(A) No officer or employee of the city or any city agency shall directly or indirectly through any other person or business, solicit or accept any gift of any money whatsoever. No gift of any service, loan, travel, entertainment, hospitality, thing, or promise or any other form having a fair market value of more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) shall be accepted under circumstances in which it could reasonably be inferred that the gift was intended to influence, or could reasonably be expected to influence the officer or employee in the performance of public duties.
(B) Certain items are typically excluded from this provision. Examples of these items include:
(1) Gifts received from family members.
(2) Gifts accepted on behalf of the city and transferred to the city.
(3) Reasonable travel and travel-related expenses, costs of admission, food and beverages, and entertainment furnished in connection with certain specified public events, appearances, ceremonies, economic development activities, or fact-finding trips related to official government business.
(4) Usual and customary loans made in the ordinary course of business.
(5) Awards, including certificates, plaques, and commemorative tokens, presented in recognition of public service.
(6) Informational, promotional and educational items.
(C) This section shall not be construed to prohibit legitimate campaign contributions to candidates for public office.
(Ord. 31:94, passed 12-12-94; Am. Ord. 22:2006, passed 8-17-06; Am. Ord. 19:2021, passed 10-11-21)