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Sec. A2-17. Acceptance of gifts.

The head of a department or agency may accept on behalf of the County personal property gifts, including cash, valued at less than $10,000.00 from a single donor, connected with or incidental to his or her office, whenever he or she deems such gifts and the terms and conditions thereof to be in the best interests of the County; provided, however, that the head of a department or agency receiving any gift shall make an accounting of all gifts so accepted to the Director of Finance and the Board of Supervisors at the first meeting in December and first meeting in June each year.

All other gifts, devises, bequests and trusts, except as described above, may be received by each board, commission, department and agency only after formal acceptance and approval by the Board of Supervisors as trustee for the County.

Title to all such gifts, devises, bequests and trusts shall be taken in the name of the County of Santa Clara and shall vest in said County, and it shall be the duty of any such trustee to pay the proceeds to the Treasurer of the County when the same shall be allowed by the terms of the transfer to the trustee. Upon acceptance of any gift, devise, bequest or trust by the Board of Supervisors, the Director of Finance shall be notified of such acceptance and shall make the necessary entries on the respective accounts and property records to insure that the property which is the subject of such gift, devise, bequest or trust will be charged to the account of the proper County officer. The County Counsel shall act as attorney for the trustee solely for the purpose of effectuating any such gift, devise, bequest or trust.

No County officer or employee shall accept any gift, reward, devise or bequest for the performance of a specific act, which act is a part of said officer's or employee's official duties and responsibilities.

(Code 1954, § 3.1.2-15; Ord. No. NS-300.156, § 1, 9-28-71; Ord. No. NS-300.446, § 1, 4-4-89; Ord. No. NS-300.590, § 1, 10-29-96)

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