C. No activity or changes . No quarterly activity report is required if there is no activity during the preceding quarter calendar year and there are no other changes to items required to be reported. D. Contingent fees . A person shall disclose employment to lobby on a contingent fee basis as well as any arrangement to engage in lobbying activities on a contingent fee arrangement. Sec. 1-7-107. Restricted activities. A. Personal obligation of City officials. A person who lobbies or engages another person to lobby, or any other person acting on behalf of such person, shall not do any act, or refrain from doing any act, with the express purpose and intent of placing any City official under personal obligation to such lobbyist or person. B. Improper influence. A registrant shall not cause or influence the introduction of any ordinance, resolution, appeal, application, petition, nomination, or amendment thereto for the purpose of thereafter being employed as a lobbyist to secure its granting, denial, confirmation, rejection, passage, or defeat. C. False appearances. A person who lobbies or engages another person to lobby, or any other person acting on behalf of such person, shall not cause any communication to be sent to a City official in the name of any fictitious person or in the name of any real person, except with the consent of such real person. D. Prohibited representations. A person who lobbies or engages another person to lobby, or any other person acting on behalf of such person, shall not represent, either directly or indirectly, orally or in writing, that that person can control or obtain the vote or action of any City official. Sec. 1-7-108. Identification of clients. A. Appearances . To the extent otherwise permitted by law, each person who lobbies or engages another person to lobby appearing before the City Council or another City body identified in the definition of "City official" shall complete a speaker identification card prior to that appearance and shall orally identify himself or herself and the client(s) he or she represents upon beginning an address. Each person who lobbies or engages another person to lobby shall also disclose on appropriate sign-in sheets his or her identity, the identity of the client he or she represents, and whether or not he or she is registered as a lobbyist. B. Oral lobbying contacts . Any registrant who makes an oral lobbying contact with an official shall, at the time of the initial lobbying contact with each official, identify himself or herself as a registered lobbyist and identify the client or clients on whose behalf the lobbying contact is made. C. Written lobbying contacts . Any registrant who makes a written lobbying contact (including an electronic communication) with a City official shall identify the client(s) on whose behalf the lobbying contact is made and identify himself or herself as a registered lobbyist.
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