Sec. 2-1000. Definitions.
A. City official means the Mayor and members of the Council of the City of Phoenix, whether serving by election or appointment, and any person who serves in the administrative office of either the Mayor or a Council member, or any person who serves on a City of Phoenix board, committee, or commission, or the City Manager, executive staff, and all City of Phoenix department and function heads.
B. Compensation means money, service, facility, other thing of value, or benefit, including an interest in a business or an investment, which is received or will be received in return for or in connection with services rendered or to be rendered.
C. Expenditure means any expense made in furtherance of a lobbying activity incurred by or on behalf of a lobbyist.
D. Family gift means a gift to a City official or a member of his or her household from a lobbyist who is a relative of the City official or a member of his household if the donor is not acting for someone not covered by this article.
E. Gift means a donation or transfer of money, real property, or tangible personal property. For purposes of this article, gift does not include:
1. A gift or inheritance from a spouse, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister, parent-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, nephew, niece, aunt, uncle, or first cousin or any such person’s spouse if the donor is not acting for someone not covered by this article and gifts of a personal nature were customarily received from such persons before becoming a City official.
2. The value of meals, entertainment, or lodging that is reported or exempt from reporting under this article.
3. Salary, compensation, or employer reimbursed expenses lawfully paid to a City official.
4. The value of professional or consulting services not rendered to obtain a benefit for any lobbyist or lobbyist’s client.
5. Expenses relating to an event to which all members of the City Council or any Council committee or Council subcommittee, or all members who serve on a specific City of Phoenix board, committee, or commission, or the City Manager or all of the executive staff or all City of Phoenix department and function heads are invited.
6. A plaque or similar item given to a City official in recognition of service or notable accomplishment.
7. Informational material such as books, reports, pamphlets, tapes, calendars, or periodicals.
8. An unused item that is returned to the donor or delivered to a charitable organization within 15 days of receipt and is not claimed as a charitable contribution for tax purposes.
9. A campaign contribution that is properly received and reported as required by law.
10. An item given to a City official if an item of similar value is given by the City official at the same time, or on a similar occasion under similar circumstances.
F. Lobbying means communication by a lobbyist with any City official for the purpose of influencing official action.
G. Lobbyist means any person who is compensated to lobby for a person other than himself.
H. Official action means any action or nonaction by a City official.
I. Person means an individual, partnership, committee, association, limited liability company, or corporation and any other organization, or group of persons.
J. Personal hospitality means meals, beverages, transportation, or lodging furnished noncommercially by a person on his or her family’s property or facilities.
K. Public official means a person holding an elected government office. (Ord. No. G-3680, § 1; Ord. No. G-6324, 2017)
Cross reference—Definitions and rules of construction generally, § 1-2.