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Title:
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Ordinance amending Administrative Code by amending Sections 16.520 through 16.534 to: add legislative findings; clarify definitions and add new definitions; consolidate the definition of "Lobbyist" with the thresholds for qualifying as lobbyist and the exemptions; increase the qualification threshold for contract lobbyists from $1,000 per month to $3,200 per quarter; increase the qualification threshold for expenditure lobbyists from $1,000 per quarter to $3,200 per quarter; clarify and add new exemptions; clarify that once a person qualifies as a "Lobbyist" the person is subject to the requirements and prohibitions of this Article until the person ceases all lobbyist activity and files a statement of termination; clarify the disclosure requirements applicable at the time of registration and at the time of filing quarterly activity reports; provide that all lobbyists re-register on January 15 each year; require lobbyists to disclose payments received from City officers in exchange for campaign consulting services; limit the aggregate value of gifts from lobbyists to each City officer, within three months of a lobbyist contact, to $50; and require lobbyists to notify City officers of the value of gifts conferred; and require the Ethics Commission to conduct quarterly workshops concerning the laws relating to lobbyists.
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