The city council finds and declares each of the following:
A. 
It is in the public interest for voters to know who is contributing to campaigns for local office and to campaigns for city measures.
B. 
It is in the public interest that candidates and committees aiding such candidates, and sponsors or opponents of city measures, make a full and fair declaration containing a disclosure of the persons making contributions and the amounts of each contribution.
(Ord. 1622 § 1, 1994)
Unless the term is specifically defined in this chapter or the contrary is stated or clearly appears from the context, the definitions set forth in Government Code Section 81000 et seq., as amended, shall govern the interpretation of this chapter.
"Campaign statement"
means an itemized statement prepared by a candidate for city office and by any committee showing, in addition to matters otherwise required by law, the name, complete mailing address, occupation and place of employment, and business address if self-employed, of any person who:
1. 
Paid, loaned, contributed or otherwise furnished $25.00 or more, or its equivalent, to the candidate or any committee for the use of such candidate or such committee directly or indirectly, in aid of the candidate's election, or for the qualification, passage or defeat of any measure, and the amount, in detail, of such money or its equivalent each such person paid, loaned, contributed or otherwise furnished.
2. 
Purchased any tickets cumulatively totaling $25.00 or more, for any fundraising event, regardless of the number of tickets purchased, the value of each ticket, or frequency of purchase.
3. 
Donated $25.00 or more to any "kitty" at any campaign event.
"City offices"
include mayor and city councilmembers.
"Committee"
means any persons organized to conduct or aid the election campaign, including fundraising events, of any candidate for city office, or for the support or defeat of a measure under consideration in the city.
"Election"
means any election held in the city of Pleasanton for city office or for a measure.
"Person"
means an individual, proprietorship, firm, partnership, joint venture, syndicate, business, trust, company, corporation, association, committee, and any other organization or group of persons acting in concert.
(Ord. 1622 § 1, 1994; Ord. 2120 § 1, 2015)
A. 
Each candidate for city office and each committee shall file campaign statements. The contributions and expenditures listed therein shall be cumulative for each election. The due dates and the contribution and expenditure periods shall be as provided in Article 2, Chapter 4, Title 9 of the Government Code, beginning with Section 84200. In addition, a campaign statement shall be filed four days prior to an election and shall report all contributions received and expenditures made seven days prior to an election.
B. 
Each campaign statement is to be filed electronically on the due date by 5:00 p.m.
(Ord. 1622 § 1, 1994; Ord. 1966 § 1, 2008; Ord. 1969 § 1, 2008; Ord. 2065 § 1, 2013)