Shad Khan megayacht Kismet party allowed by gift law restrictions, mayor says [Video]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The value of the food and beverages served by the Jaguars during a holiday party on team owner Shad Khan’s megayacht fits within what elected officials such as Mayor Donna Deegan and City Council members can accept for complying with gift law restrictions, according to a longtime ethics watchdog who advises Deegan.

State law allows Deegan and council members to accept gifts from entities that do business with the city or lobby the city, such as the Jaguars, but the value of a gift cannot exceed $100.

Carla Miller, who is a special adviser to Deegan and previously spent years as the city’s ethics director, said the per-person cost of the party stayed within the legal limit …