The Kent City Council renewed federal and state lobbyist contracts for 2012 at its final meeting of 2011.
The council agreed at its Dec. 13 meeting with a staff recommendation to renew a federal lobbyist contract with Van Ness Feldman at an amount not to exceed $90,000. Van Ness Feldman is a law firm with offices in Seattle and Washington, D.C.
Kent’s contract with Van Ness Feldman requires the law firm to represent the city at the federal level with an emphasis on the Washington state Congressional delegation.
The costs for the federal lobbyist are paid for out of the budgets of the Economic Development and Public Works departments.
Kent also renewed its annual contract with state lobbyist Doug Levy, owner of Outcomes by Levy, at an annual amount not to exceed $66,000. Levy lobbies on behalf of the city’s legislative agenda. Levy has worked as Kent’s lobbyist since 1999 and also contracts with several other cities for work in Olympia.
The costs for the state lobbyist are paid for out of the city’s utility fund and the general fund.
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