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Management <br /> Partners <br /> To: Ms. Daisy Gomez, Clerk of the Council,City of Santa Ana <br /> From: Amy Paul, Corporate Vice President <br /> Andrea Miller. Special Advisor <br /> Leonard Hyman, Senior Management Analyst <br /> Subject: Santa Ana Lobbyist Registration Assessment <br /> Date: May 3, 2022 <br /> Executive Summary <br /> Management Partners was engaged by the City of Santa Ana to research lobbyist regulations <br /> adopted in peer cities and use this research to assess current requirements, the relationship <br /> between existing state and local reporting regulations, and present best practices in comparable <br /> agencies for consideration as part of Council's ongoing efforts to promote transparency in <br /> government decision-making. <br /> Background <br /> Santa Ana has adopted regulations that affect lobbyists. These regulations generally <br /> supplement state-required reporting such as Campaign Contribution Reports (Fair Political <br /> Practices Commission, FPPC Form 460), Statement of Economic Interests-Conflict of Interest <br /> Code Filing(Fair Political Practices Commission,FPPC Form 700) and Behested Payment <br /> Reports (Fair Political Practices Commission,FPPC Form 803) as well as establish restrictions on <br /> making and receiving gifts and public access to campaign contributions. <br /> Public Official Gift Restrictions <br /> Section 2-583 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code prohibits persons doing business with the City <br /> from making gifts to City officers or employees who,by virtue of their employment, could <br /> make or participate in a governmental decision or use his/her official position to influence a <br /> governmental decision regarding pending business of the donor. The section precludes <br /> donations or gifts within 12 months of any governmental decision and prohibits public officers <br /> or employees from soliciting and/or accepting gifts from any person whom he or she knows, or <br /> has reason to know, is doing business with the City or has done business within the preceding <br /> 12 months.Gifts from unknown donors are also prohibited by Section 2-583. <br /> 1730 MA�ISIO RRRYV CINCINNATI,OH 45206 • 513 8615400 • FAX 5T3 8613480 MANAGEMENTPARTNERS.5dM/2022 <br /> 2107 NORTH FIRST STREET,SUITE 470 • SAN JOSE,CALIFORNIA 95131 • 408 437 5400 • FAX 408 453 6191 <br />