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Following the lead of Irvine and Anaheim, county officials are strengthening lobbying regulations to create more transparency around efforts to sway decision-making in local government.<\/p>\n

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The OC Board of Supervisors is set to add stricter disclosure requirements and expand the definition of what the county considers lobbying. The board will need to vote a second time in support to finalize the ordinance.<\/p>\n

Starting in January, registered lobbyists in Orange County would be required to submit quarterly disclosure reports of \u201clobbying activities\u201d directed at not just county supervisors and their staff, but also department heads and county appointees who have voting power on legislative bodies. The ordinance defines \u201clobbying activities\u201d as any communication made \u201cfor the purpose of influencing official actions or decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco counties already require lobbyists to publicly disclose efforts to influence local officials, according to a county staff report.<\/p>\n

The proposed quarterly reporting system draws from Irvine\u2019s revised lobbying ordinance, staff said. The disclosure reports, which would be administered by the county\u2019s Campaign Finance and Ethics Commission, are to be made public within 10 days of submission and would need to be preserved for at least five years.<\/p>\n

Irvine and Anaheim adopted stronger lobbying laws after the 2023 corruption scandal at Anaheim City Hall, in which\u00a0independent investigators said they found numerous potential violations of the city\u2019s lobbying laws over the past decade. FBI investigators as part of their probe alleged that a self-described \u201ccabal\u201d of business and political leaders may have exerted influence at City Hall.<\/p>\n

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Supervisor Doug Chaffee, who introduced the county ordinance, said the point of the new regulations is to increase public trust.<\/p>\n

\u201cReporting is another step in transparency for us, and it\u2019s a step in what I would call good government,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento said the ordinance is not meant to discourage public input and community engagement.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt provides more sunshine regarding efforts to influence by entities hired to lobby, not people just simply wanting to discuss issues that may affect their neighborhoods,\u201d he said. \u201cWe want to make sure that continues to be something that we encourage.\u201d<\/p>\n

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