Task force clarifies travel and promotional items under gift exceptions

Jun 4, 2026

Counselor Johnson told commissioners travel, registration fees, lodging and related expenses are covered under exception (j) in the draft, and members agreed that promotional "swag" would be treated as a gift unless it's broadly available or specifically excepted.

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Counselor Johnson told the task force that travel-related expenses such as admission or registration fees, travel expenses, entertainment, lodging and meals are addressed under exception (j) in the proposed ordinance. "So that is where travel falls in under j in this section," Johnson said when asked where travel expenses would be handled under the exceptions.

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