Governance and Ethics Committee
March 4, 2024
Item #3
1 Governance &
Ethics Committee
Item #3 Report and Request for
Direction on Proposed Amendments
to SCSC Chapter 2.155 (“Regulation
of Lobbying Activities”) and SCSC
Chapter 2.160 (“Calendars of Certain
City Officials”) to Better Align the
Requirements
March 4, 2024
Background
In December 2015, the City adopted the following ordinances:
• Chapter 2.155, entitled “Regulations of Lobbyist Activities”, to ensure that there are adequate
and effective disclosure of information about efforts to lobby City Government. Lobbyists
are required to register with the City and provide semi- annual reports on the lobbying activities that take place. These semi-annual reports
require general description of the legislative or administrative action(s) that the
lobbyist was retained to influence, and the outcome sought. • Chapter 2.160, entitled “Calendars of Certain City Officials”, to make the calendars of certain City officials open to the public to provide greater transparency
for meetings conducted by elected officials and executive management
of the City. Each month these public officials are required to publish their calendars to the City’s website. The calendars require certain general information
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2 Post Meeting Materials
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2 June 7, 2021 Committee Direction:
At the meeting, the former City Attorney presented on the Lobbyist Ordinance and Calendaring Ordinance with a verbal report from City Clerk Hosam Haggag. The Committee approved the following recommendations:
1. Amend the Public Calendar Ordinance to create different reporting standards for meetings with Lobbyists and Non-Lobbyists,
2. Amend the Public Calendar Ordinance that requires Councilmembers and staff who are required to comply with the Ordinance to report on the topics discussed and what was being requested,
3. Amend the Lobbyist Ordinance to require each lobbyist to report on the topics discussed and what was being requested,
4. Change the frequency of the Lobbyist Ordinance reporting requirements to align with the Public Calendar Ordinance to require reporting to be on a monthly cadence, and
5. City Clerk (elected) to return with a standard reporting template and
6. City Manager to return on staffing resources
3 Lobbyist Ordinance Changes
• Aligns reports with the Calendaring Ordinance
• Amendments would change Section 2.155.090,
Semi-Annual Reporting Requirements to a
Monthly Report
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3 Proposed Calendaring Ordinance
Changes
• Add additional disclosure requirements for
meetings with lobbyists
• For each non-internal city-related appointment
that includes a lobbyist, as defined in Chapter
2.155, the calendar must specify the topics
discussed and the requests made by the lobbyist.
5 Next Steps:
Provide direction on the proposed amendments to
SCSC Chapter 2.155 (“Regulation of Lobbying
Activities”) and SCSC Chapter 2.160 (“Calendars of
Certain City Officials”)
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4 Governance &
Ethics Committee
Item #3 Report and Request for
Direction on Proposed Amendments
to SCSC Chapter 2.155 (“Regulation
of Lobbying Activities”) and SCSC
Chapter 2.160 (“Calendars of Certain
City Officials”) to Better Align the
Requirements
March 4, 2024
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