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Schedule 4: Gifts from Persons or Entities Doing Business With, Regulated By, or Lobbying In City
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Under§ 7-23 of the Ethics Law, filers are required to disclose all significant gifts from persons doing doing business with the City, regulated by the City, and lobbyists. A significant gift is any single gift worth more than $20, or any gift in a series of gifts with a cumulative value of $100 or more given during the reporting period by the same person.
Answer the question below to determine if Schedule 4 applies to you:
During the reporting period covered by this statement, did you accept or direct someone else to accept a significant gift (on your own or someone else's behalf) that was given by or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any of the following?
a lobbyist;
a person regulated by the City; or
a person doing business with the City.
If you answered "yes" to the question above, disclose each qualifying gift on Schedule 4. You will need to submit a separate "Add New Gift" entry for each gift. Watch the tutorial video below to guide you through the schedule:
Note: You do not need to disclose the following significant gifts: gifts from your spouse, parent, child, or sibling; campaign contributions that are otherwise reported as required by law; or tickets or free admission given to an elected official to attend a specific charitable, cultural, or political event, if given by the person sponsoring or conducting the event as a courtesy to the elected office.
Instructions
In each "Add New Gift" entry, you will disclose the following information:
1. Identity of Person or Entity Giving the Gift. Give the name of the person or business entity that gave the gift, and their relationship to the City, e.g., whether they are a lobbyist, are doing business with the City, and/or are regulated by the City.
2. Recipient of the Gift. The name and address of the person receiving the gift and their relationship to you (either your self or another person at your direction).
3. Nature, Date, and Value of the Gift. A description of the gift, its retail value, and the date it was received.
4. Travel Expenses. If the gift comprised travel-related expenses related to an event or conference of some kind, provide the details requested.
having or seeking one or a combination of contracts or other transactions with the City or with another person in connection with a contract between that other person and the City, that involves the commitment of $5,000 or more;
being regulated by or subject to the authority of the City, any City agency, or any City official; or
undertaking activities that require registration as a lobbyist.
Any legal or equitable economic interest, whether or not subject to an encumbrance or a condition, that was owned or held, in whole or in part, jointly or severally, directly or indirectly, at any time during the reporting period.
“Interest” does not include:
an interest held in the capacity of a personal representative, agent, custodian, fiduciary, or trustee, unless the holder has an equitable interest in the subject matter;
an interest in a time or demand deposit in a financial institution (e.g., checking account, savings account, or certificate of deposit);
an interest in an insurance policy, endowment policy, or annuity contract under which an insurer promises to pay a fixed amount of money, either in a lump sum or periodically for life or some other specified period;
an interest in a common trust fund or a trust that forms part of a pension or profit-sharing plan that:
has more than 25 participants; and
has been determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be a qualified trust under § 401 or § 501 of the Internal Revenue Code; or
a mutual fund or exchange-traded fund that is publicly traded on a national scale, unless the mutual fund or exchange-traded fund is composed primarily of holdings of stocks and interests in a specific sector or area that is regulated by the public servant's agency.
any gift in a series of gifts with a cumulative value of $100 or more given by or on behalf of the same person during the reporting period.
“Significant gift” does not include any of the following, regardless of value:
a gift from a family member;
a campaign contribution that is otherwise reported as required by law; or
tickets or free admission given to an elected official to attend a specific charitable, cultural, or political event, if given by the person sponsoring or conducting the event as a courtesy or ceremony to the office.