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Committee; or (3) any action, decision or recommendation of City personnel during the time period of the entire decision-making process on such action, decision or recommendation which foreseeably will be heard or reviewed by the City Commission, or a City Board or Committee. "Lobbyist" specifically included the principal, as described above, as well as any agent, officer or employee of a principal, regardless of whether such lobbying activities fall within the normal scope of employment of such agent, officer or employee. Section 3. Disclosure of Fees Section 2-11.1(s)(6) is amended to read as follows: Each lobbyist and his/her principal shall. before engaging in any lobbying activities in connection with any matter being considered by the City Commission. submit to the City Clerk a joint signed statement under oath disclosing the terms and amount of compensation (to be) paid by each principal to the lobbyist with regard to the specific issue on which the lobbyist has been engaged to lobby. If no compensation has or will be paid concerning the subiect lobby services. a statement shall nonetheless be filed reflecting as such. Any person who only appears as a representative of a nonprofit cor:poration or entity (such as a charitable organization. a neighborhood or home owner association. a local chamber of commerce or trade union). without special compensation for the appearance. whether direct or indirect. to express support of or opposition to any item. shall be exempt from this section's requirement of fee disclosure. The Clerk shall notify any lobbyist who fails to timely file the compensation disclosure or expenditures reports referenced in sections 2-11.1 (s )(2) and 2-11.1 (6) above of the imposition of a fine. In addition to any other penalties which may be imposed as provided in section 2-11.1(8) below. a fine of $20.00 per day shall be assessed by the City Clerk for reports filed after the due date. Any change to the information originally filed under section (s) shall require that the lobbyist file within three (3) business days from such changed circumstances. a signed statement under oath amending the above-referenced reports. Additionally. in the event official action on the specific lobbying issue is scheduled to occur during said three (3)-day period. the lobbyist and principal shall. prior to said official action. further disclose the amendment by publicly stating on the record. at which the official action is to occur. the subiect amendment. The lobbyist has a continuing duty to supply accurate information and amend said reports when so needed. Section 4. Direction to the City Clerk to Publish Information. Section 2-11.1 (s) (7) is hereby amended to read as follows: The City Clerk shall publish lobbyist registration logs to the City Commission prior to every City Commission Meeting OR a ql:larterly aRd OR aR aRflUal basis reflecting the lobbyist registrations which have been filed in accordance with this Of'{HRaRee sl:lbseetiofl (s). The Clerk shall poolish logs for the fOl:lrth ql:larter of fiscal year 1989 90 aRd the first ql:larter offiseal year 199091 as soon 2