(A) For the purposes of this section, LOBBYING shall be defined as soliciting or seeking to influence the votes of members of a legislative body, including testifying before a legislative body.
(B) Lobbying members of a legislative body in a government other than the city by an employee of the city shall be allowed only under the following circumstances:
(1) During an employee’s designated working hours, a city employee:
(a) May engage in lobbying with the permission and/or at the request of the Intergovernmental and Legislative Relations Committee; or
(b) May appear before a meeting of a legislative body to testify at the request of the Mayor, or the Chief Administrative Officer; or
(2) A city employee may engage in lobbying at times other than the employee’s designated working hours or at times when the employee is on annual leave or leave without pay, at which times the employee must inform those being lobbied whether or not the adopted legislative policy of the City is being represented; or
(C) A city employee shall not accept employment as a lobbyist for any public or private entity other than the city except with the approval of the Intergovernmental and Legislative Relations Committee.
(D) A city employee who violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to disciplinary action as provided in Chapter 3, Article 1, Merit System; Personnel Policy.
(E) Elected officials of the city are excluded from the provisions of this section.
('74 Code, § 1-13-4) (Ord. 27-1987; Am. Ord. 19-1995; Am. Ord. 2024-029)