§ 2-7-104. RESTRICTION ON LOBBYING.

Subject to the exclusions in Section 2-7-105 ( Permitted Communications ), during a no-lobbying period:

(1)

a respondent or an agent shall not communicate directly with a City official or a City employee, or both in order to:

(a)

provide substantive information about any respondent or response with respect to the solicitation to which the communication relates;

(b)

encourage the City to reject one or more of the responses to the solicitation to which the communication relates;

(c)

convey a complaint about the solicitation to which the communication relates; or

(d)

ask any City official or City employee to favor or oppose, recommend or not recommend, vote for or against, consider or not consider, or take action or refrain from taking action on any vote, decision, or agenda item regarding the solicitation to which the communication relates;

(2)

a City official shall not contact or communicate with a respondent regarding a response or the solicitation to which the no-lobbying period applies;

(3)

a City employee, other than the authorized contact person, shall not contact or communicate with a respondent regarding a response or the solicitation to which the no-lobbying period applies.

Source: Ord. No. 20180614-056 , Pt. 1, 6-25-18.