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LOBBYIST
BULLETIN
2009-1
(January 2009)
DATES TO
REMEMBER
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Monday, February 2, 2009 - Fourth
quarter 2008 reports
due |
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Tuesday, February 3, 2009 - CEC Meeting 9:30
AM, City Hall Rm 1050 |
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FOURTH
QUARTER 2008 REPORTS
DUE
Even though
all 2008 lobbying
registrations automatically terminated on December
31, 2008, a fourth quarter report must still be filed for any
lobbyist, lobbying firm, or lobbyist employer that was active
during that period. Fourth quarter reports must be filed
by Monday, February 2, 2009. (The usual filing
deadline of January 31st falls on a Saturday, so the deadline
has been extended to the following Monday.) If you have
questions or need assistance with your filings, please contact
our office at (213) 978-1960.
POLITICAL ACTIVITY AND THE 2009
MUNCIPAL ELECTIONS
As
the 2009 municipal elections approach, we remind you—if you
are a lobbyist or lobbying firm—that you may be prohibited
from making certain contributions to City officeholders and
candidates for City office. Pursuant to Los Angeles City
Charter Section 470(c)11, you may not make a contribution
to a candidate or officeholder running for City office if
you are registered to lobby the current City agency
of or the City agency for which the candidate or officeholder
is seeking election. The prohibition applies only
to contributions to the City controlled committees of
candidates and officeholders; contributions made to committees
formed to seek election to office in jurisdictions
outside of the City of Los Angeles are not
banned.
The law does not prohibit lobbying entities from engaging in
fundraising activiities on behalf of City candidates and
officeholders. However, those activities are subject to
disclosure by lobbyists, lobbying firms, and lobbyist
employers on their next quarterly reports. Additionally,
if you produce, pay for, mail or otherwise
distribute more than fifty copies of a written political
solicitation to a fundraising event for any controlled
committee of a City candidate or officeholder, you
must submit a copy of the solicitation to the City Ethics
Commission's public file at the time the solicitation is first
distributed. Please call us if you have
questions. |
