City asset use and sponsorship approval rules

(a) City assets are intended and exclusively used for operations of the city in providing governmental services and programs to and for the public, and except as required by law or expressly established by an affirmative action by the council, a person may not access or use any city asset for any purpose other than the intended and authorized governmental purpose or service. Placement of messages related to a sponsorship agreement upon a city asset requires specific authorization. (b) The city has and retains the sole and final decision-making authority for determining the appropriateness of a sponsorship agreement and reserves the right to refuse to enter into any proposed sponsorship agreement. (c) Approvals of sponsorship agreements are subject to the following: (1) A director of an executive agency may enter into a sponsorship agreement, pursuant to the rules to be adopted under § 2-47.7 , that is for: (A) A term of less than five years; and (B) A financial contribution of less than $50,000; (2) All sponsorship agreements involving a financial contribution of $50,000 or more must be approved by a resolution adopted by the council; and (3) All sponsorship agreements for a term of five years or more must be approved by a resolution adopted by the council.