City of Coral Gables

File #: 17-6748    Version: 2 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Adopted
File created: 11/3/2017 In control: City Commission
On agenda: 12/5/2017 Final action: 12/5/2017
Enactment date: 12/5/2017 Enactment #: 2017-44
Title: An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Coral Gables, Florida, amending Section 2-243, of the Code of the City of Coral Gables, entitled "Lobbying" and providing for a repealer provision, codification, enforceability, and providing for an effective date.
Attachments: 1. Signed Ordinance 2017-44, 2. Cover Memo - lobbying ordinance - 2nd reading, 3. Ordinance - lobbying ordinance 2nd reading, 4. Cover Memo - lobbying ordinance - 1st reading, 5. Ordinance - lobbying ordinance, 6. CCMtg November 14 2017 - Agenda Item F-4 - Ordinance amending section 2-243 Lobbying

Title

An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Coral Gables, Florida, amending Section 2-243, of the Code of the City of Coral Gables, entitled "Lobbying" and providing for a repealer provision, codification, enforceability, and providing for an effective date.

Body

At the request of the City Clerk, this Ordinance makes certain edits to the lobbying section of the City Code in order to provide clarity, efficiency, consistency and an increased registration fee. With regard to the increased registration fee and for purposes of comparison, the City's fee is currently $150 and the proposal is to increase it to $250.  Following are the fees charged by Miami-Dade County and neighboring municipalities.

 

Miami-Dade County          $490

City of Miami                    $525 plus $105 for each principal represented and for each issue

City of Miami Beach         $500 plus $350 per issue       

Village of Pinecrest           $200 plus $100 for each principal represented

City of South Miami          $500