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Board gives first reading to ordinance creating lobbying registration and reporting rules; commissioners set delayed implementation
Summary
Multnomah County commissioners on April 10 approved on first reading an ordinance to require registration and quarterly reporting for paid lobbyists, expand cooling-off rules for former officials and require quarterly posting of commissioners' official calendars. The board set an implementation delay to allow staff to build systems and training.
The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners approved a first reading Thursday of an ordinance establishing lobbying registration and quarterly reporting requirements for paid lobbyists, a one-year cooling-off period for some former officials, and new calendar-posting requirements for commissioners.
The ordinance defines lobbying as attempts to influence legislative action through communication with public officials, and requires persons or firms that spend 10 or more hours lobbying county officials in a quarter to register as lobbyists within three business days and file quarterly reports listing expenditures over $50 and naming public officials who received…
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