AUTHORITY: Sections 1-260 through 1-266 Broward County Code of Ordinance, and Part I, Article I, Sec. 2-1 of the Town of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Code of Ordinances

Lobbying means communicating directly or indirectly, in person, by telephone, by letter, or by any other form of communication, on behalf of any other with any Town Commissioner, any member of any decision-making body under the jurisdiction of the Board, or any Town employee, where the lobbyist seeks to influence a decision to be made by the Board, a decision to be made by any decision-making body under the jurisdiction of the Board, or a final procurement decision to be made by a Town employee.

Lobbyist is defined as any individual who engages in lobbying, as defined above, regardless of whether he or she receives any compensation for such lobbying.

Lobbyists are required to register annually on or before January 15th, to pay an annual $50.00  registration fee for each employer or principal, and submit a statement of annual expenditure and contingency fees.

This registration covers the period January 01, 2025 - December 31, 2025

TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT

I, the undersigned, do hereby swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information furnished below is true and complete to the best of my knowledge. (Check each box below).

• I am the person who has signed up for, and is identified by, my password and user ID as the lobbyist.
• I understand that I may not share my password or user ID with any other person, because my password and user ID are the equivalent of my signature.
• I understand that I must register as a lobbyist in the Town of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea for each employer or principal whom I am representing within 10 days of beginning my lobbying activities.
• I am authorized by each employer or principal by whom I am employed to legally certify and make filings required by the Broward County Lobbying Law and the Town of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Code of Ordinances.
• I understand that I will be personally and legally liable for the veracity, accuracy, and timeliness of all information submitted under my password and user ID, including any information filed without my consent or knowledge, as a result of any failure by me to safeguard and keep confidential my password and user ID.
• I accept all applicable legal and financial liabilities, including for perjury, if any submitted information is not true, complete, or timely filed.
• I understand that if I authorize anyone else to perform data entry tasks for required filings on my behalf, it will still be my responsibility to review, file, and sign these entries certifying the completeness and accuracy of such filings.
• I agree to use the Town of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea's Lobbyist Registration Application to file all reports and statements required by Section 1-262 of the Broward County Code of Ordinances, and Part I, Article I, Sec. 2-1 of the Town of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Code of Ordinances.
• I acknowledge that it is my responsibility to advise the Town Clerk's Office of the Town of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea within 10 days if I am no longer responsible for making filings for any employer or principal pursuant to the Broward County Lobbying Law and the Town of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Code of Ordinances.
• I further acknowledge that the deadline by which the timeliness of required electronic filings will be judged is 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the final day of the filing period. The filings made electronically in the e-Lobbyist application shall be made in accordance with the Broward County Lobbying Ordinance and the Town of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Code of Ordinances; shall contain complete and accurate statements; and shall contain all information required by law for the time period in question.