City Council
MEETING DATE: 4/13/2016
TITLE:
Title
Ticket Distribution Policy
End
FROM:
Erica L. Vega, Assistant City Attorney
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends the City Council adopt a resolution establishing a policy for the distribution of tickets and passes.
Body
BACKGROUND:
The Political Reform Act and Fair Political Practices Commission ("FPPC") Regulations implementing the Act require public officials to disclose on their statement of economic interest (Form 700) sources of gifts aggregating $50 or more in the past 12 months, and prohibit a public official from receiving gifts aggregating $460 or more from a single source in a 12 month period. Tickets or passes to events that are provided to an official are typically considered to be gifts that are subject to these requirements.
FPPC Regulation 18944.1 creates an exception to these rules for tickets or passes "for admission to a facility, event, show, or performance for an entertainment, amusement, recreational, or similar purpose" that are distributed by an agency to individuals within that agency. For this exception to apply, the agency must adopt a policy for the distribution of tickets or passes that is consistent with the requirements of Regulation 18944.1. Tickets or passes that are distributed pursuant to an adopted policy that is in compliance with Regulation 18944.1 are not considered to be gifts to the recipient and do not need to be disclosed on an official's Form 700. However, the agency must complete a separate form that identifies the persons who received tickets or passes to events pursuant to the policy (Form 802). The Form 802 must be posted on the City's website, along with a copy of the adopted ticket policy, with a link forwarded to the FPPC.
FPPC Regulation 18944.1(c) requires a ticket distribution policy to at a minimum contain all of the following:
1. A provision setting forth the public purposes of the agency for which tickets or passes may be...
Click here for full text