[Added 4-14-2015 by G.O. No. 7-2015]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
CITY SEAL
The official seal of the City of Yonkers, including any cut, facsimile or reproduction thereof.
DEPARTMENT LOGO
Any City department or office logo, shield, mark, patch, emblem or similar insignia, including any cut, facsimile or reproduction thereof, that is created and used by the City to represent a specific City department of office.
A. 
The City Clerk and his/her designee is the custodian of the City Seal.
B. 
The head of a department or office is the custodian of the department logo for that department or office.
A. 
The City Seal and any department logo are the property of the City of Yonkers.
B. 
The City Seal and a department logo may be used by City employees and elected or appointed City officials in connection with the performance of official City business or City-sanctioned events, including but not limited to placement of the City Seal or department logo on City vehicles, equipment, stationery, the City flag, department websites, handouts for City training sessions, City brochures, City presentations, City uniforms and City-issued articles of clothing, department news releases and bulletins, City-sponsored events and City memorabilia used to promote the City.
C. 
The City Clerk or his/her designee is authorized to use the City Seal on any local law, ordinance, resolution, proclamation, commendation, certificate or other instrument approved by the City Council or executed by the Mayor and other City officials and to use the City Seal to authenticate official documents in the conduct of official City business.
A. 
The City Council may approve other uses of the City Seal or department logo by any person including but not limited to the following purposes provided that such use promotes the interests of the City and is not detrimental to the image of the City:
(1) 
In an encyclopedia, dictionary, book journal, pamphlet, periodical, magazine or newspaper incident to a description or history of the City Seal or department logos:
(2) 
In a library, museum or educational facility incident to descriptions or exhibits relating to the City Seal, a department logo or the City;
(3) 
In a theatrical, motion picture, television or similar production exhibited for a historical, educational or other noncommercial purpose.
B. 
Before any person is allowed to use the City Seal or any department logo pursuant to this section, the person must:
(1) 
Agree that the proposed use of the City Seal or any department logo shall conform to the permitted uses set forth in § 1-44A.
(2) 
Submit samples of all documents, goods and other materials upon which the City Seal or a department logo is to be used sufficient to demonstrate that the proposed use of the City Seal or department logo is a faithful reproduction and has not been altered in any manner.
(3) 
Acknowledge the right of the City, at all reasonable times, to inspect any item upon which the City Seal is used to ensure that the City Seal is being used appropriately in an unadulterated form.
(4) 
Execute an agreement approved by the City Council containing such terms as may be required.
C. 
Approval to use the City Seal or any department logo shall not be assignable or transferable.
D. 
The approval to use the City Seal or any department logo under this section shall be limited to only the event or item for which approval is granted.
E. 
If a person who is authorized to use the City Seal or a department logo pursuant to this article breaches any provisions of the agreement for its use, the Corporation Counsel shall serve written notice of such breach upon the person with a demand to take appropriate and immediate affirmative action to cure such breach. Any failure to cure the breach to the City's satisfaction shall be grounds for the City's termination of permission to use the City Seal or department logo and the Corporation Counsel shall pursue all steps reasonably to restrain the improper use of the City Seal or department logo.
F. 
The City may revoke a person's previously authorized use of the City Seal or department logo upon finding false or inaccurate information was submitted by the person to the City or he violated any provision of this article.
The use of the City Seal or any department logo by any person for the following uses is specifically prohibited:
A. 
Except as provided in § 1-43, in connection with any advertisement or promotion for any product, business, organization or service whether offered for sale, profit or without charge.
B. 
On any written or printed material designed, calculated, intended or likely to confuse, deceive or mislead the public or cause the reader of such written or printed material to believe it to be an official City publication, including circulating or distributing any such written or printed material or to suggest or assert any City support or endorsement of any product, goods or services.