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CEC #	Date Issued	Issue	Issue Description:	Requestor:	Law Section:
06-05	08/18/06	Gifts; contribution limits; officeholder expense funds	Gifts to the City that are solicited or accepted by the Mayor for deposit into City trust funds are not subject to the contribution limits for officeholder expense funds.	Freeman (Villaraigosa)	LAMC Section 48.02; LAMC Section 49.5.11; LAMC Section 49.5.2; LAMC Section 49.5.3;
06-04	08/11/06	Officeholder account; travel expenditures	A Councilmember may use his officeholder account to pay for travel expenses made during a blackout period if the expenditure is similar to one made in conjunction with a tax-exempt IRC § 501(c)(3) organization.	Downing (Smith)	LAMC Section 49.7.12(A)(2)(g) and (w); IRC Section 510(c)(3);
06-03	05/16/06	Post-City service; conflict of interest code	A former City official may engage as a community organizer and outreach professional, provided that he complies with the one-year ban on lobbying his former employer and staff and the permanent ban on influencing any pending matter with which he had personal and substantial involvement.	Valdivia	LAMC Section 48.02; LAMC Section 49.5.11; LAMC Section 49.5.2; LAMC Section 49.5.3;
06-02	04/20/06	Gifts of travel; gifts to an agency	A registered lobbyist employer may provide travel expenses in connection with a trip to France to City officials provided that the payment is made as a “gift to an agency,” rather than a gift to an individual.	Gastelum	2 Cal. Code of Regs. Section 18944.2; LAMC Section 49.5.10(B); LAMC Section 49.5.2; City Charter Section CAO Rule 6;
06-01	02/03/06	Outside Employment	A High Level City Official may accept outside employment with USC because it is not in conflict or inconsistent with her City duties.	Shaw	LAMC Section 49.5.2; 49.5.9;
05-05	10/18/05	Reopening a terminated campaign committee; Officeholder Account; Legal Defense Fund	An elected official may reopen a terminated 2001 campaign committee to raise funds to pay for legal costs arising from an administrative enforcement matter, provided the committee is re-designated as a Legal Defense Fund. Alternatively, a Legal Defense Fund may be established in connection with the Councilmember’s Officeholder Account to pay for the legal costs.	Wasson (Weiss)	2 Cal. Code of Regs. Section 18404.1(i)(3); City Charter Section 470(c)9; LAMC Section 49.7.12; LAMC Section 49.7.7(B);
05-04	06/22/05	Use of Position/Authority; Commissioner Fundraising	City law does not prevent a Public Works Board member from soliciting donations in support of charitable community initiatives, provided that no City resources are used in connection with the solicitation and that donations are solicited from a broad range of sources to avoid any misperception that the Board member is misusing her position or authority for the benefit of the initiatives.	Shaw	2 Cal. Code of Regs. Section 18215 (a)(1); LAMC Section 49.5.2; LAMC Section 49.7.8; 2 Cal. Code of Regs. Section 82015(a) and 2;
05-03	05/31/05	Officeholder Account	A Councilmember may use his officeholder account to make a one-time donation to the Station Fund, a 501(c)(7) organization, of a new police station in his district for the purpose of purchasing supplies and equipment for use by the police officers of that station.	Smith	LAMC Section 49.7.12(A)(2)(b) and (w);
05-02	04/07/05	Post-City Service	A former City official in the Office of the City Attorney, now self-employed as an attorney in private practice, may not attempt to influence his former office or the City Attorney for one year after leaving City service, nor any matter in which he had "personal and substantial" involvement while working for the Office of the City Attorney.	Kracov	LAMC Section 48.02, 49.5.2, 49.5.3, 49.5.11;
05-01	02/04/05	Post-City Service	A former City official in a Council office, now employed by a City employee representative unit, may not attempt to influence her former office or the Councilmember of that district for one year after leaving City service, nor any matter in which she had a "personal and substantial" involvement while working for the Council office.	Delugach	LAMC Section 48.02, 49.5.2, 49.5.3, 49.5.11;
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Advice issued by the City Ethics Commission (CEC) provides guidance to the person requesting the advice and is based on the specific facts that person has provided and the language contained in the law at the time the advice was issued. As the Charter, ordinances, and related laws are subject to change, we strongly advise you to contact the CEC for advice based on your specific facts and circumstances.