Pursuant to the authority granted to the City Council in Government Code Section 81013 permitting the imposition of additional local requirements to the Political Reform Act of 1974, the City Council hereby finds that it is in the public interest that candidates, and treasurers of committees aiding such candidates, make a full and fair declaration disclosing the persons making contributions, the amounts of such contributions, as well as the persons to whom or on behalf of whom expenditures are made, and the amounts of such expenditures.
(Ord. 1219 § 2, 1986; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018; Ord. 2066 § 3 (Exh. A), 2018)
The following definitions shall apply to this chapter, and supplement and add to the corresponding definitions for those terms as they are codified in the Political Reform Act beginning at Government Code Section 82000 et seq.:
A. 
"Campaign statement"
means an itemized statement prepared in duplicate by each candidate, committee, or the treasurer for each candidate or committee showing, in addition to matters required by law, the following information:
1. 
The name, complete mailing address, occupation and place of employment, and business address if self-employed, of any person who paid, loaned, contributed or otherwise furnished $25.00 or more, or its equivalent, to the candidate or to the committee as that term is defined in subsection B of this section, for the support or defeat of a candidate or for a committee to directly or indirectly for the support or defeat of a candidate's election, or for the qualification, passage or defeat of any measure, and the amount, in detail, of such money or its equivalent that was contributed; and
2. 
All expenditures of $25.00 or more shall be itemized in detail, with the amount and names of persons and/or concerns where the moneys were expended.
The purchase of any tickets cumulatively totaling $25.00, or more, for any fundraising event, regardless of number purchased, value of each ticket, or frequency of purchase, is subject to the provisions of this section. Likewise, the donation of $25.00 or more to any "kitty" at any campaign event is subject to the provisions of this section.
This definition also modifies "Contents of a Campaign Statement," codified at Government Code Section 84210 with regard to these additional City requirements.
B. 
"Committee"
means:
1. 
A committee, person, or group of persons organized for the purpose or charged with the duty of conducting or aiding the election campaign, including fundraising events, for the support or defeat of any candidate for municipal office of the City, or for the support or defeat of a measure under consideration in the City;
2. 
Any committee, person, or group of persons aiding, directly or indirectly, any candidate, measure, or committee, as defined in subsection (B)(1) of this section, whether or not originally organized for election purposes.
C. 
"Election period"
means that period of time commencing on the fifty-eighth day following a general, municipal or special municipal election in which there were municipal candidates or measures, and extending to 12:00 noon of the fifth day (Thursday) before the next general, municipal or special municipal election in which there are municipal candidates or measures. The "election period" for the offices of mayor and Council member is the term related to the specific office involved such that the election period for an office involving the election of municipal candidate shall be from the fifty-eighth day following a general election for that office until the next election at which that specific office is subject to election.
(Ord. 1219 § 2, 1986; Ord. 1731 § 1, 2004; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018; Ord. 2066 § 3 (Exh. A), 2018)
Notwithstanding the provisions of LMC § 2.14.030(A), a candidate or committee shall be permitted to accept and retain anonymous contributions up to an aggregate limit of $50.00 per reporting period. The total amount of such contributions shall be stated on the candidate's or committee's campaign statement. If the total of anonymous contributions exceeds $50.00 in any one reporting period, the excess shall be paid to the Administrative Services Director of the City within one business day after the next reporting date.
(Formerly 2.14.050; Ord. 1219 § 2, 1986; Ord. 1731 § 3, 2004; Ord. 1895 § 3, 2010; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018; Ord. 2066 § 3 (Exh. A), 2018)
A. 
To ensure full disclosure, each candidate, committee, or the treasurer for each candidate or committee, shall disclose all expenditures on behalf of the candidate to the candidate or his or her treasurer not later than one business day after the expenditure.
B. 
Cumulative preliminary campaign statements shall be filed by the following dates by the candidate and each committee:
1. 
No later than 40 days prior to the election; this report closes 45 days prior to the election;
2. 
No later than 12 days prior to the election; this report closes 17 days prior to the election;
3. 
An additional final contributions disclosure statement shall be filed with the city clerk during regular business hours on the Thursday preceding the election; this report closes at 12:00 noon on the date of filing. This report is in addition to the reports required to be filed under state law in Government Code Section 84200;
4. 
The final post-election campaign statement will be filed not later than January 31st of the year following the election in accordance with the provisions of the Political Reform Act. In the event that the date of the City election changes, the final post-election report shall be filed on a semi-annual basis in accordance with the provisions of the Political Reform Act;
5. 
Filing must be received by the city clerk, by 5:00 p.m., and is not accomplished by depositing in the mail;
6. 
Each committee supporting or opposing a measure shall file its expenditure reports in accordance with the provisions of the Political Reform Act.
(Formerly 2.14.060; Ord. 1219 § 2, 1986; Ord. 1731 § 4, 2004; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018; Ord. 2066 § 3 (Exh. A), 2018)
A. 
Any candidate, committee, treasurer for a candidate or committee, or other person required to file statements, reports or other documents described by California Government Code Chapter 4 (Campaign Disclosure) of Title 9 (Political Reform), and that has received contributions of $1,000 or more or made expenditures of $1,000 or more within a calendar year, shall electronically file such statements using procedures established by the city clerk.
B. 
Once a candidate, committee, treasurer for a candidate or committee, or other person files a statement, report, or other document electronically pursuant to subsection A of this section, all future statements, reports, or other documents on behalf of that filer shall be filed electronically.
C. 
In any instance in which an original statement, report, or other document must be filed with the California Secretary of State and a copy of that statement, report, or other document is required to be filed with the city clerk, the filer may, but is not required to, file the copy electronically.
D. 
If the city clerk's electronic system is not capable of accepting a particular type of statement, report, or other document, a candidate, committee, treasurer for a candidate or committee, or other person required to file statements shall file that document with the city clerk in an alternative format designated by the city clerk.
E. 
Each elected officer, candidate, and committee shall be shall be responsible for notifying all contributors to the respective candidate, committee, or the treasurer for each candidate or committee that their identity shall be reported.
(Ord. 2066 § 3 (Exh. A), 2018)
A violation of any provision of this chapter shall be considered an infraction under the provisions of LMC § 1.16.010. To provide additional enforcement of this chapter:
A. 
The City Attorney is authorized to sue for injunctive relief to enjoin violations or compel compliance with the provisions of this chapter; and
B. 
The city clerk is authorized to apply the provisions of Government Code Section 91013 to violations of this chapter regarding late filings.
(Ord. 1219 § 2, 1986; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018; Ord. 2066 § 3 (Exh. A), 2018)