Report Expenditure as a Lobbyist

Step 1.Understand the requirements

Expenditure reporting must:

• Be submitted on or before February 1 and August 1 of each year.

• List all lobbying expenditures involving City Council, staff decision makers and/or City boards for the preceding six-month period (January-June, July-December).

• Include the source of the funds and an itemized amount expended for each member of City Council, staff decision makers, and/or board members.

Lobbyists who have incurred no City lobbying expenses during the preceding period are not required to file a report. 

Lobbyists who fail to file reports on or before the due date, in addition to other possible penalties, will not be permitted to engage in any lobbying activity until their reports are current.

Step 2.Understand the prohibitions on lobbying of board members

Lobbying of the members of all City boards by lobbyists is prohibited outside of open, posted public meetings. However, lobbyists may provide written documents and information to the Recording Secretary of any city board for dissemination to all board members in advance of any city board meeting. Lobbying at public meetings is subject to the registration and reporting requirements. The prohibitions and requirements are in addition to the City’s Public Works and Procurements and Contracts Division policies, which prohibit proposers from any communication with Council members, selection committee members and City staff (with the exception of the assigned staff member), regarding the procurement process until a final award is made.

Step 3.Fill out the City Clerk's expenditure report form 

Lobbyist Expenditure Report Form

If you represent multiple agencies as a lobbyist, you must submit one expenditure report form per agency.

Step 4.We will file the expenditure submissions at the Office of City Clerk

The form submissions will be stored and available for public inspection here.

Step 1.Understand the requirements

Expenditure reporting must:

• Be submitted on or before February 1 and August 1 of each year.

• List all lobbying expenditures involving City Council, staff decision makers and/or City boards for the preceding six-month period (January-June, July-December).

• Include the source of the funds and an itemized amount expended for each member of City Council, staff decision makers, and/or board members.

Lobbyists who have incurred no City lobbying expenses during the preceding period are not required to file a report. 

Lobbyists who fail to file reports on or before the due date, in addition to other possible penalties, will not be permitted to engage in any lobbying activity until their reports are current.

Step 2.Understand the prohibitions on lobbying of board members

Lobbying of the members of all City boards by lobbyists is prohibited outside of open, posted public meetings. However, lobbyists may provide written documents and information to the Recording Secretary of any city board for dissemination to all board members in advance of any city board meeting. Lobbying at public meetings is subject to the registration and reporting requirements. The prohibitions and requirements are in addition to the City’s Public Works and Procurements and Contracts Division policies, which prohibit proposers from any communication with Council members, selection committee members and City staff (with the exception of the assigned staff member), regarding the procurement process until a final award is made.

Step 3.Appear in person at City Hall

City Hall - Office of the Clerk
400 South Orange Avenue, Second Floor
Orlando, FL 32801

Step 4.Fill out the City Clerk's lobbyist expenditure report form

Lobbyist Expenditure Report Form

If you represent multiple agencies as a lobbyist, you must submit one expenditure report form per agency. 

Step 5.We will file the expenditure submissions at the Office of City Clerk

The form submissions will be stored and available for public inspection here.