I. SOLICITING AND ACCEPTING PRIVATE FUNDS E. GIFTS INVOLVING UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEES 2. Policy on Acceptance or Offering of and Gratuities by University Employees Office of the President February 6, 1980 POLICY ON ACCEPTANCE OR OFFERING OF GIFTS AND GRATUITIES BY UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEES As a public institution of higher education and also a custodian of public funds, the University is concerned that there be appropriate safeguards against any appearance of favoritism in its relations with other entities, either public or private. To avoid any such appearance of favoritism, no officer or employee should accept any gift or gratuity from any source which is offered or reasonably appears to be offered because of the University position held by the officer or employee, nor should an officer or employee extend an offer of a gift on a similar basis. For the purpose of this policy, the term gift or gratuity any payment to the extent that consideration of equal or greater value is not received. The term gift or gratuity does not include informational material such as books, reports, pamphlets, calendars, periodicals, or other unsolicited promotional material. A gift also does not include acceptance of modest entertainment, such as a meal or refreshments, in connection with attendance at professional meetings and similarly sponsored events by industrial, technical, professional, or educational associations, or at public ceremonies in an official capacity; nor does it include home hospitality. This definition is consistent with the State of California Political Reform Act of 1978 and is responsive to Federal Circular A-110, Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospital, and other Nonprofit Organizations–Uniform Administrative Requirements. Officers or employees requiring advice on or interpretation of this policy should consult with their department head. Chancellors, Laboratory Directors, the Vice President–Agriculture and University Services, and the Executive Assistant to the President are responsible for implementation of this policy at their locations. However, any questions regarding advice on or interpretation of this policy as applied to the President, to Chancellors or Laboratory Directors, to the Vice President–Agriculture and University Services, or to the Executive Assistant to the President should be referred by those officers to the Vice President–Academic and Staff Personnel Relations. This policy applies to the individual and does not apply to gifts offered to or by the University as an institution. It supersedes the policy concerning acceptance of gifts issued by President Saxon to Chancellors, Laboratory Directors, and Members, Expanded President’s Administrative Council on July 25, 1978, and is effective immediately.
I. SOLICITING AND ACCEPTING PRIVATE FUNDS E. GIFTS INVOLVING UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEES 2. Policy on Acceptance or Offering of and Gratuities by University Employees Office of the President February 6, 1980 POLICY ON ACCEPTANCE OR OFFERING OF GIFTS AND GRATUITIES BY UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEES As a public institution of higher education and also a custodian of public funds, the University is concerned that there be appropriate safeguards against any appearance of favoritism in its relations with other entities, either public or private. To avoid any such appearance of favoritism, no officer or employee should accept any gift or gratuity from any source which is offered or reasonably appears to be offered because of the University position held by the officer or employee, nor should an officer or employee extend an offer of a gift on a similar basis. For the purpose of this policy, the term gift or gratuity any payment to the extent that consideration of equal or greater value is not received. The term gift or gratuity does not include informational material such as books, reports, pamphlets, calendars, periodicals, or other unsolicited promotional material. A gift also does not include acceptance of modest entertainment, such as a meal or refreshments, in connection with attendance at professional meetings and similarly sponsored events by industrial, technical, professional, or educational associations, or at public ceremonies in an official capacity; nor does it include home hospitality. This definition is consistent with the State of California Political Reform Act of 1978 and is responsive to Federal Circular A-110, Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospital, and other Nonprofit Organizations–Uniform Administrative Requirements. Officers or employees requiring advice on or interpretation of this policy should consult with their department head. Chancellors, Laboratory Directors, the Vice President–Agriculture and University Services, and the Executive Assistant to the President are responsible for implementation of this policy at their locations. However, any questions regarding advice on or interpretation of this policy as applied to the President, to Chancellors or Laboratory Directors, to the Vice President–Agriculture and University Services, or to the Executive Assistant to the President should be referred by those officers to the Vice President–Academic and Staff Personnel Relations. This policy applies to the individual and does not apply to gifts offered to or by the University as an institution. It supersedes the policy concerning acceptance of gifts issued by President Saxon to Chancellors, Laboratory Directors, and Members, Expanded President’s Administrative Council on July 25, 1978, and is effective immediately.