§ 2-4. [City seal, logo and letterhead.]

(a)

The City Council of the City of Minneola hereby adopts and declares the following corporate seal to be the official seal of the City of Minneola:

Seal

(b)

The city council hereby adopts and declares the following logo to be the official logo of the City of Minneola:

Logo

The use of the city logo is for official city business only. It shall be a violation of this section to manufacture, use, display, or other employment of any facsimile or reproduction of the city seal, except by the City of Minneola officials or employees in the performance of their official duties, without the express approval of the City Council of the City of Minneola. Violators of this section shall be subject to sanctions as set forth in subsection (f) of this section.

(c)

The city council hereby adopts and declares the following to be the letterhead of the City of Minneola:

Letterhead

The use of the city letterhead is for official city business only. It may not be used by or for any person, entity, or political use. Violators of this section shall be subject to sanctions pursuant to the State of Florida Ethics Law, or as set forth in subsection (f) of this section.

(d)

In accordance with Florida Statutes, the manufacture, use, display or any other employment of any facsimile or reproduction of the City of Minneola seal except for City of Minneola officials or employees in the performance of their official duties, without the express approval of the City Council of the City of Minneola, is prohibited. The City Clerk of the City of Minneola is the custodian of the city seal.

(e)

Any person or entity that violates any portion of subsection (d) of this section, in accordance with F.S. § 165.043, is guilty of a second degree misdemeanor, punishable as provided in F.S. §§ 775.08 and/or 775.083.

(f)

Any person or entity that violates any portion of subsection (b), (c), or (g) of this section is guilty of a second degree misdemeanor, punishable as provided in F.S. §§ 775.082 and/or 775.083.

(g)

The city, through the city clerk, may immediately revoke a person or entity's previously authorized use of the city seal or city logo upon finding false or inaccurate information was submitted on its application to the city requesting authorization to use the city seal or city logo. The city shall not be liable to the person or entity for expenses incurred as a result of authorization being revoked.

(Ord. No. 2010-06, §§ 2—8, 3-2-2010)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 2010-06, §§ 2—8, adopted March 2, 2010, added provisions that were not specifically amendatory. At the editor's discretion, said provisions were included as § 2-4.