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Sec. 2-908. – Exemptions from registration. The following persons or entities are exempt from registration as a lobbyist: (a) Any public official acting in his or her official capacity and any government official or employee acting within the scope of his or her employment. (b) A person acting without any compensation or consideration other than reimbursement or payment of reasonable travel expenses. (c) Any person representing themselves in attempting to obtain decisions related to their own property or business. (d) Any person appearing solely as a speaker at, or providing written statements that become part of the record of a public hearing or enforcement proceeding at the city. (e) Any person whose only activity is submitting a bid on a competitively bid contract, submitting a written response to or participating in an oral interview related to a request for proposals or qualifications, or negotiating the terms of a written agreement with any city agency following a request for proposals or request for qualifications process. (f) Any organization exempt from federal taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, which receives funding from any federal, state, or local government agency for the purpose of representing the interests of indigent persons and whose primary purpose is to provide direct services to those persons, if the individual or individuals represented by the organization before any City agency provide no payment to the organization for that representation. This exemption shall not apply to direct contacts with a city official in any situation other than a publicly noticed meeting, for the purpose of attempting to influence a City decision with regard to any city funding the organization is seeking nor to any person employed by the organization with respect to his or her activities related to the organization. (g) A newspaper or other regularly published periodical, radio or television station or network, including any individual who owns, publishes or is employed by such entity, when in the ordinary course of business, it publishes or broadcasts news, editorials or other comments, or paid advertising, which directly or indirectly attempts to influence City officials or employees regarding current or future City legislation, administrative decisions, or City Council elections or local initiative measures, if such entity or individual engages in no other activities to influence a municipal decision. Sec. 2-909. – Required disclosure reports. (a) Annual reports. 1. Lobbyists shall file yearly disclosure reports with the Clerk of Council on a form prepared by the Clerk of Council specifying in detail the following: a) The nature of the issues they are trying or tried to influence through lobbying of City officials;