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COI/Lobbyist Division Duties
The duties of the Conflict of Interest/Lobbyist Division include:
Acting as the filing office for Statements of Economic Interests, pursuant to the Political Reform Act of 1974, for nearly 12,000 individuals in some 441 public agencies.
Providing staff to the Code Review Panel which is responsible for reviewing conflict of interest codes that have been submitted to the Board of Supervisors for approval by public agencies within the County. These agencies include County departments, school districts, water districts, joint powers authorities and various commissions.
Registering individual lobbyists and lobbyist employers pursuant to the County's Lobbyist Ordinance and functioning as the filing office for quarterly lobbyist activity reports and for initiating investigations of alleged violations of the ordinance.
Coordinating the elections of the members of the Board of Retirement and the Board of Investments of the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association.
Responsibility for processing complaints and allegations of violations of the Postgovernment Ordinance, as well as initiating and overseeing the investigation and disposition of alleged violations of the Ordinance. The Conflict of Interest/Lobbyist Division is also responsible for the administrative enforcement of the Ordinance.
Statement of Economic Interest
A Statement of Economic Interest (FORM 700) is a state form on which state and local government officials publicly disclose their personal assets and income that may be materially affected by their official acts.
Lobbyist
In April 1993, the Board of Supervisors adopted an ordinance which requires lobbyists, who are compensated for communicating with any County official in order to influence official action, to register with the County of Los Angeles.
LACERA Elections
State law requires that the Board of Supervisors conduct an election to fill vacant or expired seats on the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA) Board of Investments and Board of Retirement.
Postgovernment
On March 7, 2006, the Board of Supervisors adopted Chapter 2.175 of the Los Angeles County Code, Postgovernment Employment and Lobbying Activities of County Officials (Postgovernment Ordinance).
CONTACT US
Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration
500 W. Temple Street
Room 383
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Our office hours:
Monday to Friday
8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Statement of
Economic Interest:
(213) 974-1748
Lobbyist Division:
(213) 974-1093