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09-05 10/23/09 Post-City Service Former City officials are subject to a time-based restriction on lobbying the City, as well as a permanent ban on lobbying the City in matters in which they were personally and substantially involved. Former City officials are also prohibited from disclosing any confidential information acquired during City service for personal gain. Benbow LAMC Section 48.02; LAMC Section 49.5.11; LAAC Section 49.5.11(A); LAMC Section 49.5.11(B); LAMC Section 49.5.11(C); LAMC Section 49.5.11(E); LAMC Section 49.5.11(H); LAMC Section 49.5.2; 
09-04 09/18/09 Post-City Employment Former City officials are subject to a time-based restriction on lobbying the City, as well as a permanent ban on lobbying the City (and assisting others in lobbying) regarding matters in which they were personally and substantially involved. Former City officials are also prohibited from disclosing any confidential information acquired during City service for personal gain. Tonsich LAMC Section 48.02; LAMC Section 49.5.11; LAMC Section 49.5.11(B); LAMC Section 49.5.11(C)(1); LAMC Section 49.5.11(C)(2); LAMC Section 49.5.11(C)(3); LAMC Section 49.5.11(D); LAMC Section 49.5.11(H); LAMC Section 49.5.2; LAMC Section 49.5.3; LAMC Section 49.5.6; LAMC Section 49.5.7; Cal. Gov. Code Section 81000 et seq.; 
09-03 03/25/09 Post-City Employment Former City officials are subject to a time-based restriction on lobbying the City, as well as a permanent ban on lobbying the City in matters in which they were personally and substantially involved. Former City officials are also prohibited from disclosing any confidential information acquired during City service for personal gain. Gonzalez LAMC Section 48.02; LAMC Section 49.5.11(A); LAMC Section 49.5.11(B); LAMC Section 49.5.11(C)(1); LAMC Section 49.5.11(C)(2); LAMC Section 49.5.11(C)(3); LAMC Section 49.5.11(D); LAMC Section 49.5.11(H); LAMC Section 49.5.2; LAMC Section 49.5.3; LAMC Section 49.5.6; LAMC Section 49.5.7; 
09-02 02/12/09 Gifts from Lobbying Firm A lobbying firm may not give a gift of any value for a City official for whom the lobbying firm is a restricted source. However, informational materials that are exclusively for official use and are valued at less than $250 are not considered gifts. Psomas (Miller) 2 Cal. Code of Regs. Section 18942.1; LAMC Section 49.5.10(A)(1); LAMC Section 49.5.10(A)(2); LAMC Section 49.5.10(A)(3); LAMC Section 49.5.10(A)(4); LAMC Section 49.5.10(A)(5); LAMC Section 49.5.10(A)(7); LAMC Section 49.5.2; LAMC Section 49.5.6; LAMC Section 49.5.7; Cal. Gov. Code Section 82028(a); Cal. Gov. Code Section 82028(b); 
09-01 02/10/09 Post-City Employment Former City officials are subject to a time-based restriction on lobbying the City, as well as a permanent ban on lobbying the City in matters in which they were personally and substantially involved. Former City officials are also prohibited from disclosing any confidential information acquired during City service for personal gain. Jones LAMC Section 48.02; LAMC Section 49.5.11(A); LAMC Section 49.5.11(B); LAMC Section 49.5.11(C)(1); LAMC Section 49.5.11(C)(2); LAMC Section 49.5.11(C)(3); LAMC Section 49.5.11(D); LAMC Section 49.5.11(H); LAMC Section 49.5.2; LAMC Section 49.5.3; LAMC Section 49.5.6; LAMC Section 49.5.7; 
08-10 11/04/08 Gifts of Travel Under City law, a City official may accept payments for travel expenses, as long as the source is not a restricted source, which could include a lobbying entity, and the payments are not intended to influence an official act. State law does not prohibit or limit a City official's ability to accept payments for travel expenses (including transportation, lodging, and subsistence) from a 501(c)(3) organization, as long as the travel is reasonably related to a legislative or governmental purpose or to an issue of state, national, or international public policy. However, the gift must be disclosed on the official's next statement of economic interests. Barry 2 Cal. Code of Regs. Section 18940.2; 2 Cal. Code of Regs. Section 18950.2; LAMC Section 49.5.10(A)(5); LAMC Section 49.5.10(B)(1); LAMC Section 49.5.10(B)(2); LAMC Section 49.5.10(B)(4); LAAC Section 49.5.10(B)(6); LAMC Section 49.5.10(B)(7); LAMC Section 49.5.2; Cal. Gov. Code Section 89503(a); Cal. Gov. Code Section 89506(a); Cal. Gov. Code Section 89506(c); 
08-09 10/31/08 Lobbyist Registration Land use consultants compensated to advocacte for clients in administrative settings and at public hearings must register as a lobbyist if, in a three-month period, the consultant engages in 30 or more hours of lobbying activity that includes at least one direct communication with a City official. Bradley LAMC Section 48.01(B)(2); LAMC Section 48.02; 
08-07 09/24/08 Post-CRA Employment Former CRA officials are subject to a time-based restriction on lobbying the CRA, as well as a ban on lobbying on matters in which they were personally and substantially involved, as long as that matter is still pending. Khan LAAC Section 24.1.1(f)(2)(K); LAMC Section 49.5.19(G)(2); City Charter Section 705; City Charter Section 705(b); CRA Code Section II; CRA Code Section XI; CRA Code Section XI(A); CRA Code Section XI(B); CRA Code Section XI(C)(1); CRA Code Section XI(C)(2); CRA Code Section XI(C)(3); CRA Code Section XI(E); CRA Code Section XI(H); CRA Code Section XI(I); CRA Code Section XV(E); 
08-06 09/12/08 Lobbyist Consulting The City's ethics laws do not prohibit a lobbyist from contracting with the City, even when the lobbyist has a client who could be affected by the lobbyist's contract work. However, there may be conflict-of-interests concerns for both the lobbyist and the City, which should be addressed to the City Attorney's office. Oschin Cal. Gov. Code Section 1090; City Charter Section 222(a); LAMC Section 48.02; LAMC Section 48.04; LAMC Section 48.07; LAMC Section 48.08; LAMC Section 48.08(B)(11); LAMC Section 48.08(C)(14); LAMC Section 49.5.16(A)(1); LAMC Section 49.5.16(A)(2); LAMC Section 49.5.16(A)(3); LAMC Section 49.5.2; Cal. Gov. Code Section 87100; 
08-05 06/02/08 Lobbying Preparing an environmental impact report qualifies as municipal legislation. All of an individual's work to prepare the report would count toward the registration threshold, as long as the individual has at least one direct communication with a City official that is made to attempt to influence the City's position regarding the environmental impact report. [Informal advice] Kantor CEC Advice Section 1995-15; LAMC Section 48.01(B)(2); LAMC Section 48.02; 
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