Sec. 10.107. - Procurement of books, periodicals, etc., for Council and Council members.

(a) Generally. Subject to subsection (c), the Council Secretary is authorized to procure and pay for, out of the appropriations for the Council, the following items: (1) Books, whether hardbound, clothbound or paperback, that are approved by the Committee on Rules as permanent additions to the Council Library. (2) Subscriptions to periodicals, newspapers, technical and professional journals, newsletters and similar publications that are approved by the Committee on Rules for inclusion in the Council Library for the general use of the Council and its committees. (3) Reference works, whether general or specialized, and whether in one or more volumes, bound or looseleaf, that are approved by the Committee on Rules for inclusion in the Council Library for the use of the Council and its committees, together with subscription services where offered to keep the work up-to-date. (b) Council members. Subject to subsection (c), the Council Secretary is authorized to procure and pay for, out of the appropriations for the Council, the following items: (1) Books, whether hardbound, clothbound or paperback, for the use of a Council member in his official capacity. Such books shall be related to the Council member's legislative assignments or to a specific area or problem within the legislative competence of the Council in which the Council member is interested, as certified by the Council member. If the book requested by the Council member has already been approved by the Committee on Rules for addition to the Council Library under subsection (a) of this Section, the Chief Council Administrator shall so inform the Council member and shall not procure the book under this paragraph. (2) Subscriptions to periodicals, technical and professional journals, newsletters and similar informative publications for the use of a Council Member in his official capacity. If the subscription requisitioned by the Council Member has already been approved by the Committee on Rules for addition to the Council Library under subsection (a), the Council Secretary or designee shall so inform the Council Member and shall not place the subscription under this paragraph. No Council Member is entitled to a subscription to a newspaper nor to any clipping service under this paragraph, except that a Council Member who is authorized to maintain an office at public expense outside City Hall may obtain one newspaper subscription for delivery to the outside office. (c) Limitations on amount. The following limitations are imposed on expenditures under this Section: (1) The Committee on Rules is authorized to expend not more than three-fourths of the amount appropriated for purchases under this Section, for acquisitions under subsection (a) of this Section. (2) The Committee on Rules shall inform the Council members of the amount of the remaining one-fourth of the amount appropriated for purchases under this Section. Each Council member shall be entitled to expend one-nineteenth of this amount for acquisitions under subsection (b) of this Section; provided, that a Council member may authorize another Council member to use a part of the amount to which he is entitled for acquisitions for the latter Council member under subsection (b) of this Section, and the amount so authorized shall be deducted from the former Council member's entitlement and added to the latter Council member's entitlement. The entitlements provided for in this paragraph shall be available for the entire fiscal year, unless earlier exhausted, but shall not carry over to the succeeding fiscal year. (3) The entitlement authorized by this Section shall not be paid in cash to any person, except for the purchase of the goods or services authorized. No part of any entitlement hereunder shall be deemed to be income nor paid as compensation to any Council member or any other person, nor shall any Council member have any right to demand payment in cash of any amount to which he is entitled under this Section. (Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 1999-418-E, § 2; Ord. 2000-793-E, § 2)