SEC. 12A-38. ADMINISTRATION.

   The city secretary shall:

      (1)   provide guidance and assistance on requirements for lobbyist registration, activity reports, and non-registrant disclosure statements and develop common standards, rules, and procedures for compliance with this article;

      (2)   coordinate with the inspector general to review registrations, activity reports, and non-registrant disclosure statements for completeness and timeliness;

      (3)   maintain filing, coding, and cross-indexing systems to carry out the purposes of this article, including:

         (A)   a publicly available list identifying all lobbyists and lobbying firms registered with the city and their clients; and

         (B)   computerized systems designed to minimize the burden of filing and maximize public access to materials filed under this article;

      (4)   on a quarterly basis, provide an updated list of all registered lobbyists and lobbying firms, and their clients, to the inspector general, the city council, the city manager, the city attorney, the city auditor, the administrative municipal judge, all department heads, and all chairs of boards and commissions identified in Section 12A-29(1)(H);

      (5)   make available for public inspection and copying at reasonable times the registrations, activity reports, and non-registrant disclosure statements filed under this article; and

      (6)   retain registrations, activity reports, and non-registrant disclosure statements in accordance with the Local Government Records Act (Title 6, Subtitle C, Texas Local Government Code, as amended). (Ord. Nos. 27748; 32072; 32472)