Date:
October 27, 2026 24
To: Board of Supervisors
Title
Policy Options for Post-Employment Lobbying Restrictions and Conflicts for County Employees (Districts: All)
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Overview
On August 18, 2026 (30), the San Diego County Board of Supervisors (Board) directed the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) to develop options for an ordinance imposing a ban on post-employment lobbying and amendments to address prediction market contract trading by County officials and employees, including a prohibition on trading tied to County of San Diego (County) duties or nonpublic information, disclosure of such holdings, and an extension of the post-employment lobbying restriction to related trading activity.
This letter returns to the Board a set of options for each topic for the Board’s consideration and direction. Attachment A presents policy options to implement a post-employment restriction on lobbying the County by a defined group of former County elected and appointed officers, including options addressing indirect lobbying, a permanent restriction on particular matters an individual personally worked on while employed by the County, and a parallel option to extend that permanent restriction to post-employment trading in prediction market contracts.
Attachment B presents policy options to prohibit current County officials and employees from trading prediction market contracts, such as those offered on platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket, tied to their County duties or to nonpublic information, and to require disclosure of such holdings.
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Recommendation by Chief Administrative Officer:
Provide direction on the policy options presented in Attachment A, Policy Options for Post-Employment Lobbying Restrictions.
Provide direction on the policy options presented in Attachment B, Policy Options for Incompatible Activities – Prediction Market Contract Trading by County Employees.
Direct the Chief Administrative Officer and County Counsel to return to th...
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