1. Business means any enterprise, organization, trade, occupation or profession, whether or not operated as a legal entity or for profit, including any business trust, corporation, partnership, joint venture or sole proprietorship.

2. Compensation means anything of value or advantage, present or prospective, including the forgiveness of debt.

3. Controlled business means any business in which the Local Public Officer or any member of the Local Public Officer’s household has an ownership or beneficial interest, individually or combined, amounting to more than a 50 percent interest.

4. Dependent business means any business in which the Local Public Officer or any member of the Local Public Officer’s household has an ownership or beneficial interest, individually or combined, amounting to more than a ten percent interest, and during the preceding calendar year the business received from a single source more than $10,000.00 and more than 50 percent of its gross income.

5. Local elective office means the offices of Mayor or Council Member, whether by election or City Council appointment.

6. Gift means any gratuity, special discount, favor, hospitality, service, economic opportunity, loan or other benefit received without equivalent consideration and not provided to members of the public at large. Gift does not include:

7. Local Public Officer means a person holding an elective office of the City of Phoenix.

8. Member of household means a Local Public Officer’s spouse and any minor child of whom the local public officer has legal custody.

9. Travel-related expenses means any costs associated with transportation, food, lodging and registration fees and other expenses directly related to travel to or from a meeting, conference or other event where the Public Officer is participating in the Public Officer’s official capacity. (Ord. No. G-5390, § 1, 2009; Ord. No. G-5737, 2012; Ord. No. G-6241, 2016)