Lobbying means communicating directly or indirectly, in person, by telephone, by letter, or by any other form of communication, on behalf of any other with any City Commissioner, any member of any decision-making body under the jurisdiction of the Commission/Board, or any City employee, where the lobbyist seeks to influence a decision to me made by the Commission or Board, a decision to be made any decision-making body under the jurisdiction of the Commission or Board, or a final procurement decision to be made by a City employee.

Lobbyist is defined as any individual who engages in lobbying, as defined above, regardless of whether he or she receives any compensation for such lobbying.

Pursuant to Ordinance No. 2004 -31, the Hallandale Beach City Commission requires lobbyists to register for each client annually with the City prior to lobbying for a registration fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100) per client, and to disclose publicly their lobbying activities within the City. Please click here to access the Administrative Policy and registration forms.  Click to view a Current List of Registered .  

The Broward County Board of County Commissioners approved Ordinance (#2011-19) relating to lobbying activities.


Lobbyist Requirements

Pursuant to Broward County's Ordinance No. 2011-19, Section 3(b), to promote full and complete transparency lobbyists and their principals or employers who intend to meet or otherwise communicate with an Elected Official for the purpose of engaging in lobbying activities, either at the Elected Official's officies or elsewhere on the local government's premises, must legibly complete a contact log listing each Elected Official with whom the lobbyist, principal, or employer meets or intends on meeting or communicating.

1. The information stated on the contact log shall include the lobbyist's name; the name of the entity by which the lobbyist's is employed; the name of the person or entity for whom or which he or she is lobbying; the name; the name of each Elected Official with whom he or she is  meeting or communicating; the date and time of each such meeting; and the specific purpose and subject matter of each such meeting.
2. The contact log shall be completed contemporaeneously with the meeting(s) and shall be filed for public inspection.