§ 2-76. Travel reporting requirements.

(a)

City-related travel. Any City official or employee who, in connection with his or her official duties, accepts a trip or excursion involving the gratuitous provision of transportation, accommodations, entertainment, meals, or refreshments paid for by a person or entity other than a public agency must file with the City Clerk, within ten (10) business days of return from the travel, a disclosure statement identifying:

(1)

The name of the sponsor;

(2)

The places visited;

(3)

The purpose and dates of the travel; and

(4)

The amount of the expenses incurred.

(b)

Acceptance of a trip or excursion by Municipal Court Judges and Magistrates, City Manager, Deputy City Manager, City Clerk, Assistant City Managers, Assistants to the City Manager, and all department heads, assistant department heads, and employees in positions listed on the executive pay plan (job class 1000 through 1999) must receive prior written approval of the City Manager or Mayor as appropriate. Other personnel must receive written approval by their department director. Boards and commissions members must receive approval by a vote of their board or commission.

(c)

Non-City travel. Any City official or employee required to file a financial disclosure report (section 2-73), who accepts a trip or excursion involving the gratuitous provision of transportation, accommodations, entertainment, meals, or refreshments paid for by a person or entity other than a public agency must file with the City Clerk, within ten (10) business days of return from the travel, a disclosure statement identifying:

(1)

The name of the sponsor;

(2)

The places visited;

(3)

The purpose and dates of the travel; and

(4)

The amount of the expenses incurred.

(d)

The exceptions contained in subsection 2-74(l) apply to the reporting requirements of subsection (c), above.

(Ord. No. 2013-05-09-0317, § 2(Att. B), 5-9-13; Ord. No. 2018-06-21-0491 , § 1(Att. A), 6-21-18)