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ORDINANCE NO. 2014-DQ5_ (5) (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) and (c) of this subsection, a person shall not solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, any gift, gratuity, favor, entertainment, loan, or any other thing of monetary value, from anyone who: (1) Has, or is seeking to obtain, contractual or other business or financial relations with the county; or (2) Conducts operation or activities that are regulated by the county; or (3) Has interests that may be substantially affected by the performance or nonperformance of the person's official duty; or (4) Is in any way attempting to affect the person's official actions at the county; or 5) Is offering anything of monetary value, including food and refreshments, to an employee because of the person's official position. (b) The prohibitions enumerated in paragraphs (5)(a) and (c) of this section do not apply in the situations enumerated below: (2) Food and refreshments: Under F.S. Ch. 112, the word "gift" is defined to exclude "food or beverage consumed at a single sitting or event." Pursuant to F.S. § 112.326, it is the purpose of this code to require more stringent county disclosure requirements than provided for in F.S. Ch. 112. Therefore, and notwithstanding any other section or provision of the perseaeel administrative policy manual to the contrary, county commissioners, and county employees may accept food or beverage consumed at a single sitting or event only if the cost for said food or beverage does not exceed F.S. Ch. 112, rate for the appropriate per diem allowance for said meal. If, under circumstances beyond the control of the donee, the cost exceeds the per diem rate then within five (5) working days of the acceptance, the donee shall file a written disclosure statement with the clerk to the commission on a form provided by said clerk. In addition, food or beverage may be accepted when (i) offered free in the course of a meeting or other M CODING: Words in stfike-threug# format are deletions to existing text; words in underlined format are additions to existing text.