CC 04-19-2022 Study Session Item No. 1 Lobbyist Registration Update_Staff PresentationCupertino City Council
April 19, 2022
Lobbyist Registration Update
CC 04-19-2022 Study Session Item No. 1
CMC Chapter 2.100(n)
“lobbying” means influencing or attempting to
influence a legislative or administrative action of
the City of Cupertino.
CMC Chapter 2.100
Lobbyists must disclose their identity and clients when
appearing in a lobbying capacity at any meeting with a
City official or at a public meeting of the City Council or
any other City body
Lobbyist Categories, 2.100.030(o)
●Contract Lobbyist: lobbying on behalf of one or more
clients and has received compensation of $1,000 or
more in a three-month period
●Business or Organization Lobbyist: lobbying in an
aggregate of 10 hours or more in any consecutive 12-
month period
●Expenditure Lobbyist: makes payments or incurs
expenditures of $5,000 or more during any calendar
year lobbying
Registration, Reporting, and Fees
●Annual registration and renewal by January 15th
●Quarterly reports by January 15th, April 15th, July 15th,
and October 15th
FY 21-22 Registration Fee Delinquent fees
$178.96 $25 per day, up to $500
Exemptions, 2.100.030(p)
●includes various exemptions from the definition of
“lobbyist”
●are applied to avoid infringing on constitutionally
protected petitioning activity
Violations
●General Penalty provisions,1.12.010:
o Infractions: $100 1st violation, $200 2nd violation;
and $500 for subsequent violations
o Misdemeanors: up to $1,000, imprisonment for
up to six months, or both
●administrative enforcement under CMC Chapter 1.10
Current Filers
●six lobbyists have registered with the City
●may be viewed in the public portal for lobbyist
disclosure
●lobbyists can register at Cupertino.org/lobbyist or by
contacting the City Clerk’s Office
Recommended Action
●receive the update on the City of Cupertino Lobbyist
Registration Program pursuant to Cupertino Municipal
Code Chapter 2.100 regarding lobbying registration
and reporting requirements
●provide any direction to staff