Prohibited Practices.
Milwaukee Code of Ordinances § 305-55
in effect305-55. Prohibited Practices.
1. No lobbyist may:
a. Instigate legislative or administrative action for the purpose of obtaining employment in support or opposition thereto.
b. Offer or give to any city official, directly or indirectly, anything of pecuniary value if it could reasonably be expected to influence the official’s vote, actions or judgment, or could reasonably be considered as a reward for any official action or inaction on the part of the official.
c. Contract to receive or receive compensation dependent in any manner upon the success or failure of any legislative or administrative action.
2. No principal may engage in the practices prohibited under sub. 1. This subsection does not apply to the furnishing of transportation, lodging, food, meals, beverages or any other thing of pecuniary value which is also made available to the general public.
3. Subsection 1-b does not apply to the furnishing of anything of pecuniary value by an individual who is a lobbyist or principal to a relative of the individual or an individual who resides in the same household as the individual, nor to the receipt of anything of pecuniary value by that relative or individual residing in the same household as the individual.
4. Subsection 1-b does not apply to the furnishing of educational or informational material by a lobbyist or principal to a city official, or acceptance thereof by a city official.
5. This section does not apply to the furnishing or receipt of a reimbursement or payment for actual and reasonable expenses authorized under s. 303-9 for the activities listed in that section.
6. This section does not prohibit lodging, transportation, food, meals, beverages, money or any other thing of pecuniary value permitted and reported under ch. 11, Wis. Stats.
Source: City of Milwaukee Legislative Reference Bureau, Milwaukee City Charter and Code of Ordinances (city.milwaukee.gov master PDFs)URL: https://city.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/ccClerk/Ordinances/Volume-3/CH305.pdf#page=11Fetched: 10/26/2026