Upcoming Deadline: April 1 - April 10
What Lobbyists Must Know
1. The Office of the City Clerk has created a form for registering as a lobbyist, submitting quarterly activity reports, and terminating registration as a lobbyist. It is called the “Lobbyist Reporting Form” and can be downloaded using the link below. The form must be filled out using Adobe Acrobat or an Acrobat Reader product.
2. The Lobbyist Reporting Form MUST be submitted to the Clerk’s Office in electronic format, either by coming to the Clerk’s Office with the completed form on a USB drive, or by emailing the completed form to lobbyists@austintexas.gov.
3. Email submissions will be accepted ONLY if the lobbyist has filed a signed “Lobbyist Contact Information Form” with the Clerk’s Office. This Contact Form can be downloaded using the link below.
4. Each registered lobbyist must submit a quarterly activity report to the Clerk’s Office using the Lobbyist Reporting Form no later than 5:00pm on the 10th of January, April, July, and October.
5. Organizations that are registered as a business entity must submit a quarterly activity report for EACH of their lobbyist employees. For example, a registered business entity that employs five lobbyists must submit five quarterly activity reports to the Clerk’s Office using the new Lobbyist Reporting Form. All forms must be submitted to the Clerk’s Office using the new forms no later than 5:00pm on the 10th of January, April, July, and October.
6. The Lobbyist Reporting Form will NOT be accepted in paper form and must NOT be printed out and delivered or mailed to the Clerk’s Office.
7. The Lobbyist Reporting Form must be submitted to the Clerk’s Office in its original fillable PDF form and must NOT be printed out and scanned.
8. After the Lobbyist Reporting Form(s) have been received by the Clerk’s Office, notification of acceptance or rejection of the submitted information will be sent to a designated contact within 30 days.
Training and General Information
Lobbyist Registration and Reporting
Please Note: the new Lobbyist Reporting Form will not open in your browser and must be filled out using Adobe Acrobat or an Acrobat Reader product, which can be downloaded for free here. The Clerk's Office advises filers to use the latest version of the Lobbyist Reporting Form when submitting their report.
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- Lobbyist Fee Payment Form (Updated 09/22/2017) Optional: use this form when submitting a fee payment for either lobbyist registration or late fee(s).
- Lobbyist Contact Information Form: (Updated 09/22/2017) Optional: use this form to provide a designated email address and contact information to the Clerk's Office. Submission of this form permits lobbyists and entities to submit their required forms via email.
- Lobbyist Reporting Form: (Updated 03/20/2018) Required: use this form to submit both your registration and quarterly activity reports
- Lobbyist Reporting Form Instructions: (Updated 03/20/2018) an instruction guide for filling out the Lobbyist Reporting Form
Department Visitor Log
City Code §4-8-8(C) now requires departments to obtain written disclosure of specific information when engaging in face-to-face, scheduled meetings with visitors who meet specific criteria. Below is a template sign-in sheet provided by the City Clerk to departments - please note City departments may opt to obtain this information by other means and this sign-in sheet is only a template.
Additional Information
If you have questions, please email the Lobbyist Coordinator or contact the Office of the City Clerk at 512-974-2210.
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