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(1) Within 30 days after becoming a lobbyist, a lobbyist shall register by filing with the county auditor a lobbyist registration statement, in such detail as the auditor shall prescribe, showing:

(a) The lobbyist’s name, permanent business address, and any temporary residential and business addresses;

(b) The name, address and occupation or business of the lobbyist’s employer;

(c) The duration of the lobbyist’s employment;

(d) Compensation for lobbying; how much the lobbyist is to be paid for expenses, and what expenses are to be reimbursed;

(e) Whether the person from whom the lobbyist receives said compensation employs him or her solely as a lobbyist or whether the lobbyist is a regular employee performing services for his or her employer which include but are not limited to the influencing of legislation;

(f) A description of the general subject or subjects of interest on which lobbying is intended;

(g) A written confirmation of employment as a lobbyist from each of the lobbyist’s employers;

(h) The name and address of the person who will have custody of the accounts, bills, receipts, books, papers, and documents required to be kept;

(i) If the lobbyist’s employer is an entity (including, but not limited to, business and trade associations) whose members include, or which as a representative entity undertakes lobbying activities for, businesses, groups, associations, or organizations, the name and address of each member of such entity or person represented by such entity whose fees, dues, payments or other consideration paid to such entity during either of the prior two years have exceeded $500.00 or who is obligated to or has agreed to pay fees, dues, payments, or other consideration exceeding $500.00 to such entity during the current year.

(2) Any lobbyist who receives or is to receive compensation from more than one person for services as a lobbyist shall file a separate notice of representation with respect to each such person; except that a lobbyist whose fee for acting as such in respect to the same legislation or type of legislation is, or is to be, paid or contributed to by more than one person may file a single statement, in which the lobbyist shall detail the name, business address and occupation of each person so paying or contributing, and the amount of the respective payments or contributions made by each such person.

(3) Whenever a change, modification, or termination of the lobbyist’s employment occurs, the lobbyist shall, within one week of such change, modification or termination, furnish full information regarding the same by filing with the county auditor an amended registration statement.

(4) Each lobbyist who has registered shall file a new registration statement, revised as appropriate, on the second Monday of January of each odd-numbered year, and failure to do so shall terminate his or her registration. (Added by Ord. 91-084, July 1, 1991; Added by Ord. 92-007, Feb. 19, 1992; Amended by Amended Ord. 95-056 § 7, July 19, 1995, Eff date Oct. 25, 1995; Amended by Ord. 03-067, June 18, 2003, Eff date June 30, 2003).