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Major Filers

Contract Solicitations

The following forms must be included in contract solicitation packages (usually by the department contract coordinator) for anticipated contracts that meet the following criteria:

Contract Solicitation Criteria
Include in contract solicitation package
  • Goods and services contracts worth over $25,000, and lasting 3 months or longer; or
  • Financial assistance contracts worth $100,000 or more of any duration; or
  • Construction contracts, public leases, or licenses of any value and any duration.
Contracts Bidder Certification (Form 50)
  • Contract is anticipated to have a total value of $100,000 or more; and
  • Contract will require approval by an elected City office (City Council, Mayor, City Attorney, or City Controller).
Contracts Prohibited Contributors - Bidders (Form 55)*
  • Contract (or opportunity to be on a pre-qualified/on-call list) is solicited by a City proprietary department (Airports, Harbor, or Department of Water and Power); and
  • Contract (or selection for a pre-qualified/on-call list) will be with an underwriting firm or syndicate of underwriting firms; and
  • Contract will be for noncompetitive sale of revenue bonds.
Contracts Prohibited Contributors - Underwriters (Form 56)*

* Electronic copies of filed forms 55 and 56 must be emailed within 10 business days after the bid due date to:

ethics.bidder@lacity.org
Filing Schedule

The following forms must be filed:

Form Required
Period Covered
Due Date
Lobbying Major Filer Quarterly Report (Form 37)
Oct 1, 2018 - Dec 31, 2018
Jan 31, 2019
Jan 1, 2019 - Mar 31, 2019
Apr 30, 2019
Apr 1, 2019 - Jun 30, 2019
Jul 31, 2019
Jul 1, 2019 - Sep 30, 2019
Oct 31, 2019
Oct 1, 2019 - Dec 31, 2019
Jan 31, 2020
Required Per Activity

The following forms are usually filed by the department's ticket administrator:

Activity
Form Required
Due Date
Department distributes tickets or passes to an event.
Ethics Agency Report of: Ceremonial Role Events and Ticket/Pass Distributions (Form 802)
Within 30 days of activity.
Department head serves in a ceremonial role.
Ethics Agency Report of: Ceremonial Role Events and Ticket/Pass Distributions (Form 802)
Within 45 days of activity.

The following forms are usually filed by the department's ethics liaison at the discretion of their department head:

Activity
Form Required
Due Date
Department creates a position not designated on a COI Code that makes or participates in governmental decisions.
Ethics Agency Report of: New Positions (Form 804)
As soon as position is created.
Department signs a contract with a consultant who will be making or participating in making governmental decisions on behalf of the department.
Ethics Agency Report of: Consultants (Form 805)
As soon as department signs a contract with the consultant.
End Candidacy

The following form must be filed if you choose to withdraw your candidacy before the election:

Form Required
Due Date
Campaign Cancellation of DOI (Form 15)
When candidacy is withdrawn.

The following forms must be filed to terminate your candidate campaign committee:

Form Required
Period Covered
Due Date

Campaign Statement of Organization (Form 410)

This form must be filed as a Termination statement.

N/A
When you terminate your committee

Campaign Recipient Committee Campaign Statement (Form 460) (Termination)

Your final campaign statement is considered a Termination statement.

Any time period since your last campaign statement, up to the date you terminate your committee.
Next filing deadline after the committee termination date.
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