Knox Area Transit came out with a FREE Fare promotion along Cumberland Avenue because well the City has Cumberland more or less closed for an extended period of time. One of the first ads, has a prominent photograph of Mayor Rogero and the ad matches her attire or her attire matches the ad. Either way, is this ad an in kind contribution by KAT?
No, it is not. first the *attire vs ad* thing is the mark of a professional ad/printer agency. My brother regularly set up ads in a such a manner as this. It’s normal. It’s what professionals do.
Secondly, the *FREE* fare is actually paid by the event sponsors; in this case the Rogero campaign organization. It’s what professional campaign organizations do.
You should know all this.
Hopefully it gets reported accurately in financial reports