§ 1-04.1 — Alternate Principal Officer

§ 1-04.1 Alternate Principal Officer.

(a) Generally. Notwithstanding paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of 51 RCNY § 1-04, the Principal Officer may appoint one individual to be an Alternate Principal Officer to certify Reports in e-Lobbyist. (b) Procedure. (1) To appoint an Alternate Principal Officer, the Principal Officer must submit to the Lobbying Bureau an application on such forms as prescribed by the City Clerk. The application must include: (i) the Principal Officer's name, email address, telephone number and business/organizational title; (ii) the Alternate Principal Officer's name, email address, telephone number and business/organizational title; (iii) the business name of the lobbyist or client; (iv) the reason for the appointment of an Alternate Principal Officer; and (v) a certification stating: "Notwithstanding the appointment of an Alternate Principal Officer, the Principal Officer shall remain responsible for the veracity, accuracy and timeliness of all information filed on behalf of the lobbyist or client in e-Lobbyist. The Principal Officer is liable for applicable fines and penalties if the filings submitted to the Lobbying Bureau are inaccurate, incomplete or late." (2) The Alternate Principal Officer must create an account in e-Lobbyist and agree to the terms of use agreement. The Alternate Principal Officer may not disclose his or her e-Lobbyist password to anyone under any circumstances. (3) The Alternate Principal Officer must be listed in e-Lobbyist as an "Alternate Principal Officer" or such other title as the City Clerk designates. (c) Effect of Designation. (1) The Alternate Principal Officer may certify all Reports in e-Lobbyist. (2) Notwithstanding the appointment of an Alternate Principal Officer, the Principal Officer of the lobbyist or client must continue to comply with his or her obligations as described throughout this subchapter. (d) Alternative Certification Affidavit of Principal Officer. (1) After a Report is certified by an Alternate Principal Officer, the Principal Officer must, on forms prescribed by the City Clerk, complete, sign, and notarize, an alternative certification affidavit attesting that he or she has read the Report and that the information contained in the Report is accurate and complete. (2) Such alternative certification affidavit must be submitted to the Lobbying Bureau: (i) by uploading the completed alternative certification affidavit to the Reports filed in e-Lobbyist; or (ii) by email, first-class mail or fax. (e) Notwithstanding any provision of these Rules to the contrary, Reports that are certified by an Alternate Principal Officer are deemed filed, for timeliness purposes, on the date the alternative certification affidavit is received by the Lobbying Bureau. (f) Effective Date. This section shall take effect on February 1, 2017. (Added City Record 11/25/2016, eff. 2/1/2017)