The vendor is required to provide all personnel, supervision, materials, facilities, and travel necessary to represent the city.
- Legislative session
• Prior to legislative session, lobbyist will meet with the mayor’s office to assist, advice, and strategize in the preparation of the annual legislative agenda by identifying key issues of concern and priority and develop a specific and proactive strategy for that particular legislative session.
• Lobbyist, in conjunction with the mayor’s office, will assist in development and implementation of a strategy for the support, opposition, or amendment of potential and pending legislation that may impact city government.
• Prior to the legislative session, lobbyist will provide relevant information to the mayor’s office and city council to inform them of the priorities of leadership in the house and senate and governor’s office to address areas of concern or support and develop an effective advocacy strategy on behalf of the city.
• Once the session has commenced, lobbyist will provide regular updates and track all legislation that has been identified as relevant to the city.
• Lobbyist will work with the mayor’s office to review all filed, active, and pending legislation and amendments and provide analysis and additional information as needed.
• Lobbyist, in conjunction with the mayor’s office, will assist in development and implementation of a strategy for the support, opposition, or amendment of potential and pending legislation that may impact the city.
• As needed, lobbyist will work with the mayor’s office to draft legislation and assist in moving that legislation through the process by finding a sponsor and co-sponsor in both chambers, scheduling committee hearings, testifying before committees as necessary and educating legislators on issues of importance to the city.
• Lobbyist will assist the mayor’s office in completing annual priority budget appropriation requests and secure sponsors in both chambers to file such requests.
• Lobbyist will work with the mayor’s office to develop, advice and advocate for specific legislative appropriations.
• Lobbyist will notify the city of relevant activities of the revenue estimating conference and how it may affect the state budget and the city priorities.
• Lobbyist will attend all relevant legislative appropriations committee meetings and subcommittees.
• Lobbyist will work with the governor's office of policy and budget to advocate on behalf of the city’s appropriation requests in an effort to gain support and develop strategies to avoid veto.
- Overall advocacy strategy
• Lobbyist will work with the mayor’s strategic initiatives and develop an advocacy plan that creates momentum and fits within trends at the state level to ensure the best chance of legislative support and success for city priorities.
• Lobbyist will advocate before the legislature, governor, and other state agencies as necessary on behalf of the city during the annual regular legislative session, special session(s), interim committee meetings, and with the city and other city, county, and county bay legislative delegation meetings as needed.
• Lobbyist will work with the mayor’s office to identify additional relevant state, federal and local funding opportunities, and aggressively advocate for such funding.
- Informative / education
• Lobbyist will attend in person, or virtually, all relevant local meetings related to the city’s state policy and funding concerns.
• Lobbyist will provide additional services such as electronically forwarding, on a daily basis if necessary, relevant newspaper articles, analyses, and important governmental announcements.
• Lobbyist will take an active role in the education of the mayor’s office and provide regular and consistent input and feedback on state legislative affairs and issues of statewide importance to better inform city staff.
• Lobbyist will maintain a visible presence in the city and will be available to present an annual legislative overview report, at the beginning of each fiscal year as well as forward-looking state affairs reports, to the mayor’s office and city council.
• Lobbyist will meet with the mayor’s office and relevant staff at workshops, committee meetings, and staff meetings as requested.
- Contract Period/Term: 2 years
- Pre-Proposal Meeting (Non-Mandatory) Date: April 15, 2025
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: April 24, 2025