(a) 
Except as set forth in subsection b of this section, any elected officer, candidate, committee, or other person required to file specified statements, reports, forms, or other documents with the city clerk as required by Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 84100 of Title 9 of the California Government Code, also known as the Political Reform Act), and that has received contributions or made expenditures of $2,000 or more in a calendar year, may electronically file such statement using the city's online filing system according to procedures established by the city clerk.
(b) 
An elected officer, candidate, committee, or other person may choose not to use the electronic filing system by filing original statements, reports, forms, or other documents in paper format with the city clerk.
(c) 
The online filing system shall ensure the integrity of the data transmitted and shall include safeguards against efforts to tamper with, manipulate, alter, or subvert the data.
(d) 
The online or electronic filing system shall accept a filing in the standardized record format pursuant to Government Code Section 84615(b).
(Ord. 2002 § 3, (2021))
Any elected officer, candidate, committee, or other person who has electronically filed a statement, report, form, or other document using the city's online system is not also required to file a copy of that document in a paper format with the city clerk.
(Ord. 2002 § 3, (2021))
Pursuant to Government Code Section 84616, the city clerk shall ensure that the city's system makes all electronically-filed statements, reports, forms, or other documents available on the internet in an easily understood format that provides the greatest public access. The data shall be made available free of charge and as soon as possible after receipt/deadline. The data made available on the internet shall not contain the street name and building number of the persons or entity representatives listed on the electronically-filed forms or any bank account numbers required to be disclosed by the filer. The city clerk's office shall also make a complete, unredacted copy of the statement, report, form, or other document available to the Fair Political Practices Commission for Government Code Section 87200 filers.
(Ord. 2002 § 3, (2021))
The city clerk's office shall maintain records according to the city's records retention schedule and applicable state law commencing from the date filed, a secured, official version of each online or electronic statement, report, form, or other document, which shall serve as the official version of that record.
(Ord. 2002 § 3, (2021))