City of Oakland - File #: 06-0863

• File #: 06-0863
• Version: 3
• Name: Lobbyist Registration Act Amendment
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/17/2006
• In control: Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / City Council
• On agenda: 12/19/2006
• Final action: 1/16/2007
• Title: Subject: Lobbyist Registration Act Amendment From: Public Ethics Commission Recommendation: Approve The Final Passage (Second Reading) Of An Ordinance Amending Chapter 3.20 Of The Oakland Municipal Code (AKA "The Lobbyist Registration Act") To Provide 1) A Restriction On Elected Officials From Acting As Professional Lobbyists For One Year After Leaving Office; 2) A Limitation On The Amount Of Gifts Lobbyists Can Give To City Officials, Staff And Their Immediate Families; 3) Quarterly Disclosure Of A Lobbyist's Campaign Fundraising Activities; 4) Quarterly Disclosure Of Any Employment Relationship Among Lobbyists, City Officials And Staff; 5) Disclosure Of The Names And Titles Of The Persons Whom A Lobbyist Attempts To Influence; And 6) Misdemeanor Prosecution For Knowing And Willful Violations Of The Act And A One-Year Practice Ban Upon Conviction
• Sponsors: Public Ethics Commission

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/16/2007	3	Meeting of the Oakland City Council	Approved for Final Passage	Pass
12/19/2006	2	Meeting of the Oakland City Council	Approved as Amended on Introduction for Final Passage	Pass
12/5/2006	2	Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency/City Council/Geological Hazard Abatement District Board	Rescheduled
11/16/2006	1	*Rules & Legislation Committee	Approved as Amended the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward	Pass
10/19/2006	1	*Rules & Legislation Committee	Scheduled

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Subject:      Lobbyist Registration Act Amendment

From:            Public Ethics Commission

Recommendation: Approve The Final Passage (Second Reading) Of An Ordinance Amending Chapter 3.20 Of The Oakland Municipal Code (AKA "The Lobbyist Registration Act") To Provide 1) A Restriction On Elected Officials From Acting As Professional Lobbyists For One Year After Leaving Office; 2) A Limitation On The Amount Of Gifts Lobbyists Can Give To City Officials, Staff And Their Immediate Families; 3) Quarterly Disclosure Of A Lobbyist's Campaign Fundraising Activities; 4) Quarterly Disclosure Of Any Employment Relationship Among Lobbyists, City Officials And Staff; 5) Disclosure Of The Names And Titles Of The Persons Whom A Lobbyist Attempts To Influence; And 6) Misdemeanor Prosecution For Knowing And Willful Violations Of The Act And A One-Year Practice Ban Upon Conviction