Is a person engaged in lobbying if that person is a county official and contacts a city official urging support for an intergovernmental cooperation agreement? Who would be the principal?
The person is engaged in lobbying and is required to register as a lobbyist if he or she has engaged in lobbying for 2 or more hours within a single reporting period. The principal is the government department, agency or organization which employs the person; however, the ordinance provides that a principal is exempt from paying the registration fee if the principal is a government department, agency or organization of another political subdivision within the state of Wisconsin; another state; or the federal government. See ss.305-43-8 and 305-45-4. [ Top ] 19. How is the amount of time a lobbyist has spent engaged in lobbying determined if the lobbyist appears for several minutes before a city board, commission or committee in an attempt to influence a legislative or administrative action, but waited for several hours before being heard? Lobbying does not include appearances by any person before a city board, commission or committee. See s. 305-43-5. [ Top ] 20. Is a person a lobbyist
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