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For purposes of the Santa Ana Sunshine ordinance and this article, the following terms have the following respective meanings: (a) LOBBYISTS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY (1) "City Lobbyist" means (i) any person or entity that is designated to represent the City and (ii) that receives compensation for influencing legislative or administrative action or that compensates its employees or members for their lobbying activities. (2) No person shall be deemed a lobbyist on behalf of the City under section (a), unless that person receives or becomes entitled to receive at least $250 total compensation in any month for influencing legislative or administrative action on behalf of the City of Santa Ana. No business or organization shall be deemed a lobbyist under section (a) unless it compensates its employees or members for their lobbying activities on behalf of the City of Santa Ana, and the compensated employees or members have at least 25 separate contacts with local, state, regional or national officials for the purpose of influencing legislative or administrative action within any two consecutive months. "Total compensation" shall be calculated by combining all compensation received from the City of Santa Ana during a month of lobbying activities on matters at the local, state, regional or national level. "Total number of contacts" shall be calculated by combining all contacts made during a two- month period on behalf of the City of Santa Ana for all lobbying activities on matters at the local, state, regional or national level. (3) Funds of the City of Santa Ana shall not be used to support any lobbying efforts to restrict public access to records, information, or meetings, except where such effort is solely for the purpose of protecting the identity and privacy rights of private citizens. (b) REGULATIONS GOVERNING SPECIAL INTEREST LOBBYISTS AND CONTACTS WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS (1) "Special Interest Lobbyist" means any person or entity that is paid by and represents any non-City agency, organization, or entity seeking to influence City policy. (2) Special Interest Lobbyists may file a report with the Clerk of the Council specifying the general nature of the issues they are trying to influence, compensation ranges received from their clients, all campaign contributions to elected City officials, all fundraising activities conducted on behalf of elected City officials, all contributions to political campaigns or charities made at the behest Ordinance No. NS-XXX Page 8 of 10 WSA-14