HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-2019-019 Amending Sec. 2-231 Lobbyist Registration - Increasing Fee and Amending Reporting RequirementsORDINANCE NO.2019-019
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DANIA
BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ENTITLED
"ADMINISTRATION", ARTICLE XI, ENTITLED "LOBBYIST
REGULATIONS", SECTION 2-231, ENTITLED "LOBBYIST
REGISTRATION" AND SECTION 2-232, ENTITLED "REPORTING OF
LOBBYING ACTIVITIES" OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES,
PERTAINING TO AN INCREASE OF LOBBYIST REGISTRATION FEES
AND PERTAINING TO REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; FURTHER, PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Dania Beach lobbyist registration fee was established pursuant
to Ordinance No. 2004-003 adopted January 13, 2004; and
WHEREAS, in keeping with current fees charged by other local municipalities, the City
desires to increase the annual lobbyist registration fee from one hundred dollars ($100.00) per
client to two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) per client; also, due to changes in Broward County
lobbying regulations that affect Broward cities, some City lobbyist regulations need to be revised
and updated;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That Article XI, entitled "Lobbyist Regulations" of Chapter 2, entitled
"Administration", Section 2-231, "Lobbyist Registration", of the City Code of Ordinances, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-231. — Lobbyist Registration.
(2) Pay to the City Qerk's Offlee Finance Department an annual One 14undr-ed
Two Hundred Fiftv Dollars ($1-00. $250.00) as the registration fee for
each principal or employer, identified on an annual or amended
registration statement, on whose behalf he or she intends to lobby, whether
he or she was retained directly by the principal or employer or by another
Lobbyist retained by the principal or employer. The registration fees
required by this Section shall be expended by the City Clerk's Office
solely for the purpose of defraying the administrative costs of
implementing, monitoring, and otherwise ensuring compliance with this
Section. A lobbyist, who is lobbying as a volunteer for a non-profit
organization, without any compensation, is not required to pay a
registration fee in connection with those uncompensated lobbying
activities, but shall be required to register.
Section 2. That Article XI, entitled "Lobbyist Regulations" of Chapter 2, entitled
"Administration", Section 2-232, "Reporting of Lobbying Activities", of the City Code of
Ordinances, is amended to read as follows:
(A) To promote full and complete transparency, lobbyists and their- pr-ineipals ^r
employers who intend to meet or otherwise eonununieate , „ lobby a City Commissioner €er
the puTese of engaging in lobbying aefivifies, either- at the Gonunissioner's offiees or- elsewhere
on the City govef ne is p,.om;so�, must, contemporaneously with the lobbyingactivity ctivity or as
soon thereafter as is practicable (but in any event within three (3) business days after the
lobbying activity occurs), legibi complete an on-line contact log for public viewin>;, ling eaeCity Go i i A4th whom the lobbyist, pr-ineipa4, or employer- meets or- intends on meeting
or- eewmwnieatin which contains the following information:
(1) The lobbyist's name; the the eiztcity or- per -son by Whieh er- ny
.,i.,....., the lobbyist ; employed; the name of the per-seff or-„t;ty for- ,„>7or- whieh he or- she is lobbying; the ^ employor-
the lobbyist who is presen4 at a*y meeting at whieh the eoffwauniea4io
grade; the name of eaeh City Cone issioner- with whom heor- she is
meeting or-r6emmunieatin ;; the date and time of eaeh sueh meeting;; athe speeifie puTese and subjeet matter- of eaeh sueh meeting.
(2) The eeirtaet -leg— shale ve—eonVleted eontemper-aneoirsly- with the
meeting(s) and shall be filed for- publie inspeetion NN4-h the efflee of
City Cler-k. The name of the person or entityby which the lobbyist is
employed;
The name of the person or entity for whom or for which the lobbyist
lobbying;
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The name of each City Commissioner lobbied by the lobbyist;
The name of each person attending or participatingin n M portion of the
meeting or communication during which the lobbyingactivity occurred;
The date and time of the meeting or other communication during which
the lobbyingactivity occurred;
The location of the meeting and mode of communication, as applicable
(e.g., in person, by telephone, by email exchange;
The specific subject matter discussed in such meeting or communication.
lobbyists, their- prineipals or- empleyer-s otAside of the City premises. This shall ine!
Section 3. That if any section, clause, sentence or phrase of this Ordinance is for any
reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the holding shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.
Section 4. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances and all resolutions or parts of
resolutions in conflict with this Ordinance, are repealed to the extent of such conflict.
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Section 5. That this Ordinance shall take effect on January 1, 2020.
PASSED on first reading on October 28, 2019.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading on November 12, 2019.
ATTEST:
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THOMAS SCHNEIDER, CMC LO LEWELLEN
CITY CLERK '%.4�. _�. MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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THOMAS J. A R
CITY ATTORNE
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