§ 4-8-8. APPEARANCE.

(A)

A registrant, or a person acting for a registrant, speaking before the council, a City board, or a body created by the council and listed by the city clerk under § 2-1-3(C) ( Boards Established ), shall register to speak before that appearance and, before speaking, orally identify:

(1)

the person speaking;

(2)

the registrant, if the person is acting for a registrant; and

(3)

the client the registrant represents.

(B)

A registrant, or a person acting for a registrant, shall at the beginning of an oral communication with a City official identify:

(1)

the person speaking;

(2)

the registrant, if the person is acting for a registrant; and

(3)

the client the registrant represents.

(C)

A person who communicates in person with a City official for compensation on behalf of another person during a scheduled meeting on a municipal question shall disclose in writing to the city department, or office:

(1)

the name and address of the person;

(2)

the name of the City official with whom they are meeting;

(3)

the name of the client or person on whose behalf the appearance or contact is made; and

(4)

a statement regarding whether the person has received or expects to receive compensation for the appearance or contact.

(D)

Subsection (C) does not apply to:

(1)

a City official or employee; or

(2)

an appearance or communication on an intergovernmental matter if the person is an officer or employee of a government agency.

(E)

Each City department or office shall provide a reasonably practicable method for recording the information required by subsection (C). If a department or office has a receptionist desk where visitors routinely check in, the department or office may satisfy this requirement with a sign-in sheet at the receptionist's desk that is designed to elicit the information required by subsection (C).

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

Editor's note

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