(A) No officer or employee of the county or a county agency shall accept any compensation, honorarium or gift with a fair market value greater than $100 in consideration of an appearance, speech or article unless the appearance, speech or article is both related to the officer’s or employee’s activities outside of county service and is unrelated to the officer’s or employee’s service with the county.
(B) Nothing in this section shall prohibit an officer or employee of the county or any county agency from receiving and retaining from the county or on behalf of the county actual and reasonable out-of- pocket expenses incurred by the officer or employee in connection with an appearance, speech or article, provided that the officer or employee can show by clear and convincing evidence that the expenses were incurred or received on behalf of the county or county agency and primarily for the benefit of the county or county agency, and not primarily for the benefit of the officer, employee or any other person.
(Ord. 6-94, passed 11-22-1994) Penalty, see § 34.99