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CEC #	Date Issued	Issue	Issue Description:	Requestor:	Law Section:
04-03	04/01/04	Outside Employment	A City employee who is not a City official is not prohibited by the Governmental Ethics Ordinance from accepting part-time outside employment .	Kaufman	LAMC Section 49.5.2, 49.5.5, 49.5.9;
04-02	03/16/04	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;
04-01	02/03/04	Officeholder Account	The Mayor may use officeholder funds to pay to attend the Academy Awards, GRAMMY Awards, and NBA-All Star Game, subject to the limitations of the “black-out period” for officeholder expenditures.	Sella (Hahn)	LAMC Section 49.7.12(A)(2)(f), 49.7.12(A)(7)(a);
03-09	12/15/03	Post-City Service Restrictions	A former member of the Board of Transportation Commissioners is not subject to the “personal and substantial ban” as it applies to his representing a traffic signal manufacturer, whom he would like to represent before the City.	Jelloian	LAMC Section §49.5.2; §49.5.3; and §49.5.11(A, B, and E);
03-08	11/13/03	Post-City Service Restrictions; rescinding of CEC #03-07	A former City official is subject to the post-City service bans of the Governmental Ethics Ordinance, even though his term of service with the City was only six months.	Goldman	LAMC Section §49.5.2; §49.5.3; and §49.5.11(A, B, and E);
03-06	10/17/03	Gift Restrictions and Reporting	Mayor Hahn may accept the gift of a ticket to the opening of the Walt Disney Concert Hall because the ticket is for a fundraising event for a charitable 501 (c)(3) organization and therefore, is deemed to have no value pursuant to state law.	Sella (Hahn)	2 Cal. Code of Regs. Section § 18946.4; LAMC Section § 49.5.2;
03-05	09/30/03	Aggregation of Contributions	Contributions to City candidates made by AT&T Broadband prior to its merger with Comcast do not affect Comcast’s ability to make contributions to that same candidate in that same election subsequent to the merger, but do affect AT&T Corporation’s ability to make contributions to that same candidate in that same election subsequent to the merger, since AT&T Corporation and AT&T Broadband were required to aggregate their contributions prior to the merger.	Sutton	City Charter Section § 470(c) (3), (4), and (5); LAMC Section § 49.7.2;
03-04	09/03/03	Officeholder Account	The CEC cannot advise on allowable uses of Officeholder funds by a former Councilmember because the officeholder account provisions of the Campaign Finance Ordinance do not apply to him, he is no longer an elected City official or a candidate for elective City office.	Howard (Bernson)	LAMC Section §49.7.12;
03-03	08/06/03	Use of Position/Authority	City law does not prevent a Councilmember from soliciting donations on behalf of a 501(c)(3) charitable organization in connection with a City-sponsored event, provided that no City resources are used in connection with the solicitation.	Perry	LAMC Section §49.5.2, §49.5.5;
03-02	06/11/03	Officeholder Account	A City Councilmember may expend funds from her Officeholder Account to pay for a reception to express appreciation to staff and others with whom she has communicated over the years in her official capacity, given that the cost will be less than $100 per person.	Tennant (Galanter)	LAMC Section §49.7.12 A (q), (t) and (w);
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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.