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Ethics staff outlines San Francisco—s lobbyist registration and reporting rules; explains thresholds and filing cadence
Summary
John Kim of the Engagement & Compliance Division briefed the commission on lobbyist qualification thresholds, filing requirements and program statistics, noting in-house, client-based and expenditure lobbyist definitions and nearly 98% timely monthly filings.
John Kim, Senior Program Administrator in the Engagement & Compliance Division, presented an informational overview March 22 of San Francisco—s lobbyist ordinance and the division—s filing and disclosure practices.
Kim summarized who qualifies as a contact lobbyist (in-house: five contacts on behalf of an employer in a calendar month; client-based: one contact; and expenditure lobbyists where spending $2,500 to solicit others to communicate with city officers triggers reporting). He…
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