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Ordinance: 13246
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 10-01384 Final Action Date: 1/13/2011
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER
2/ARTICLE VI OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED,
ENTITLED "LOBBYISTS", MORE PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING SECTION 2-657,
ENTITLED "PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS", PROVIDING FOR RE -REGISTRATION
AMOUNT TO BE CONSISTENT WITH REGISTRATION AMOUNT; CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on February 11, 2010 Section 2-654 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida,
("City Code") as amended, was further amended to provide for an increase in registration fees for
initial lobbyist registrant; and
WHEREAS, in order for re -registration fees to be consistent with registration fees, Section
2-657 of the City Code requires an amendment;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Preamble to this
Ordinance are adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Chapter 2/Article VI of the City Code, as amended, entitled "Lobbyists", is amended
in the following particulars:{1}
"CHAPTER 2
ADMINISTRATION
ARTICLE VI. LOBBYISTS
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Sec. 2-654. Registration; fee; disclosure requirements; log of registered lobbyists; exemptions from
payment of fee; failure to register
(a) A person may not lobby a city official, a city board member, the city manager or city staff, until
such person has registered as a lobbyist with the city clerk and submitted a certificate of completion,
of an ethics course provided by the Miami -Dade County Commission on Ethics Public Trust or the City
of Miami completed no more than one (1) year prior to registering. Such registration shall be due
upon initially being retained as a lobbyist by a principal, prior to any type of lobbying activity, and shall
be renewed on a yearly basis thereafter. The annual registration fee for each lobbyist shall be
$500.00 as an initial registration fee, plus an additional fee of $100.00 for each principal represented
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for each issue lobbied on behalf of any one principal. The registration fees required by this section
shall be deposited by the city clerk into a separate account and shall be expended for purposes of
recording, transcription, administration and/or any other associated costs incurred in maintaining
these records for availability to the public. The city commission may, in its discretion, waive the
registration fee in demonstrated instances of financial hardship. Regardless of the date of the initial
registration, all lobbyists' registrations shall expire December 31 of each calendar year, and shall be
renewed on a calendar year basis.
Sec. 2-657. Penalties for violations.
(a) Any lobbyist who fails to file the annual expenditures report by the January 15 deadline each
calendar year shall be subject to a fine of $25.00.
(b) Upon verification of a lobbyist's failure to file the annual expenditures report, the city clerk shall
notify the lobbyist by certified mail that the annual expenditures report must be filed within five
business days following receipt of the notice. The name of any lobbyist who fails to comply with said
requirement shall be automatically removed from the list of active lobbyists. Should said person wish
to re -register as a lobbyist, he/she shall submit a new registration form accompanied by a
$500.00525.00 registration fee plus any and all outstanding fines accrued prior to re -registration.
(c) The city clerk shall submit a report to the city commission as to those lobbyists who have failed to
comply wihtwith registration and/or the annual filing requirement of this ordinance.
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Section 3. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause, phrase or word of this
Ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after final reading and
adoption thereof.{2}
Footnotes:
{1} Words/and or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall
be added. The remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate
omitted and unchanged material.
{2} This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Ordinance, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the effective date
stated herein, whichever is later.
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