§ 1-04 Principal Officer.
RCNY § 1-04
(a)Generally. A lobbyist or client must designate a Principal Officer in e-Lobbyist. A lobbyist or client may not designate more than one Principal Officer at any given time.
(1)If the Principal Officer engages in lobbying activity as defined in § 3-211(c) of the Lobbying Law, the Principal Officer must be designated in e-Lobbyist as a "Certifying Principal Officer-Employee who lobbies" or any equivalent designation in any subsequent modification of e-Lobbyist.
(2)If the Principal Officer does not engage in lobbying activity as defined in § 3-211(c) of the Lobbying Law, the Principal Officer must be designated in e-Lobbyist as a "Certifying Principal Officer-Employee" or any equivalent designation in any subsequent modification of e-Lobbyist.
(b)Responsibilities. The Principal Officer must: (1) complete the enrollment form and agree to the terms of use agreement in e-Lobbyist; (2) be listed on all statements of registration in which the Principal Officer lobbies on behalf of the registered client; (3) certify all Reports pursuant to § 3-222 of the Lobbying Law; (4) be the recipient of all official communications sent by the Lobbying Bureau; and (5) be the signatory on any documentation relating to: (i) an application for a waiver or reduction of late filing penalties, as described in 51 RCNY § 1-12(f); (ii) the deactivation of an inadvertent statement of registration or other Reports, as described in 51 RCNY § 1-10; (iii) a Retainer or an Authorization Letter, whenever practicable; (iv) a payment plan agreement entered into with the City Clerk to pay penalties in installments; or (v) an application for amnesty, as described in 51 RCNY § 1-16.
(c)The Principal Officer must not: (1) violate the e-Lobbyist terms of use agreement; or (2) disclose his or her e-Lobbyist password.
(d)Change in the Principal Officer.
(3)Content. The notice of change must include the new Principal Officer's name, email address, telephone number and business/organizational title. The email address must be the Principal Officer's email address. (Added City Record 10/5/2015, eff. 11/4/2015)
