Before today, the City of Albuquerque had not been updating its lobbyist database on its Web site for three years, in violation of a city ordinance that required such action.
As of today, the list is updated and will be kept current, Mayor Martin Chávez said.
After receiving a tip, I spoke with Chávez on Tuesday to inquire about whether the Web site had to be updated and to tell him it hadn’t been updated since 2004. He said he didn’t know what was required, and put me on the phone with the assistant city clerk, who told me there was no requirement to keep the information current on the Web site.
She also told me the clerk’s office was in the process of updating the Web site, and hoped to have current lobbyist registration information on it by the end of the week.
So I looked up the city’s Lobbyist Registration Ordinance, which states that “all such reports filed with the city clerk shall be listed on the city’s website within one week of submission and will be periodically updated.”
I called Chávez back to share that with him. He checked on it, and told me I was “absolutely right.” He said the site would be updated by the end of the week and will be kept current.
Today, it was updated. You can view the site by clicking here.