Section 560.310  Categorizing Expenditures

a)         Expenditures attributable to lobbying officials shall be listed and reported according to the following categories:

1)         travel and lodging on behalf of others;

2)         meals, beverages and other entertainment;

3)         gifts;

4)         honoraria.  Note:  Public Act 89-405 added Section 2-110 of the Governmental Ethics Act [5 ILCS 420/2-110] to prohibit members of the General Assembly from accepting any honorarium.  This amendment to the Governmental Ethics Act [5 ILCS 420/2-110] applies only to members of the General Assembly and contains no similar prohibition with respect to the acceptance of honoraria by other officials.

b)         The report shall itemize each individual expenditure or transaction over $100 and shall include the name of the official on whose behalf the expenditure was made, the name of the client on whose behalf the expenditure was made, the total amount of the expenditure, the date on which the expenditure occurred and the subject matter of the lobbying activity, if any (Section 6 of the Act).  If there is no subject matter pertaining to the lobbying activity in connection with an expenditure, the term "goodwill" should be reported as the subject matter.  Allocation is permitted for determining the itemization threshold (see Section 560.315).

c)         Individual expenditures required to be reported as described herein which are equal to or less than $100 in value need not be itemized but are required to be categorized and reported by officials in an aggregate total in the manner prescribed by the Expenditure Report Non-Itemized Schedule (Section 6 of the Act).  Allocation is permitted for determining the itemization threshold (see Section 560.315).

(Source:  Amended at 21 Ill. Reg. 405, effective January 1, 1997)