§ 1.1908. Disclosure of Certain Gifts to City Officials

(a)

Except as provided below, a city official who receives as a guest, a gift of food, lodging, transportation, or entertainment that reasonably appears to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) in value shall file with the city secretary within thirty calendar days after receiving the gift a written disclosure statement containing the following information:

(1)

A description of the gift of food, lodging, transportation, or entertainment that was received;

(2)

The date or dates on which the gift was received;

(3)

The name of the host who paid for, or provided, the gift; and

(4)

A statement that the aggregate value of the gift is believed to exceed the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00).

(b)

The requirements of (a), above, do not apply to a gift or other benefit conferred on account of kinship or a personal, professional, or business relationship independent of the status of the recipient as a city official.

(c)

This section does not apply to any gift that is required to be and is reported under any other state law, including a required election campaign filing.

(Ord. No. 2008-08, Sec. 1, adopted 6-3-08)