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communicate, directly or through his or her agents, on behalf of any other person or entity, with any elected or appointed official of the City for the purpose of influencing legislative or administrative action of the City of Santa Ana. This subsection shall apply only to this Article. Sec. 2-907. – Registration required. (a) Any individual or entity that qualifies as a lobbyist pursuant to this Code shall register with the Clerk of Council within fifteen (15) business days of qualifying as a lobbyist on a registration form provided by the City, and shall thereon disclose: 1. Lobbyist/lobbying firm; 2. Business mailing address; 3. Email address; 4. Telephone number; 5. The names of all owners of the lobbyist business; 6. The names of each individual lobbyist; 7. A description of the nature of the business entity or corporation; 8. The name, business address, telephone number, and email address of each client receiving lobbying services; 9. The nature of each client’s business; 10. A brief description of the governmental decision that the lobbyist seeks to influence on each client’s behalf, the desired outcome, and the names of the officials the lobbyist has contacted on each client’s behalf; 11. The name of each person employed or retained by the lobbyist to engage in lobbying activities on each client’s behalf; and 12. The date, amount, and description of any payment made to, or on behalf of any city official or member of an official’s family. Payments to be disclosed include gifts, meals, fees, salaries, and any other form of compensation or renumeration. (b) A lobbyist shall file an amendment to his or her registration and reporting form within fifteen (15) business days of representation of a new client or any change in the information required to be disclosed on the form related to existing clients. (c) No person who qualifies as a lobbyist shall contact or communicate with any official of the City without first registering as a lobbyist and identifying himself or herself as a lobbyist. (d) Lobbyists shall report to the Clerk of the Council the names of all officials contacted about a government decision eight (8) days prior to any public hearing on that decision. (e) An entity or person that registers as a lobbyist retains that status through January 2 of the following calendar year unless it terminates that status by giving notice, in writing, on the form provided to the Clerk of the Council. (f) Lobbyist registration expires on January 2 of each year and shall be renewed on or before January 3 or the next business day if the lobbyist requalifies as a lobbyist.