(Added by Ord. No. 175,432, Eff. 9/28/03, Oper. 1/1/04.)
A. Each lobbying entity, which makes one or more contributions to an elective City officer and/or to any or all of the officer’s controlled committees, shall file a notice with the City Ethics Commission each time the making of a contribution results in the lobbying entity having made contributions aggregating more than $7,000 to the officer and/or the officer’s controlled committees within the past 12 months. The notice shall be filed on a form prescribed by the Commission within one business day after making a contribution that triggers the filing requirement. The notice shall contain the following information:
1. The name, address and telephone number of the filer, the name of the elective City officer, and/or any or all of the officer’s controlled committees, to which the lobbying entity made contributions aggregating more than $7,000 during the past twelve months, and the date and amount of each contribution.
2. For purposes of this section, a “controlled committee” does not include any committee controlled by an elective City officer that is (a) formed to support or oppose a ballot measure or (b) formed to support the election of that officer to other than elective City office.
B. The original notice shall be filed with the City Ethics Commission, and copies shall be filed with the City Clerk and the elective City officer involved. Each notice may only include information relative to one elective officer.
C. The form shall be considered filed on the date of the postmark or on the date of delivery to the City Ethics Commission, whichever is earlier.
D. The form shall be verified under penalty of perjury by the individual filing it or by an officer of the entity authorized to file it.
E. The City Ethics Commission shall post the information in the notice on its website within one business day of its receipt of the notice. The City Clerk shall make the notice available for inspection within one business day of its receipt.