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Section E discusses exemptions from the policy. These include: (a) when a public official receives a ticket or pass directly from a third party and the public official performs a ceremonial role or function on behalf of the City at the event; and (b) when a public official receives a ticket or pass from the City, and both the public official and the City report the ticket or pass as income. Section F includes a prohibition against the transfer of a ticket or pass received by a public official, unless the transfer is to a member of that public official's immediate family. This limitation is specifically required by the regulation. The final provision, Section G, designates the City Manager as the official charged with the distribution of event tickets and implementation of the Policy. This section also assigns to the City Clerk the duty of posting the required reporting form (Attachment 2) on the City's website within 30 days of the distribution of the event ticket. The following are examples of event tickets, and how they would be regulated by this proposed Policy and State law: (a) Tickets to the Fair. If the Alameda County Fair Association gives ten tickets to the City of Pleasanton for general admission to the Alameda County fair, the City may accept those tickets. But, under the new regulation, the Fair Association cannot designate the tickets for use by only certain City officials. (See Section C of the proposed Policy.) Under this proposed Policy, the City Manager would determine which City Officials would receive the Fair tickets. After the tickets are given to the City Officials, disclosure must be posted on the City's website within 30 days listing: the event date the value of the tickets who provided the tickets the number of tickets provided which officials received the tickets the public purpose underlying the use of the tickets (b) Admission to Business Association Event. If a City Official is invited to attend an event sponsored by a business association (such as the Chamber of Commerce, Pleasanton Downtown Association, etc.) and serve as a panelist on a panel featuring Tri- Valley elected officials, then the receipt of the ticket is exempt from this Policy pursuant to Section E. The City Official is performing a function on behalf of the City when serving as a panelist representing the City of Pleasanton. In the case of Fair tickets, the public purposes could include those set forth in Section D 12 and 13 of the proposed Policy "Attendance at events sponsored by other governmental agencies Increasing public exposure to venues and facilities available to the public within the City etc. Page 3 of 4