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Section 3. Amendment to Chapter 33 of the City Code. Chapter 33 of the City Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Chapter 33 - ETHICS, CODE OF § 33-1. - Effect on County Code provisions. All sections of Chapter 2, "Administration," of the Code of Miami -Dade County, be and the same are hereby repealed except for the following sections which shall remain intact as they may be applied to the City of Sunny Isles Beach: A. Article I, Section 2-11.1, "Conflict of Interest and Code of Ethics Ordinance": substituting every reference to "County personnel" with "City personnel'; substituting every reference to "the Board of County Commissioners of Dade County" with "the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach"; substituting every reference to "the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners" with "the City Clerk"; and substituting the term "Ethics Commission" with "the Special Master Magistrate as designated by the City Manager of the City of Sunny Isles Beach." § 33-2. - Lobbying. C. Lobbyist registration, fees, renewal and withdrawal. (1) All lobbyists shall register with the City Clerk before engaging in any lobbying activities in the City. Every person required to register as a lobbyist shall: (c) File a lobbyist expenditure report. [2] The City Clerk shall notify any lobbyist who fails to timely file an expenditure report. In addition to any other penalties which may be imposed, a fine of $50.00 per day shall be assessed for reports filed after the due date. Any lobbyist who fails to file the required expenditure report by January 15 shall be automatically suspended from lobbying until all fines are paid, unless the fine has been appealed to the Special Master- Magistrate of the City of Sunny Isles Beach. [3] A lobbyist or principal may appeal a fine and may request a hearing before the Special Master Magistrate for the City of Sunny Isles Beach. A request for hearing on the fine must be filed with the Special Master Magistrate within 15 calendar days of receipt of the notification of the failure to file the required disclosure form. § 33-3. - Conflicts of interest and Code of Ethics.