Resources for Doing Business with Government
A lobbyist is all persons or firms paid or unpaid, employed, designated, or retained by a principal, or that contracts with a third party to lobby on behalf of a principal. When lobbying the County, a lobbyist must adhere to registration requirements and expenditure filings.
Per the Miami-Dade County Code of Ethics, County employees or their immediate family members cannot contract with the County employee’s duties to the County; the County employee’s job responsibilities do not relate to the contract; and the County employee does not work in the department that manages the contract. Immediate Family Members includes spouses, domestic partners, parents, step-parents, siblings, half-siblings, stepsiblings, children, and stepchildren.
Municipalities have different registration and training requirements. Contact that municipality’s City Clerk for more information.
- Lobbyist Ordinance - go to Section (S): Prinicipal and Lobbyist Registration
- Lobbyist Registration - Clerk of the Board website
- Frequently Asked Questions
Read more information about Lobbyist Training.
Housing
- County Employee as Landlord for Section 8 Housing
- Relative of County Employee Seeking to Accept Section 8 Housing Voucher
- County Employee and Relative of County Employee Seeking Public Housing Assistance (not Section 8 landlords)
- County Employees Wishing to Register as a County Procurement Vendor or PHCD Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) Landlord Vendors
- Relative of County Employees Wishing to Register as a County Procurement Vendor or PHCD Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) Landlord Vendors
Procurement