Section 30.48 above does not apply to the following:
(A) Opportunities, benefits and services that are available on the same conditions as for the general public;
(B) Anything for which the officer or employee, or his or her spouse or immediate family, pays the fair market value;
(C) Any contribution that is lawfully made under the Election Code;
(D) Any activities associated with a fundraising event in support of a political organization or candidate;
(E) Educational materials and missions;
(F) Travel expenses for a meeting to discuss business;
(G) A gift from a relative, meaning those people related to the officer or employee as a first cousin or closer, including, but not limited to grandparents, grandchildren, immediate family in-laws, immediate step-families, and the individual’s fiancé or fiancée;
(H) Anything provided by an individual on the basis of a personal friendship unless the officer or employee, spouse or immediate family member living with the officer or employee has reason to believe that, under the totality of the circumstances, the gift was provided because of the official position or employment of the recipient or his or her spouse or immediate family member, rather than because of the friendship. In determining whether a gift is provided on the basis of friendship, the recipient shall consider the circumstances under which the gift was offered, including the history of the relationship, whether any previous gifts of comparable value had been exchanged between the individuals in question, whether the recipient is aware whether the gift giver paid for the gift personally or sought a tax deduction or business reimbursement for the gift, or whether the recipient is aware that the gift giver gave the same or similar gifts to other officers or employees, or their spouses or immediate family members;
(I) Food or refreshments not exceeding $75 per person in value on a single calendar day, provided that the food or refreshments are either consumed on the premises from which they were purchased or prepared, or on the premises to which the items were catered or delivered;
(J) Food, refreshments, lodging, transportation and other benefits resulting from outside business or employment activities (or outside activities that are not connected to the official duties of an officer or employee), if the benefits have not been offered or enhanced because of the official position or employment of the officer or employee, and are customarily provided to others in similar circumstances;
(K) Intra-governmental and inter-governmental gifts, including those gifts given to an officer or employee from another officer or employee or any gifts given by an officer or employee of another governmental entity;
(L) Bequests, inheritances and other transfers at death; or
(M) Any item or items from any one prohibited source during any calendar year having a cumulative total of less than $100.
(Ord. 2008-01-0148O, passed 1-8-2008)