CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago's City Council will consider an ordinance that limits on lobbyists' monetary gifts to city employees and gives the public more access to information about the process.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel plans to introduce the
ordinance Wednesday, saying it will offer "unprecedented transparency
across city government."
The ordinance would create an online registration
and reporting database requiring lobbyists to disclose who they lobby and what
they lobby for.
The term "lobbyists" would also be added
to the list of possible gift-givers who must limit gifts to city employees to
$50 per gift and $100 annually.
It would also limit the costs of gifts lobbyists
can give city employees and city workers would be prohibited from getting loans
from lobbyists. Lobbyists would also be required to report campaign contributions.
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