R-032-16 Establishing a Ticket and Passes Distribution Policy

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. R-32-16 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON, CALIFORNIA ESTABLISHING A TICKET AND PASSES DISTRIBUTION POLICY WHEREAS, from time to time, the City of Colton (the "City") receives event tickets and/or passes from third party sources, both public and private; and, WHEREAS, the City finds that the receipt of all such tickets and/or passes as defined in California Code of Regulation 18946 are hereby deemed public resources; and, WHEREAS, the City desires to continue distributing these public resources in a manner that furthers the City's governmental and public purposes as reasonably described herein, such as the promotion of local businesses, community resources, programs and facilities; and, WHEREAS, according to Section 18944.1 these tickets and/or passes are not gifts to public officials if City distributes these tickets and/or passes in accordance with a duly adopted written policy, when distributed under Section 18944. 1, subdivision (b)(2); and, WHEREAS, the Fair Political Practices Commission ("FPPC") has clearly stated that it recognizes the discretion of the legislative or governing body of an agency to determine whether the distribution of tickets and/or passes serves a legitimate public purpose of the City, provided that the determination is consistent with state law. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council of the City of Colton, California hereby adopts the following Ticket Distribution Policy: CITY OF COLTON TICKETS AND/OR PASSES DISTRIBUTION POLICY PURPOSE The purpose of this Policy is to ensure that all Tickets distributed by the City are issued in furtherance of a valid governmental and/or public purpose of the City as required under Section 18944.1 of the FPPC regulations. This Policy applies to Tickets which provide 1