Lobbyist Quarterly Reports

One quarterly report is required from active lobbyists. Report includes the name of the lobbyist, the employer or client, employer's address, telephone number, email address, and the amount of client salary or compensation related to lobbying. Reports must also detail the lobbyist's activities, including the city official(s) and municipal decision(s) concerned, as well as other information.

Quarterly Reports shall be filed for the periods of:

January through March
April through June
July through September
October through December

Quarterly Reports shall include the lobbyist's salary or compensation related to lobbying, the lobbyist's activities, including the city official(s) contacted and municipal decisions(s) concerned, and also shall include any expenditure, gift, honorarium, or campaign contribution, in cash or in kind, equal to $25.00 or more for each occurrence concerning any city official, paid or incurred by the person who engages the lobbyist.

Not later than January 15th of each year, every entity which employs a lobbyist must file a final report including all money or anything of value that exceeds $250.00 provided or promised to any city official within the preceding calendar year. A copy of the report shall also be filed with the Rhode Island Ethics Commission and sent to any city official to whom the person, corporation, or association provided or promised money or anything of value which exceeds $250.00 within the preceding calendar year. Every lobbyist and every entity employing a lobbyist must retain for five years, all documentation related to the reports.

Download Report Templates

Lobbyist Quarterly Report Form Version 1 -- July 2013 (.xlsx) | Office 2010

Lobbyist Quarterly Report Form EXAMPLE

Once you have completed entering the informaiton into the report documents you can submit them to the City Clerk here.