2.16.760 Accepting or making gifts.
A. In General. No employee, officer, or volunteer shall knowingly receive, accept, take, seek or solicit, directly or indirectly, for himself or herself or another, a gift that the employee, officer, or volunteer knows, or with the exercise of reasonable care should know:
1. Would influence the recipient to depart from the faithful and impartial discharge of his or her public duties; or
2. Is primarily for the purpose of rewarding the employee, officer, or volunteer for official action taken or not taken.
B. No Solicitation of Gifts for Personal Matters. Except for gifts described as exceptions in subsection (C) of this section, no public servant shall seek or solicit, or receive, directly or indirectly, any gift for the purpose of addressing or dealing with personal matters or other matters not involving official city business.
C. Prohibition Exceptions. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, this article does not prohibit accepting:
1. Campaign Contributions. A political campaign contribution covered or regulated by Section 2.16.270 or its successor provisions.
2. Loan. A bona fide loan made in the ordinary course of business.
3. De Minimis Nonpecuniary Gifts. An occasional nonpecuniary gift having a value of less than fifty dollars, or any other amount provided in the corresponding provision of the Municipal Officers’ and Employees’ Ethics Act, Title 10, Chapter 3, part 13, of the Utah Code Annotated, or any successor provisions.
4. Awards for Public Service. An award publicly presented in recognition of public services.
D. Gifts in Another’s Name Prohibited. No person shall make, for the direct benefit of an elected officer or employee, a gift:
1. In the name of another person;
2. With another person’s funds in his or her own name; or
3. Made on behalf of another person. (Ord. 2/16/2010O-2 § 1 (Exh. A (part)); Ord. 4/21/2009O-7 § 1 (Exh. A (part)); Ord. 10/02/2007O-14 § 1 (Exh. A)(2.4.707). Formerly 2.16.340)