CHICAGO (COOK COUNTY)lobbying

Lobbying Disclosure: BOMA Chicago Pension Reform Advocacy

Original title: MARY K MINAGHAN DBA MKM SERVICES for BUILDING OWNERS & MANAGERS ASSOC. OF CHICAGO (BOMA) @ FINANCE (2014-01-01)

January 1, 2014

lobbying pension reform commercial real estate city finance

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The Frame

What this does

This disclosure identifies the professional representation hired by commercial building owners to influence city-level pension reform legislation and administrative policy during the first quarter of 2014.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

BOMA Chicago members

Commercial office building owners and managers are represented in city-level discussions regarding pension reform ordinances.

Chicago taxpayers

Taxpayers are affected by the outcome of pension reform legislation and the resulting impact on city financial obligations.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2014.

What's next

Next step not available in the current record.

Summary

Mary K. Minaghan, operating as MKM Services, registered to lobby the Chicago Department of Finance on behalf of the Building Owners and Managers Association of Chicago (BOMA). The activity focused on administrative and legislative actions, specifically regarding pension reform ordinances.

Key Facts

Lobbyist Mary K. Minaghan (MKM Services) represented BOMA Chicago.
The lobbying period covered January 1, 2014, through March 31, 2014.
The lobbying activity targeted the Chicago Department of Finance.
The scope of work included both administrative and legislative actions.
The primary objective was to communicate the views of commercial office building owners regarding pending ordinances, specifically pension reform.

Why It Matters

Frequently Asked Questions

What is BOMA Chicago?

BOMA stands for the Building Owners and Managers Association of Chicago, an organization representing the interests of commercial office building owners and managers.

What specific pension reforms were discussed?

The document does not list specific ordinance numbers or details, only that the concerned 'pending ordinances, including pension reforms'.

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Discoveries

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Pension Reform Focus

The document highlights that commercial real estate interests were actively engaging with the Department of Finance regarding pension reform in early 2014.

Building Owners and Managers Association of Chicago (BOMA)Chicago Department of Finance

Connected Entities

organizationBuilding Owners and Managers Association of Chicago (BOMA)“The client organization representing commercial office building owners and manag”Map →

personMary K. Minaghan“Registered lobbyist doing business as MKM Services.”Map →

organizationChicago Department of Finance“The government department targeted by the lobbying effort.”Map →

organizationMKM Services“The firm through which Mary K. Minaghan conducted lobbying activities.”Map →

Sources

Open source document

data.cityofchicago.org

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