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Ethics Opinion Summary October 22, 2008 Page 3 At a minimum, the employee should explicitly notify the civic organizations of the following: (1) that employee is asking for the donation in th e employee’s capacity as a private citizen, and not in the employee’s capa city as an employee of the City or as a public official; (2) that the donations will be used to help pay pers onal travel expenses and not for a trip that is being taken in the employee’s capacity as a City employee or in furtherance of any City business; and (3) that the City is not sponsoring or endorsing the trip or the employee’s solicitation of donati ons. In addition, the employee should avoid asking for donations from civic organizations th at have the potential to benefit directly or indirectly from any action, or inaction, that the employee may take as a City employee. 4. May the employee accept compensation from organizations for gi ving presentations outside the employee’s duty day? Answer : Yes, provided that certain conditi ons are satisfied. Code of Ethics Section 3(A) does not prohibit an employee from accepting compensation for giving presentations outside the duty da y, provided that (1) the compensation does not create an ongoing employer-emplo yee relationship; (2) the invitation to give the presentation is not because of the employee’s position with the City; and (3) the employee is not being compensa ted because of the employee’s position with the City, but because of the empl oyee’s unique and pers onal expertise and knowledge. In the event that the employee will re ceive compensation, the employee should not wear attire that was purchased with (or reimbursed with) public funds and that identifies the wearer as an employee of the City and public official because a reasonabl e person could conclude that the employee is using City property for private gain. Section 3(G)(J). Very truly yours, Scott T. Anderson STA/cg RRM: #124664