May City employees participate in a COVID vaccine sweepstakes that is sponsored and funded by private parties and promoted by the City?
Yes, unless the City employee interacts with the funders of the sweepstakes as part of their City duties. But the Mayor's Executive Order on gifts would likely prohibit the employee from accepting a prize from the sweepstakes unless they received a waiver from the Chief Integrity Officer.
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