Chapter 2.50
PROHIBITION ON ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS FROM AND SERVICE ON CITY COMMISSIONS BY CITY CONTRACTORS AND LOBBYISTS
Sections:
2.50.010 Prohibition on acceptance of gifts.
2.50.020 Prohibition from serving on commissions.
2.50.010 Prohibition on acceptance of gifts.
No elected city official or member of a city commission may receive any gift from a city contractor or lobbyist.
No person may make, and no elected city official or member of a city commission accept, any gift with the intent to influence an elected city official or members of a city commission in the performance of any official act.
No elected city official or members of a city commission may accept or receive any gift from anyone other than the city for the performance of a specific service or act that the elected city official or members of a city commission is expected to render in the regular course of his or her city duties, or for advice about city processes. (Ord. 15-24 § 1)
2.50.020 Prohibition from serving on commissions.
Lobbyists are not eligible for membership on commissions created by the City Council. A commissioner shall be deemed to have forfeited his or her office upon becoming a lobbyist. (Ord. 15-24 § 1)
2.50.030 Definitions.
For purposes of this chapter:
“City contractor” is any person or entity that contracts or is seeking to contract with the city.
“Elected city official” shall mean the Mayor or a member of the City Council.
“Gift” is any payment or other benefit that confers a personal benefit for which an elected city official or a member of a city commission does not provide payment or services of equal or greater value. A gift includes a rebate or discount in the price of anything of value unless the rebate or discount is made in the regular course of business to members of the public. An elected city official or a member of a city commission has received or accepted a gift when he or she has actual possession of the gift or when he or she takes any action exercising direction or control over the gift, including discarding the gift or turning it over to another person. This includes gifts that are accepted by someone else on the official’s behalf and gifts made to others at the direction of the official. A “gift” does not include items that are returned (unused) to the donor, for which the official reimburses the donor within thirty (30) days of receipt, or that are donated unused to a nonprofit, tax-exempt (501(c)(3)) organization in which the official or immediate family member does not hold a position, or to a government agency within thirty (30) days of receipt without claiming a deduction for tax purposes.
“Lobbyist” is any person who during the prior twelve (12) months knowingly attempted to influence an elected city official or members of a city commission in any legislative or administrative action.
A “member of a city commission” is a commissioner of the Planning Commission, the Human Services Commission, the Parks and Community Services Commission, the Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission, and any other commission that is created by the City Council of the City of Dublin. (Ord. 15-24 § 1)