§ 112-15. Lobbying Duties of the Clerk of Council.

(A)

The clerk of council shall keep on file the statements required by §§ 112-5 and 112-7 of the Municipal Code. Those statements are public records and open to public inspection, and the clerk of council shall computerize them so that the information contained in them is readily accessible to the general public. The clerk shall provide copies of the statements to the general public upon request and may charge a reasonable fee not to exceed the cost of copying and delivering each statement.

(B)

The clerk of council shall prescribe and make available an appropriate form for filing the information required by §§ 112-5 and 112-7 of the Municipal Code. The form shall contain the following notice in boldface type: "ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY FILES A FALSE STATEMENT IS GUILTY OF FALSIFICATION UNDER SECTION 2921.13 OF THE REVISED CODE, WHICH IS A MISDEMEANOR OF THE FIRST DEGREE."

(C)

The clerk of council shall publish a handbook that explains in clear and concise language §§ 112-1 to 112-17 and 112-99 of the Municipal Code and make it available free of charge to members of the council, legislative agents, employers, and any other interested persons.

(D)

Not later than the last day of February and October of each year, the clerk of council shall compile from registration statements filed a complete and updated list of registered legislative agents and their employers and distribute the list to each member of the council and the city manager. The clerk shall provide copies of the list to the general public upon request and may charge a reasonable fee not to exceed the cost of copying and delivering the list.

(E)

The clerk of council may adopt rules as necessary to implement §§ 112-1 to 112-17, and any such rules adopted shall be adopted in accordance with ORC § 111.15.

(F)

The clerk of council shall exercise the powers and duties prescribed under §§ 112-1 to 112-17.

(G)

There is hereby created in the city treasury the Council Lobbying Fund No. 396. All money collected from registration fees prescribed under § 112-5 shall be deposited into the city treasury to the credit of the fund. Money credited to the fund and any interest and earnings from the fund shall be used solely for conducting the lobbying duties of the clerk of council and for the purchase of data storage and computerization facilities for the statements filed with the clerk under §§ 112-5 and 112-7.

(H)

The clerk of council shall issue a written report, not later than the thirty-first day of January of each year, to the mayor that lists the number of filings received during the immediately preceding calendar year.

(Ordained by Ord. No. 151-1997, eff. June 20, 1997)