator’s sole discretion, determines who will receive the ticket or pass and does not distribute a disproportionate number of the available tickets or passes to a single elected City officer, a single member of the agency’s board or commission, the agency’s general manager or chief administrative officer, or an agency appointee subject to confirmation by the City Council.
(4) An outside source has not earmarked the ticket or pass for a specific City official.
(5) The distribution of the ticket or pass is disclosed in accordance with Section 24.54.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 183,730, Eff. 8-4-15.
Amended by: Subsec. (b)(3), Ord. No. 186,371, Eff. 12-10-19.
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