§ 6-27 — Acceptance prohibited

§ 6-27. Acceptance prohibited.

Except as otherwise provided in this Part IV, a public servant may not knowingly accept any gift, directly or indirectly, from any person that the public servant knows or has reason to know: (1) does or seeks to do business of any kind, regardless of amount: (i) with the public servant’s agency; or (ii) with another person in connection with or in furtherance of a contract that is being negotiated or has been entered into by the other person with the public servant’s agency; (2) engages or seeks to engage in an activity that is regulated or controlled by the public servant’s agency; (3) is or, within the preceding 12 months, has been a lobbyist with respect to matters within the jurisdiction of the public servant; (4) has a financial interest that might be substantially and materially affected, in a manner distinguishable from the public generally, by the performance or nonperformance of the public servant’s official duties; (5) is an association, or any entity acting on behalf of an association, that is engaged only in representing counties or municipal corporations; or (6) is an owner, partner, officer, director, trustee, employee, or agent of any person described in items (1) through (4) of this section.

(Ord. 24-368 Section 1; Ord. 16-503; Ord. 15-373; Ord. 10-267; Ord. 04-795.)