(A) A lobbyist or a person acting on behalf of a lobbyist shall not offer, facilitate or provide to or on behalf of a Town Council member or town employee, any of the following that exceeds a total yearly value of $25: lodging; transportation; entertainment; food; meals; beverages; money or any other thing of value or contributions as defined in S.C. Code § 8-13-1300(7).
(B) No member of Town Council or any town employee shall knowingly solicit or accept, for his or her personal use or benefit, from any person known to be a lobbyist any of the following that exceeds a total yearly value of $25: lodging; transportation: entertainment; food; meals; beverages; money or any other thing of value or contributions as defined in S.C. Code § 8-13-1300(7). This prohibition shall not apply to any function to which all members of town council are invited.
(C) Divisions (A) and (B) of this section do not apply to the rendering of emergency assistance given gratuitously and in good faith by a lobbyist.
(Ord. 18009, passed 2-14-18) Penalty, see § 44.99