§ 2-84. Lobbyist registration.

(a)

Every lobbyist, as defined in section 2-67, and who is required by the laws of the State of Georgia to be registered with the state ethics commission, shall also register with Fulton County. Registration with Fulton County shall be complete upon the filing of a copy of such person's registration filed with the state ethics commission, including each renewal of and supplement to same, with the Fulton County Board of Ethics. Each such registration, as well as each renewal of and supplement to such registration filed with the state ethics commission, shall be filed with the board of ethics not more than three business days following the applicable deadline for filing same with the state ethics commission.

(b)

The registration required by this Code section shall not apply to:

(1)

Any person who expresses personal views, on that individual's own behalf, to the board of commissioners are [or] any member thereof;

(2)

Any officer or employee of Fulton County, or any officer or employee of any other governmental agency or non-profit entity which is funded or partially funded by Fulton County, who appears before or provides information to the board of commissioners or a member thereof at the request of the board or a member thereof;

(3)

Any licensed attorney appearing before the board of commissioners on behalf of a client in any adversarial proceeding before the board, as well as any witness appearing in such a proceeding for the purpose of giving testimony;

(4)

Any elected official performing the official duties of their office; and

(5)

Any person employed or appointed by a registered lobbyist, but who is not a lobbyist as defined at section 2-67.

(Ord. No. 03-1405, § 2, 11-19-03; Res. No. 03-1531, 2-4-04)