Registration must be done on the prescribed forms, which can be obtained from the county attorney's office (407-836-7320 – ask for Kimberly Cundiff). Each lobbyist must complete a registration form and separate supplemental registration forms for each client. For clients in addition to the client named in the initial registration, a supplemental form is to be used, and the county attorney's office will supply those forms as well.

If after registering a lobbyist is hired by a new client or customer, the lobbyist must register for that new client before lobbying on the client's behalf. If the lobbyist undertakes lobbying for a new client without first registering on a supplemental form, it is a violation of the ordinance.

Each year, each lobbyist must re-register for each client. The re-registration forms are likewise available from the county attorney's office.

Upon initial registration and each annual re-registration, each lobbyist must pay a registration fee of $10.00. The fee is paid only once per year per lobbyist and is not required to be paid when the lobbyist files a supplemental registration form for a newly acquired client.

When a principal hires a firm, not an individual, to lobby, it is the firm that must register. However, the individual in the firm who is expected to do the lobbying must be named on the registration form. If more than one individual in the firm will be lobbying, then the firm must register each individual. Payment of the $10.00 fee is required for each individual in the firm that will be lobbying.

In summary, if you are a lobbyist, you must comply with the county's registration and re-registration requirements. Failure to register each year, failure to register for each newly acquired client, and failure to register for newly acquired clients before lobbying on their behalf are all violations of the ordinance and can result in sanctions. The mayor and county commissioners urge you not to overlook these mandates.

The ordinance is specific as to the information required each time a person lobbies. One must disclose his or her name, the name of the principal or client (if any) for whom or for which the person is lobbying, and the specific topic. Failure to log in completely can be a violation of the ordinance and result in sanctions.

If you lobby a board member "off campus" (that is, somewhere other than the board member's office), you likewise must record the contact. You must record the contact even if it is off-campus. You must record the contact even if the board member initiates the contact. You can do it by phone: 407-836-7350 for the county commissioners' log and 407-836-7370 for the mayor's log. Please do not think that the log-in requirement applies only when you come to county offices or only when you initiate the contact.

Notice that this requirement to log in applies to everyone who lobbies, including ordinary citizens, not just those who are "lobbyists" by virtue of being paid to lobby. Consequently, if a lobbyist brings a client with him or her to lobby a board member, the client must log in as well. The county commissioners and the mayor trust and expect registered lobbyists to be aware of this requirement and to ensure that their clients comply with it.