§ 4-8-5. REGISTRATION.

(A)

A person who meets a threshold under § 4-8-3 ( Registration Requirement ) shall register not later than the fifth working day after the person first directly communicates with a City official to lobby.

(B)

The registration shall include:

(1)

the registrant's full name;

(2)

the registrant's permanent business street address and business mailing address;

(3)

the name and address, and the nature of the business of each client on whose behalf the registrant will lobby;

(4)

a specific description of each municipal question on which the registrant will lobby; and, if applicable:

(a)

if real property is the subject of the municipal question, an address or legal description of the real property; and

(b)

the subject matter from a list of subjects provided on the registration form by the city clerk; and

(c)

for each person employed or retained by the registrant (excluding purely clerical or administrative assistance) for the purpose of assisting in, or preparing for, lobbying, the full name, business address, and occupation of the person.

(C)

A registrant shall file activity reports until the registrant terminates the registrant's registration. A registrant who ceases reportable activity may terminate the registrant's registration by filing a notice of termination. The registrant must file the activity report for the reporting period in which the registrant files the notice of termination.

(D)

On the date of registering, and on the anniversary of that date each year thereafter until the registration is terminated, a registrant shall pay to the City, and the city clerk shall collect, an annual registration fee. The city clerk shall deposit a registration fee into a separate account within the General Fund. The amount of the registration fee applicable to a lobbyist, which may vary with circumstance, shall be set by ordinance.

(E)

If there is a change in the information reported on a registrant's registration form, including a new client or municipal matter, the registrant shall provide a written update to the information reported in the registrant's registration form not later than the tenth working day after the date the person first directly communicates with a City Official to lobby on a new municipal question or for a new client.

Source: Ord. No. 20160922-005, Pt. 1, 6-1-17 .

Editor's note

Ordinance No. 20160922-005 takes effect on June 1, 2017.