bull CITY OF MIAMI OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY

Priscilla A Jh

MEMORANDUM

TO

FHO1

DATE I ~

HE Request for Lega Opinion Principals as Lobbyist Miami-Dadc l-bunty Ethics Code Min urn Standllrds (reference ll1-03-0] 7) MIA No 05-002

This is in response to your request for a legal OpllllOll wherein YOLI asked substantially the following question

WHETHER MIAMI-DADE COUNTY ETH1CS CODE PROVISIONS PERTAINTNG TO LOBBYIST APPLY TO TilE

CTTY OF MIAMI

The answer to your query is in the affirmative

The Miami-Dade County Charter specifically provides that it (as an ekmcllt or thebullbull

Florida Constitution) empowers Miami-Dade County inter-alia to cstab l minimum standards for all governmental units in the county for performance of any service nr function Consequently in 1973 Miami-Dade County (the County) adopted an ordinance designated and known as the Miami-Dade County Conflict of Interest and Code or Ethics Ordinance (County Ethics Code) which is codifIed as Section 2-111 01 lile Miami-Dade County Code Section 2-111 (a) of the County Ethics Code also proiti( that it slaii constitute a minimum standard for municipal personnel officials agcnclts and entit )ee Secton 2-111 (aj Miami-Dade County Code

An integral portion of the Countys Ethics Code is Section 111 (s) lihich specifically pertains to the Countys regulation of Lobbyist Said provision also reiterated its applicability to comparable municipal personnel etc via references to ~County Personnd which as discussed above by definition encompasses analogous municipal Illuivduals and entities

When originally adopted the County Ethics Codes definition of LoLJDvlst did not include thc Principal however said code was amended in 1991 by ~v1ial1li-Dadc County Ordinance Number 91-22 [0 specifically define and lI1clude a Principal IS )cll as lI~y agent orficer or employee of the Principal as a Lobbyist

bull The CIty of Miamis lobbying ordinance which was initially adoptcd in Il)~6 ~l~

Ordinancc Number 10087 also specifically defined the term Lobbyist hut c IClrl) did D()t

Priscilla A Thompson City Clerk RE Request for Legal Opinion Mia No 05-002

Two bull include nor has it been amended to include the Pnncipal within those individuals or entities defined therein as Lobbyist Inasmuch as the Countys 1991 allllndmClll has not been duplicated by the City of Miami ils City Clerks justifiably continued to roliow the mandates and provisions of the Citys Ordinance as the City Clerk unless instructed cClntranly might well be expected to do

On t1ay 6 2003 Miami-Dade County once more amenckd ils Lobbyist provisions by adopting Ordinance No 03-107 which again dealt with thc matter of lilc Principal poillkdy including Principals within the ambit of the circumscribed lobbyist but mitigating its effects on employees of the Principal That ordinance inler alia also excluded a broad category of individuals from the definition of Lobbyis out the CilY of Mianll is not bound to follow those exclusions because it is empowered to utopt and apply stricter lobbyist provisions which any inclusions would constitute Nor would t11C rce structure or the County Ethics Code apply to the City of Miami because as a regularolY fee it is the prerogative of the individual municipalities to detem1ine said fec in light of the actual expenses associated with the regulatory activity (A copy of Mianli-Dade County Ordinance No 03-107 is attached hereto)

1n conclusion this Offiee is of the opinion that the County Ethics Code docs in ian supersede a~l similar but less-stringent provisions in municipal rcgul1tiollS pcrLlining to identifiably subordinated subject matter Consequent1y the long-standing City ()i 1iami Lobbyist provisions of City Code Section 2-651 el seg which do not inludc tlc Principal as a Lobbyist arc pre-cmptcd by the County specifically includes the Principal as well as Lobbyist

Ethics specified employees

Codes minimuIIJ

or the siO7durds

Prinei wl11(i1 as a

Please govern your activities accordingly

Attachment

Cc Mayor and Members ofthc City Commission Joe Arriola City Manager Victor I Igwe Auditor (Jenera]

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bull 1IAW(jqJI_cgol Opinions - MIA lOOS - L~gal Opini()flsM 1-l)5-()02J()~

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PtlGE B513COMM ON ETH~1~662Be3 142B

Amended Agenda Hem No G (A)

5-6-03 APProv6

e Veto

Override

03-107 QRDINANCE NO

ORDlNANCEAMENDINQ SECTION 2-111(s) OF CODE OF MlAMJ-DADE COUNTYmiddot FLORIDA RELATING TO LOBBYING AMENDING DEFINlTION OF LOBBYIST ELIMINATING ISSUE REGlSTRATION REQUIREMlNT AND FEE PROVIDING FOR ANNUAL LOBBY1ST

~ REGlSpAnONAND fEE PROVIDllilG FOR AUTOMATIC SUSPENS10N OF LOBBYISTS WHO FAll TO FILE EXPENDITURE REPORTS BY SEPTEMBER 1 OF EACH YEAR PROHlBITING USE OF CONTINGENCY FEES TO COMJlENSAIT LOBBYISTS PROVIDING SEVERABHTTY INCLUSION IN TIIECODE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE

bull BE IT ORDAINEDBY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMJIJSSIOtERS OF

middot-middotMlAMI~nADE-COUNTY FLORIDA

e Section] Section 2-111 (s) of the Code of Miami-Dade County Florida is benby

amended tomiddotread as follows1

Sec 2-1 U Conflict oflntcrest and Code ofEthics OrdinrtoC-c

(5) LobbyIng

(1) -gt1laquoAs used iII this section CoUnty personnd means those County officcr and employees specified in Sectlon 2-111 (iX2) of the Miami-Dade County Conflict of Interest and Code of Ethics Ordinance

Words stricken through andor [fdoubJe bracketed]] sball be deleted Words lInd(rs-cond andor gtgtdoublc arrowcdlaquo constirute the amendment proposed Rtrnaining plOyisioru an now in effcrl and remain uncbnngedmiddot

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Atumded Agenda Item No PClfC 2

raquoTh) AS used in this secti-2Dlaquo Lohbyist n means all persons firms or corporltions crnpoycd or retained by a principaJ who seeks to encourage the passage defeat or modifications of (1) ordinance resolution action or decision of the COUlIty ComtWssion (2) any action decision recommendatioD of raquothe County Manage

orlaquo any COUDty bo~d or comrnittce or (3) any action decision or recOlnmendotion of County personnel during tbe lime p~ricxl of

the entire docisioD-makingproces~ on ~llch Bction middotdeciSioDorrecorn~eDdation which foresceabJy Will be hcard or reviewed by the County Commissjon or ll County board or committee Lobbyist specificallyineludes the principa1[(J) raquo83 wcU as fillY C1Jlployee whoe normal scope of cmploYIlcrl inclydes IQJQying activitieslaquo [[~riht-d

amphew a5 N~U as Qfl agent~-a1 ~)ee of a ffiooi~egatak-ss-~f ~~~-ftgtJl-~hin middotllie-middot~~~~-H~~hmiddotmiddotmiddot ~()ffieuro~f Of employee]] raquoTb~Jfrrll LJbbyl51 5pecifiCaltyexch~) fo])uwing persons anomL)S or (llhsr nP~tive-s retained OJ emr]oyed sqb1y

for the PWJ)Q5e of representing inriividu1cl2- corporations or other entities durUamp (1UPJicty noticed quasi-judicia) pIOpoundecdings -here th

law prohibits ex-parte communicn1ions expen witnesses who provide on) ~cientific ledYlicaJ or other sptcipJizcd information or testimony in public mct1inM

Y JCTSOn who only llPperl liS l

rePJCsentatiye ()f amp nrig)]borhood associabon wi thol1 cOJllpoundlttign__ III

reimbursement for the np~1rrll~ wbf~her direct iodirect or contingcnt to cxpL~~ support of or QpoundQQltitioD to MY Ll~m (IlY

~50D who only 8pj(CJS as (j ~ser1Jl~ of II nOI-foT-profilcomrnlmity__bas5~(1

organi7atioD for the p1lP-Qse of [poundq~f2tjng a graIl1 lrlhO1 spcltial compcnslliOL_Ol rcimburscmen_l_LoJ the appelt-tncey_f)Q

PAGE 6b13

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Priscilla A Thompson City Clerk RE Request for Legal Opinion Mia No 05-002

Two bull include nor has it been amended to include the Pnncipal within those individuals or entities defined therein as Lobbyist Inasmuch as the Countys 1991 allllndmClll has not been duplicated by the City of Miami ils City Clerks justifiably continued to roliow the mandates and provisions of the Citys Ordinance as the City Clerk unless instructed cClntranly might well be expected to do

On t1ay 6 2003 Miami-Dade County once more amenckd ils Lobbyist provisions by adopting Ordinance No 03-107 which again dealt with thc matter of lilc Principal poillkdy including Principals within the ambit of the circumscribed lobbyist but mitigating its effects on employees of the Principal That ordinance inler alia also excluded a broad category of individuals from the definition of Lobbyis out the CilY of Mianll is not bound to follow those exclusions because it is empowered to utopt and apply stricter lobbyist provisions which any inclusions would constitute Nor would t11C rce structure or the County Ethics Code apply to the City of Miami because as a regularolY fee it is the prerogative of the individual municipalities to detem1ine said fec in light of the actual expenses associated with the regulatory activity (A copy of Mianli-Dade County Ordinance No 03-107 is attached hereto)

1n conclusion this Offiee is of the opinion that the County Ethics Code docs in ian supersede a~l similar but less-stringent provisions in municipal rcgul1tiollS pcrLlining to identifiably subordinated subject matter Consequent1y the long-standing City ()i 1iami Lobbyist provisions of City Code Section 2-651 el seg which do not inludc tlc Principal as a Lobbyist arc pre-cmptcd by the County specifically includes the Principal as well as Lobbyist

Ethics specified employees

Codes minimuIIJ

or the siO7durds

Prinei wl11(i1 as a

Please govern your activities accordingly

Attachment

Cc Mayor and Members ofthc City Commission Joe Arriola City Manager Victor I Igwe Auditor (Jenera]

bull

bull 1IAW(jqJI_cgol Opinions - MIA lOOS - L~gal Opini()flsM 1-l)5-()02J()~

bullbull

bull bull

PtlGE B513COMM ON ETH~1~662Be3 142B

Amended Agenda Hem No G (A)

5-6-03 APProv6

e Veto

Override

03-107 QRDINANCE NO

ORDlNANCEAMENDINQ SECTION 2-111(s) OF CODE OF MlAMJ-DADE COUNTYmiddot FLORIDA RELATING TO LOBBYING AMENDING DEFINlTION OF LOBBYIST ELIMINATING ISSUE REGlSTRATION REQUIREMlNT AND FEE PROVIDING FOR ANNUAL LOBBY1ST

~ REGlSpAnONAND fEE PROVIDllilG FOR AUTOMATIC SUSPENS10N OF LOBBYISTS WHO FAll TO FILE EXPENDITURE REPORTS BY SEPTEMBER 1 OF EACH YEAR PROHlBITING USE OF CONTINGENCY FEES TO COMJlENSAIT LOBBYISTS PROVIDING SEVERABHTTY INCLUSION IN TIIECODE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE

bull BE IT ORDAINEDBY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMJIJSSIOtERS OF

middot-middotMlAMI~nADE-COUNTY FLORIDA

e Section] Section 2-111 (s) of the Code of Miami-Dade County Florida is benby

amended tomiddotread as follows1

Sec 2-1 U Conflict oflntcrest and Code ofEthics OrdinrtoC-c

(5) LobbyIng

(1) -gt1laquoAs used iII this section CoUnty personnd means those County officcr and employees specified in Sectlon 2-111 (iX2) of the Miami-Dade County Conflict of Interest and Code of Ethics Ordinance

Words stricken through andor [fdoubJe bracketed]] sball be deleted Words lInd(rs-cond andor gtgtdoublc arrowcdlaquo constirute the amendment proposed Rtrnaining plOyisioru an now in effcrl and remain uncbnngedmiddot

shy

COr+ CN ET-il lili3G2tlB3 11 28

Atumded Agenda Item No PClfC 2

raquoTh) AS used in this secti-2Dlaquo Lohbyist n means all persons firms or corporltions crnpoycd or retained by a principaJ who seeks to encourage the passage defeat or modifications of (1) ordinance resolution action or decision of the COUlIty ComtWssion (2) any action decision recommendatioD of raquothe County Manage

orlaquo any COUDty bo~d or comrnittce or (3) any action decision or recOlnmendotion of County personnel during tbe lime p~ricxl of

the entire docisioD-makingproces~ on ~llch Bction middotdeciSioDorrecorn~eDdation which foresceabJy Will be hcard or reviewed by the County Commissjon or ll County board or committee Lobbyist specificallyineludes the principa1[(J) raquo83 wcU as fillY C1Jlployee whoe normal scope of cmploYIlcrl inclydes IQJQying activitieslaquo [[~riht-d

amphew a5 N~U as Qfl agent~-a1 ~)ee of a ffiooi~egatak-ss-~f ~~~-ftgtJl-~hin middotllie-middot~~~~-H~~hmiddotmiddotmiddot ~()ffieuro~f Of employee]] raquoTb~Jfrrll LJbbyl51 5pecifiCaltyexch~) fo])uwing persons anomL)S or (llhsr nP~tive-s retained OJ emr]oyed sqb1y

for the PWJ)Q5e of representing inriividu1cl2- corporations or other entities durUamp (1UPJicty noticed quasi-judicia) pIOpoundecdings -here th

law prohibits ex-parte communicn1ions expen witnesses who provide on) ~cientific ledYlicaJ or other sptcipJizcd information or testimony in public mct1inM

Y JCTSOn who only llPperl liS l

rePJCsentatiye ()f amp nrig)]borhood associabon wi thol1 cOJllpoundlttign__ III

reimbursement for the np~1rrll~ wbf~her direct iodirect or contingcnt to cxpL~~ support of or QpoundQQltitioD to MY Ll~m (IlY

~50D who only 8pj(CJS as (j ~ser1Jl~ of II nOI-foT-profilcomrnlmity__bas5~(1

organi7atioD for the p1lP-Qse of [poundq~f2tjng a graIl1 lrlhO1 spcltial compcnslliOL_Ol rcimburscmen_l_LoJ the appelt-tncey_f)Q

PAGE 6b13

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PtlGE B513COMM ON ETH~1~662Be3 142B

Amended Agenda Hem No G (A)

5-6-03 APProv6

e Veto

Override

03-107 QRDINANCE NO

ORDlNANCEAMENDINQ SECTION 2-111(s) OF CODE OF MlAMJ-DADE COUNTYmiddot FLORIDA RELATING TO LOBBYING AMENDING DEFINlTION OF LOBBYIST ELIMINATING ISSUE REGlSTRATION REQUIREMlNT AND FEE PROVIDING FOR ANNUAL LOBBY1ST

~ REGlSpAnONAND fEE PROVIDllilG FOR AUTOMATIC SUSPENS10N OF LOBBYISTS WHO FAll TO FILE EXPENDITURE REPORTS BY SEPTEMBER 1 OF EACH YEAR PROHlBITING USE OF CONTINGENCY FEES TO COMJlENSAIT LOBBYISTS PROVIDING SEVERABHTTY INCLUSION IN TIIECODE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE

bull BE IT ORDAINEDBY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMJIJSSIOtERS OF

middot-middotMlAMI~nADE-COUNTY FLORIDA

e Section] Section 2-111 (s) of the Code of Miami-Dade County Florida is benby

amended tomiddotread as follows1

Sec 2-1 U Conflict oflntcrest and Code ofEthics OrdinrtoC-c

(5) LobbyIng

(1) -gt1laquoAs used iII this section CoUnty personnd means those County officcr and employees specified in Sectlon 2-111 (iX2) of the Miami-Dade County Conflict of Interest and Code of Ethics Ordinance

Words stricken through andor [fdoubJe bracketed]] sball be deleted Words lInd(rs-cond andor gtgtdoublc arrowcdlaquo constirute the amendment proposed Rtrnaining plOyisioru an now in effcrl and remain uncbnngedmiddot

shy

COr+ CN ET-il lili3G2tlB3 11 28

Atumded Agenda Item No PClfC 2

raquoTh) AS used in this secti-2Dlaquo Lohbyist n means all persons firms or corporltions crnpoycd or retained by a principaJ who seeks to encourage the passage defeat or modifications of (1) ordinance resolution action or decision of the COUlIty ComtWssion (2) any action decision recommendatioD of raquothe County Manage

orlaquo any COUDty bo~d or comrnittce or (3) any action decision or recOlnmendotion of County personnel during tbe lime p~ricxl of

the entire docisioD-makingproces~ on ~llch Bction middotdeciSioDorrecorn~eDdation which foresceabJy Will be hcard or reviewed by the County Commissjon or ll County board or committee Lobbyist specificallyineludes the principa1[(J) raquo83 wcU as fillY C1Jlployee whoe normal scope of cmploYIlcrl inclydes IQJQying activitieslaquo [[~riht-d

amphew a5 N~U as Qfl agent~-a1 ~)ee of a ffiooi~egatak-ss-~f ~~~-ftgtJl-~hin middotllie-middot~~~~-H~~hmiddotmiddotmiddot ~()ffieuro~f Of employee]] raquoTb~Jfrrll LJbbyl51 5pecifiCaltyexch~) fo])uwing persons anomL)S or (llhsr nP~tive-s retained OJ emr]oyed sqb1y

for the PWJ)Q5e of representing inriividu1cl2- corporations or other entities durUamp (1UPJicty noticed quasi-judicia) pIOpoundecdings -here th

law prohibits ex-parte communicn1ions expen witnesses who provide on) ~cientific ledYlicaJ or other sptcipJizcd information or testimony in public mct1inM

Y JCTSOn who only llPperl liS l

rePJCsentatiye ()f amp nrig)]borhood associabon wi thol1 cOJllpoundlttign__ III

reimbursement for the np~1rrll~ wbf~her direct iodirect or contingcnt to cxpL~~ support of or QpoundQQltitioD to MY Ll~m (IlY

~50D who only 8pj(CJS as (j ~ser1Jl~ of II nOI-foT-profilcomrnlmity__bas5~(1

organi7atioD for the p1lP-Qse of [poundq~f2tjng a graIl1 lrlhO1 spcltial compcnslliOL_Ol rcimburscmen_l_LoJ the appelt-tncey_f)Q

PAGE 6b13

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COr+ CN ET-il lili3G2tlB3 11 28

Atumded Agenda Item No PClfC 2

raquoTh) AS used in this secti-2Dlaquo Lohbyist n means all persons firms or corporltions crnpoycd or retained by a principaJ who seeks to encourage the passage defeat or modifications of (1) ordinance resolution action or decision of the COUlIty ComtWssion (2) any action decision recommendatioD of raquothe County Manage

orlaquo any COUDty bo~d or comrnittce or (3) any action decision or recOlnmendotion of County personnel during tbe lime p~ricxl of

the entire docisioD-makingproces~ on ~llch Bction middotdeciSioDorrecorn~eDdation which foresceabJy Will be hcard or reviewed by the County Commissjon or ll County board or committee Lobbyist specificallyineludes the principa1[(J) raquo83 wcU as fillY C1Jlployee whoe normal scope of cmploYIlcrl inclydes IQJQying activitieslaquo [[~riht-d

amphew a5 N~U as Qfl agent~-a1 ~)ee of a ffiooi~egatak-ss-~f ~~~-ftgtJl-~hin middotllie-middot~~~~-H~~hmiddotmiddotmiddot ~()ffieuro~f Of employee]] raquoTb~Jfrrll LJbbyl51 5pecifiCaltyexch~) fo])uwing persons anomL)S or (llhsr nP~tive-s retained OJ emr]oyed sqb1y

for the PWJ)Q5e of representing inriividu1cl2- corporations or other entities durUamp (1UPJicty noticed quasi-judicia) pIOpoundecdings -here th

law prohibits ex-parte communicn1ions expen witnesses who provide on) ~cientific ledYlicaJ or other sptcipJizcd information or testimony in public mct1inM

Y JCTSOn who only llPperl liS l

rePJCsentatiye ()f amp nrig)]borhood associabon wi thol1 cOJllpoundlttign__ III

reimbursement for the np~1rrll~ wbf~her direct iodirect or contingcnt to cxpL~~ support of or QpoundQQltitioD to MY Ll~m (IlY

~50D who only 8pj(CJS as (j ~ser1Jl~ of II nOI-foT-profilcomrnlmity__bas5~(1

organi7atioD for the p1lP-Qse of [poundq~f2tjng a graIl1 lrlhO1 spcltial compcnslliOL_Ol rcimburscmen_l_LoJ the appelt-tncey_f)Q

PAGE 6b13

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--PAGE 6713

3tl5-579-1tl93middotmiddot

middote Amended Agenda lkm No Page 3

employees ofa pliufiIml whose nOT]11 a] scope of eropJoymenCdoes nQt inclJcit lobbying activjtieslaquo

(2) All lobbyists shall register vitb the Clerk of the Board of COUDty COrnnUSSiODCrs wlthin five (5) bl5mcss da)5 of being reUliJed as l lobbyist or before eIlgaging in any lobbying UCtlV)lCS

whichever shall come f1ISL Every pcFJOll required to so register sbal1

a) Registtr on fomlsprepared by the Clerk

ffb) Fay iI fl~strntiOJ1 fee of ooe-hundrerl-fwen1yshyjit ao~~~rJJ

f[WJ]raquoiJlaquo State under oath his or ber name bu~i11t=$S address[[J] raquoandlaquo the name and business addrclS of each person or entity whid] has employed said registrant to lobby[ h-amJ-lha h~ha-he-a

e ~~Bmiddotlf middotthe middotlobbyist represents a corporation

e cQlJOretionlaquo sbaU also be identiiicltt Without limiting the forcgoing the Job byi S1

shall also identifY all persoru holding directly or indirectly a five (5) percent or

mort ownership iDterest in such corpor(ltiorl partnership or trust ((ampe~+e-+t~oistTntien

-splaquo--tf+e---i st~ ~-ile9Cribed-witJt-ru-fith Ge-iffi~as--t5-fW6J~igtEl~-tP~tdiHg-eHl--Wil

ttmtteEi 0 11 speeifie d~Rplt0f3--whHTB

ampppttoob~~~te3j--ff--1 f)foposal iflqW~-hHJ publiemiddot-lXgtiHiflj flWflbeJ ele The O-Aik of thb-~1middot--f GouB~ Cofllfflissien~I~raquo---f~--my roglstrntioll stalemon whi~-ive9----Hampt provide a deseFiptiOD of the~lrT(-i$ut-on

-emplo)ad-

tehlryJJ Registration of all lobbyists shall rc required prior to gtJaD~0 of filfhlaquo (I~-of-owry egt(jfi numhetetlJ] ytlT

and eacb person who wilhdrnw$ as il

lobbyist for 8 parriculru c1ienl sha) fik E~

e_ i

COlt- ON ETHI FAGE 6813

AL-1dcd Agenda Item No 6 (J)

Page 4 bull appropriate notice of vitbdrawal Tht fec for raquoanrl1~laquo [re~]] rcgjstJl31ion shall be raquofourlaquo ([lWeJ] hundred raquoand ~lt dollars raquo$190QQ)laquo n~tiall~rgt ell loooyisls-shnH fegSlC 6B Of before June bull 199+o-lA ~JltelJraquoglaquovcry rcgistnm1 shall be required 10 statemiddot the exten1 of any business or profcsiona] ruslionship with any CUrTC1lt

person described in subscctinn (b)(1) The registration fees required by this subsection shall be deposited by the Ckrk into gt

sl-parak accomtand shall be expcnded for the purpose of recoTdingraquolaquo trdllScribing administration and other COSL~ incurred in maintaining these records for ilvailubility to

the public There sball ~ no fee required f)T

filing l notice of 11hdraWRl and the Board of County CommiSsloOCTS may in it discretion waive the registrntion fee upon Ii

finding of financial hardship

[[fiJ)]Jraquoff)laquo Prior 10 conducting any lobbying rJ]

principaJs must file a form with the Clerk of bulllhe Board of County Commissinmrs signcd

by the principal or the princip31s representative rtating that the Johb)~ is iluthOri2ed to represcDt the prilJcipaL Failure of II principal to me the form required by the preceding sentence may be considered in the cvallllnion of a bid or proposal as cvi dence that II propo~ or bidJer is Dol a responsible contrnctor FaIh principal shall file a fUf111

with the Cleri of the Board at the point in time at which B lobbyist is no longer lJuthorized to rtprtscnt the principal

bull

(4) Any person wbo only appean as ltI

representative of D not raquolaquo for raquo-laquo profit corponltlon or entity (such liS a chari 13 b) c mganization [[~~~~~HfJJ] or a trade association OT trade union) wiUlOllt special compensation or reimbursemrn for tllc appearance wbether direct indirect or

bull ~

COMM ON ETH1CC PAGE 6313

bulle Amended Agcndb )tcm No 6 (A)

Pagt 5

contingent to expT~lt snppon of or opposition to ltany item shaD register with the CIeri as required by middot1his subsecilon but upon request shaH not be required to pay any registrntioD fees

(5) Any person who appears as a represcntntive for nn individual or fum for an oral prescntlltion bcfol 11 county ccrtification Cyaluation selection tecbnicnl review OT similar comminec shall liS1 OIl m affid2vit provided by the County all jod5vidurls middotwho IIlay mah a presentation The affidlivit shall be filed by staff with the [[e]]raquoClaquolerks office at the timc ilie propOsal issubmirted For the purpose of this subsection only the listed members of the presentation team shnll not be required to pay aDY

ngistrrtion fees No person shall appear before any committee on bchilf of an individual or firm lIDless he or she hILS been listed as part of the firms presentation team pursuant to thigt parltlgrapb or unkss he or she is registered With the Clerk o1ficc and has paid alJ applicable fees

(6) (it) Commencing July I ] 986 fiDd on July 1 of each year thereafter the lobbyist dl submh to the Clerl of the Board of COUDty

Commissioners a sjgncd sUllement under oath as provided herein listing all lobhying eJltpcnditures in occss oftwenty-fivc dnllan (S2500) for the preceding cIlnnar year A

statement shall be filed even jf tbere [[lHl5]J raquo~lt been no expendituns during the reporting period TIle staterncoj sllo-JJ lis1 in dew] each expenditure by cHgmy including food and beverage cnltr1aimncDt TCSeJl1cb communication mcditJ au Hrti sing publications ttOivel lodging and gtJCciul events

(b) The Clerk of the Board of Couniy Commissjoners shall notify any lobbylst who fails to til1Jcly file an cxpcncii111n repori In addition 10 any other pulJics which may be imposed as proyidcd in subsection (s)rr~mgtgt2)ltlt a 11m of fifty dollars (S5000) peT ciay shall be n5~($scd (or

PAGE 1613COMI ON ETH I

Allicnded AgtDda Item No 6 (Jgt ) Page 6 bull

reports med after the due date V-rnen Il fc

of fifty dollars ($5000) per day is 3sCSH1

the Ethics Commission shaU not impost a fine as provided in subsection [(umraquo( Any lobbyist who fails to file the rtgllin-l cXl$nditure report by September 1 sJall ~ automatically suspended from lohbving lUHU middotn11fin~-1ITC =pald unJCgtSthe fincQns l1tCD

appealed to the Ethics Commi_~i9-1-laquo

(c) 1be Clerk of the Board of Coumy Commissioncrs sha11 notify th~ CommissicHl

on Ethics and Public Trust Of the failure of 11

lobbyist gtgtor princiQaJlaquo to tilt a npOf andor pay the assessed fines afk noti6CBtion

(d) A )ohhyjst raquoor priocipaJlaquo mll) oppc1l fine and mllY requct a hcw-ing before th CommissjoD on Ethics and Public Trultct TCGuest for a hearing on tht fme multt b~

fjleQ~tAJh~~CommissjonClnpoundL1-Ucs 2nd Public Trust within fifteen (lS) cakndar days of receipt of the notification of tbe fai)un to me the required disclosure [lon bullThe Commission on Ethics ami Public TnL shall have the BUUlonty 10 vltlive th c [i TH 1J v1l01e or part bascl OD good cause ~hni The Commission on Ethics nnd Public Trusi shall have the authority 10 adopt rulcs of proa(hlrt regarding appeals from the Cnk oflbc Beard of County Commissioners

raquom No penion may in whole or in p~p~~e_JI agree to payor give II contlngency fL~ 12El2lcbtr ~~~11 may in whole or inllil1 rcejy~ or agree to receive 8 contiI)gencYfuL_~~-~i herem contingency ft( means B fer txmls com111ss1on or nOrlITJODetarv beufii__L~

compenation which is q~n(ent on Clr irUl1y~iy ccin1ingclli on the pa5~ dcfeab or n1ltcJiDfU1)oJl of (1) an ordinance resolution action JlIj)rGiliiQQ ofthe County CommissiogJilnny nCli~AtcjslOJ or recommenciatiOIl of the County M[lfg~_LOL~1Y County borud Qr COl]JIlitlee or (3 HDYpoundctioJl

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PAGE 1613COMI ON ETH I

Allicnded AgtDda Item No 6 (Jgt ) Page 6 bull

reports med after the due date V-rnen Il fc

of fifty dollars ($5000) per day is 3sCSH1

the Ethics Commission shaU not impost a fine as provided in subsection [(umraquo( Any lobbyist who fails to file the rtgllin-l cXl$nditure report by September 1 sJall ~ automatically suspended from lohbving lUHU middotn11fin~-1ITC =pald unJCgtSthe fincQns l1tCD

appealed to the Ethics Commi_~i9-1-laquo

(c) 1be Clerk of the Board of Coumy Commissioncrs sha11 notify th~ CommissicHl

on Ethics and Public Trust Of the failure of 11

lobbyist gtgtor princiQaJlaquo to tilt a npOf andor pay the assessed fines afk noti6CBtion

(d) A )ohhyjst raquoor priocipaJlaquo mll) oppc1l fine and mllY requct a hcw-ing before th CommissjoD on Ethics and Public Trultct TCGuest for a hearing on tht fme multt b~

fjleQ~tAJh~~CommissjonClnpoundL1-Ucs 2nd Public Trust within fifteen (lS) cakndar days of receipt of the notification of tbe fai)un to me the required disclosure [lon bullThe Commission on Ethics ami Public TnL shall have the BUUlonty 10 vltlive th c [i TH 1J v1l01e or part bascl OD good cause ~hni The Commission on Ethics nnd Public Trusi shall have the authority 10 adopt rulcs of proa(hlrt regarding appeals from the Cnk oflbc Beard of County Commissioners

raquom No penion may in whole or in p~p~~e_JI agree to payor give II contlngency fL~ 12El2lcbtr ~~~11 may in whole or inllil1 rcejy~ or agree to receive 8 contiI)gencYfuL_~~-~i herem contingency ft( means B fer txmls com111ss1on or nOrlITJODetarv beufii__L~

compenation which is q~n(ent on Clr irUl1y~iy ccin1ingclli on the pa5~ dcfeab or n1ltcJiDfU1)oJl of (1) an ordinance resolution action JlIj)rGiliiQQ ofthe County CommissiogJilnny nCli~AtcjslOJ or recommenciatiOIl of the County M[lfg~_LOL~1Y County borud Qr COl]JIlitlee or (3 HDYpoundctioJl

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COMM ON ETH1C PAGE 1113

Amcndcd Agcnd1 lltm No6 ( A ) Page 7

decisiop or reeommlndation of County pcrconncl during t~e time period of the entire deci~ion-mLlkine bullprocess regarding such action deltision_QI recommendBtion whlch foreseeablv ~herT~I review~ by the County Commission~J~1JJllri hoard or comrnitteelaquo

f(R)]]raquo([)laquoThc Clerk shall publfsb logs on 8 quarH~ly mel HI

annual basis nnecting the Jobbyist Tcgi~1railJns which have been filed in Bcconlance ~tb this subCctlon (5) [[~~~-pllblt~h-)~-f)i

the ~uftbq~EII of fi~cHl yeQf 1-9amp9-00-and th ~5Cftl-~ 199-0 9~~~Tr-Llt) Jfl~i(ampMe aftar the t~~~f-lh~ fflEliatmOO] All logs required by this ordirilKc shall lx prepared in a mlillner suhstAntiaJly illuJal middotto t11~ Jogs prepared for the Florida Legislnmrt pursuant to SCCtiOD ]1045 Florida StaMes

rttsmraquof2laquo TIle Ethics Commigtsion shall investigate my pltr(ili

tngaged in lobbying activities who Imy hi ill violation of-thismiddotsubsections) ill the event Hnlt violation is found to have heen comlTltted ib~ Ethics Commission may in adrurion to the ptndtir Set forth in Iubsection TfM))gtgtfl)ltlt prohihit sch ~on from lobbying beforethc County Commission or uny committee board or personnelof the County as provided herein Every lobbyist wbo is found to be in violRtion of this ~cction sbll be prohibi1ed [rom reglstering as ti JOflbyisl (I(

lobbying in accordance with the foJlogtwg SChclllk

1S1 violation for 3 period of 90 days from the d3te (1 r ~e1cnninatiofl of violation

2nd violation for e period of one (]) C-d1 from ILc

date ofdetcrrninsrioD of violation

3rd violation for a period of five (5) yca--s from 1he date ofdeteroll~tjon of violation

A bidder or proposer shaJl be subj~t 0 (he deblmncut provisions of Section lO-3il of the Code of MiwrjmiddotDadc County B~ if the bidder OJ proposer were Il contractor where tbc biddLj or prupocr L

JmiddottrgtlttJNJlI

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PAGF 1213COM 01 ETHI18Bamp2BB3 l42e

Amcndea Agenda Item No 6 (A) Page 8 bull

~olated this section either directh- or indirectly or any combination thereof 00 thru (3) OI more occasions As ugted hcrein a direct violation~ sbnJl mean a violation committed by the bidder or proposer and an indirect violation shlilJ rn~n 1

violation CClmmined by 8 lobbyist nprcsentmg said bidder or proposer A contract ~tered ioto in violation of this section shall also rrndcr the contract vlo[[lJraquogtQltltJlblc The County Manager shall include the provisionllt of this subsection in nll COUDty bid documents RFP RFQ eno find CnBG applications providCll hOVeveT the faihlrlt to -do 50 shalJ not render any contnJc1 enlcnxl in10 3i lbe rcru1t of such failuTC illegal per $e

[If91J]gtgtlQlaquoAll membcnl of the County Commis~-jon and 11 County personnel shall be diligent 10 asccrtrtD whether per()n~ reqllind to regiSier pur-u3nt to this subsection have complied Commissioncrs or

County personnel may not knowingly Jxrmit ~ person Who is not registered pursuant to tJ-Js subsection to lobby middotthrmiddotCommissiomT or tbmiddotmiddot nlevant comminec board aT County pc-rs-onnel

[[fWJJ]raquolDlaquoEXccpt as otherwise provided in 5uhscctiufl bull(s)[famp)Jlraquo(2ltlt the validity of any 1lCjOll -

deterrnimnioD of the [[b)raquoBlaquo(Ilmj (f lJJgtgtpoundltltDmty II [)]]raquokltltommissiomTS t)]

[[e))gtgtpoundltltDunty personnel board or comluii1cc shnlJ Dot be aff~ted by Ule faiJUlC of allY fcrson w comply with the provisions of this suhcltrion(s)

Section 2 If nny section subscctjor lgtCotcncc clause or pruvisiDn of Olis ordinimce

is held invalidtbe remainder of this ormnance shall Dol be affected by such invaldity

Sec1ion 3 It is thciotention of the Board of County Commissioners and it ih bereby

ordained that the provisions of this ordinaocc inc] uding any S1lI15tt proy-jion s1nl J bccomc and

be ITllde B pm of thc Code of MiamimiddotDade Coun1y Florida_ TIIC scctions of liD Z(hWlce may

he rcnumhered or reJettered to accomplisb SUcll intention and the word ~ordiiI2lCC may lx

changed to section article 01 other appropriate word

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PtGE 13113 COMM ON ETHl 160 8b2i363 1 ltl 26 305-573-1eS3 - tmcnded gendn ]tc-IJj No c ( ) Page 9

This ordinance shall become effective len (l0) days af1lr ihe elate of

enactment unless vetoeD by the Mayor and if vetDCd shall ~omc r fftCti v ory upon an

override by this Board

PASSED AND ADOPTED~Y 0 6-20~3

Approved by COlIDty Attorney as 10 form -and legal suffitiemy

Prepared by

Gerald K Sanchez

Sponsored by Commissioner J(aty Sorenson

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