CA Review CKM
Meeting Date: Jan. 14, 2025
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Geoff Patnoe, City Manager
Staff Contact: Faviola Medina, City Clerk Services Director [email protected], 442-339-5989
Subject: Update to Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 1.15.040 – Campaign Contribution Limits
Districts: All
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ommended Action
Introduce an ordinance amending Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 1.15.040 – Campaign contribution limits to reflect adjustments calculated on the total change in the California Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the San Diego region since the last adjustments were made.
Executive Summary
The City Clerk is required to adjust the city’s limit on campaign contributions every odd- numbered year in January to reflect any increase or decrease in the California Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the San Diego region, in accordance with Subsection (C) of Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 1.15.040 – Campaign contribution limits.
Explanation & Analysis
Under Section 1.15.040(C), adjustments to the contribution limitations provisions are to be calculated based on the total change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the San Diego region since the last adjustment was made and rounded to the nearest $100.00.
The City Council adopted Ordinance No. CS-443 on Feb. 7, 2023, setting the current campaign contribution limits in the Carlsbad Municipal Code as follows:
Section 1.15.040(A) A person shall not make to a candidate for City Council, and a candidate for City Council shall not accept from a person, a contribution totaling more than $1,000 per election
Section 1.15.040(B) A person shall not make to a candidate for Mayor, City Treasurer or City Clerk, and a candidate for Mayor, City Treasurer or City Clerk shall not accept from a person, a contribution totaling more than $3,300 per election
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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the San Diego region was 348.15 as of November 2022 and 375.86 as of November 2024. This represents an increase over the two- year period of 27.72 points or 8%. The November 2024 figure is used because it is the most recent statistic available to effectuate changes for the following year.
Due to this change, the new campaign contribution limits stated in the Carlsbad Municipal Code will be as follows:
Section 1.15.040(A) A person shall not make to a candidate for City Council, and a candidate for City Council shall not accept from a person, a contribution totaling more than $1,100 per election
Section 1.15.040(B) A person shall not make to a candidate for Mayor, City Treasurer or City Clerk, and a candidate for Mayor, City Treasurer or City Clerk shall not accept from a person, a contribution totaling more than $3,600 per election
Fiscal Analysis
The existing fiscal year 2024-25 budget for the City Clerk’s Office includes sufficient funding for the cost of amending and adding these code provisions.
Next Steps
The City Clerk will prepare the introduced ordinance for adoption at the next regular City Council meeting. Once adopted, the City Clerk will publish the ordinance or summary of the ordinance in a newspaper of general circulation within 15 days. The ordinance will be effective 30 days following its adoption.
Environmental Evaluation
This action does not require environmental review because it does not constitute a project within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act under California Public Resources Code Section 21065 in that it has no potential to cause either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
Exhibits
1. City Council ordinance
2. November 2024 California Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (San Diego region)
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ORDINANCE NO. CS-484
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 1.15.040 -
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS TO ADJUST CONTRIBUTION LIMITS TO
REFLECT AN INCREASE IN THE CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR ALL
URBAN CONSUMERS FOR THE SAN DIEGO REGION
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 85702 .5, subdivision (a), authorizes the City Council to adopt campaign contribution limits applicable to elective city offices; and WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to maintain local control over local elections; and WHEREAS, on Feb. 7, 2023, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. CS-443 setting the current campaign contribution limits as follows:
CMC f15.040(A)
CMC 1.15.040(8)
A person shall not make to a candidate for City Council, and a candidate for City Council shall not accept from a person, a contribution totaling more than $1,000.00 per election
A person shall not make to a candidate for Mayor, City
Treasurer or City Clerk, and a candidate for Mayor, City Treasurer or City Clerk shall not accept from a person, a contribution totaling more than $3,300.00 per election
WHEREAS, Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 1.15.040(() requires the City Clerk to adjust the contribution limitations provisions in January of every odd-numbered year to reflect any increase or decrease in the California Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the San Diego region.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, ordains that:
1. The above recitations are true and correct.
2. Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 1.15.040 is amended to read as follows:
1.15.040 Campaign contribution limits.
A. A person shall not make to a candidate for city council, and a candidate for city council shall not accept from a person, a contribution totaling more than $1 ,100 per election.
B. A person shall not make to a candidate for mayor, city treasurer or city clerk and a candidate for mayor, city treasurer or city clerk shall not accept from a person, a contribution totaling more than $3,600 per election.
C. The city clerk shall adjust the contribution limitations provisions in subsections (A) and (B) in January of every odd-numbered year to reflect any increase or decrease in the California Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the San Diego region. Those adjustments shall be calculated based on the total change in the CPI-U, San Diego region, since the last adjustment was made and shall be rounded to the nearest $100. The city clerk shall post the adjusted contribution limit to the city's website.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty days after its adoption, and the City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and cause the full text of the ordinance or a summary of the ordinance prepared by the City Attorney to be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen days after its adoption .
INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a Regular Meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on the 14th day of January 2025, and thereafter
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the_ day of ___ _, 2025, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
BLACKBURN, BHAT-PATEL, ACOSTA, BURKHOLDER, SHIN.
NONE.
NONE.
NONE.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
CINDIE K. McMAHON, City Attorney
KEITH BLACKBURN, Mayor
SHERRY FREISINGER, City Clerk
(SEAL)
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Consumer Price Index, San Diego Area — November 2024
Area prices were down 0.1 percent over the past two months, up 2.6 percent from a year ago Prices in the San Diego area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), declined 0.1 percent for the two months ending in November 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the November decrease was influenced by lower prices for gasoline and apparel. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, bi-monthly changes may reflect seasonal influences.) Over the last 12 months, the CPI-U advanced 2.6 percent. (See chart 1 and table A.) Food prices advanced 6.3 percent. Energy prices declined 11.9 percent, largely the result of a decrease in the price of gasoline. The index for all items less food and energy rose 3.2 percent over the year. (See table 1.) View Chart Data
Food
Food prices increased 0.1 percent for the two months ending in November. (See table 1.) Prices for food at home decreased 0.3 percent, led by lower prices for fruits and vegetables (-2.7 percent). Prices for food away from home increased 0.8 percent for the same period.
Over the year, food prices advanced 6.3 percent. Prices for food at home increased 2.4 percent since a year ago, with higher prices in all six grocery categories. Prices for food away from home increased 11.7 percent.
Energy
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The energy index decreased 1.6 percent for the two months ending in November. The decrease was mainly due to lower prices for gasoline (-2.9 percent). Prices for natural gas service rose 2.3 percent, and prices for electricity increased 0.9 percent for the same period.
Energy prices declined 11.9 percent over the year, largely due to lower prices for gasoline (-12.2 percent). Prices paid for natural gas service declined 13.3 percent, and prices for electricity decreased 11.8 percent during the past year.
All items less food and energy
The index for all items less food and energy was unchanged in the latest two-month period. Higher prices for new and used motor vehicles (0.8 percent) and medical care (0.4 percent) were offset by lower prices for apparel (-3.4 percent) and shelter (-0.1 percent).
Over the year, the index for all items less food and energy rose 3.2 percent. Components contributing to the increase included shelter (3.6 percent) and education and communication (3.5 percent). Partly offsetting the increases was a price decrease in new and used motor vehicles (-2.2 percent).
Table A. San Diego-Carlsbad, CA, CPI-U 2-month and 12-month percent changes, all items index, not seasonally adjusted Month
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
2-month 12-month 2-month 12-month 2-month 12-month 2-month 12-month 2-month 12-month January 0.3 2.3 0.4 1.7 2.0 8.2 1.8 6.4 0.4 3.8
March 0.0 1.8 2.4 4.1 2.1 7.9 1.0 5.3 0.8 3.6
May -0.4 0.3 0.7 5.3 1.1 8.3 0.9 5.2 0.5 3.2
July 1.4 2.1 2.1 6.0 1.2 7.3 0.3 4.3 0.6 3.5
September -0.4 1.1 0.1 6.5 0.9 8.2 1.3 4.7 0.3 2.5
November 0.6 1.6 0.7 6.6 -0.7 6.7 -0.2 5.2 -0.1 2.6
The January 2025 Consumer Price Index for the San Diego area is scheduled to be released on February 12, 2025.
Notice Regarding Ceasing Publication of Utility Indexes With the publication of January 2025 data in February 2025, several indexes and average price series will be discontinued.
The following CPI indexes will continue to be published at the national level, but will be discontinued for all metropolitan areas, census divisions, and regional size classes:
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas (o en referred to as natural gas)
Energy services
Fuels and utilities
Household energy
The following CPI average price series will continue to be published at the national level, but will be discontinued for all metropolitan areas, census divisions, and regional size classes:
Electricity per KWH
Utility (piped) gas per therm
Technical Note
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. The Consumer Price Index for San Diego is published bi-monthly. The set of components and sub-aggregates published for regional and metropolitan indexes is more limited than at the U.S. city average level; these indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a much smaller sample size than the national or regional indexes and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local-area indexes are more volatile than the national or regional indexes. In addition, local indexes are not adjusted for seasonal influences. NOTE: Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices between cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period.
The San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Core Based Statistical Area includes San Diego County in California.
Refer to the national CPI news release technical note or the Handbook of Methods for more information.
Information in this release will be made available to individuals with sensory impairments upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Telecommunications Relay Service: 7-1-1.
Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Indexes and percent changes for selected periods San Diego-Carlsbad (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted) Item and Group
Indexes Percent change from-
Historical
data
Sep.
2024
Oct.
2024
Nov.
2024
Nov.
2023
Sep.
2024
Oct.
2024
Expenditure category
Footnotes
(1) Indexes on a November 1977=100 base.
(2) Indexes on a November 1982=100 base.
(3) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
(4) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. (5) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 12/19/24, 10:24 AM Consumer Price Index, San Diego Area — November 2024 : Western Information Office : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics https://www.bls.gov/regions/west/news-release/consumerpriceindex_sandiego.htm 2/4 Jan. 14, 2025
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Item and Group
Indexes Percent change from-
Historical
data
Sep.
2024
Oct.
2024
Nov.
2024
Nov.
2023
Sep.
2024
Oct.
2024
All items
376.221 - 375.860 2.6 -0.1 -
All items (1967=100)
1,272.117 - 1,270.897 - - -
Food and beverages
333.569 - 334.388 6.1 0.2 -
Food
332.654 - 333.142 6.3 0.1 -
Food at home
293.419 292.733 292.414 2.4 -0.3 -0.1
Cereals and bakery products
385.503 390.954 387.029 2.6 0.4 -1.0
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
285.257 278.305 286.681 3.5 0.5 3.0
Dairy and related products
234.754 243.276 244.434 3.2 4.1 0.5
Fruits and vegetables
299.107 295.116 290.998 2.4 -2.7 -1.4
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)
321.948 319.737 318.698 2.1 -1.0 -0.3
Other food at home
286.467 287.305 284.838 1.3 -0.6 -0.9
Food away from home
386.126 - 389.203 11.7 0.8 -
Alcoholic beverages
327.270 - 333.296 4.3 1.8 -
Housing
459.138 - 458.782 2.9 -0.1 -
Shelter
526.294 526.056 525.770 3.6 -0.1 -0.1
Rent of primary residence(2)
528.064 529.737 528.870 4.7 0.2 -0.2
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)
558.133 559.521 558.270 3.5 0.0 -0.2
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)
558.133 559.521 558.270 3.5 0.0 -0.2
Fuels and utilities
462.475 - 464.681 -6.5 0.5 -
Household energy
438.405 445.142 441.784 -11.9 0.8 -0.8
Energy services
434.473 440.578 439.689 -11.7 1.2 -0.2
Electricity
431.711 434.522 435.655 -11.8 0.9 0.3
Utility (piped) gas service
290.931 303.399 297.611 -13.3 2.3 -1.9
Household furnishings and operations
217.854 - 217.358 2.5 -0.2 -
Apparel
182.764 - 176.560 4.0 -3.4 -
Transportation
290.951 - 291.556 0.1 0.2 -
Private transportation
292.050 - 290.702 -0.9 -0.5 -
New and used motor vehicles(3)
129.047 - 130.024 -2.2 0.8 -
New vehicles(1)
257.738 - 258.443 -0.6 0.3 -
Used cars and trucks(1)
296.532 - 299.984 -2.9 1.2 -
Motor fuel
371.541 368.650 361.175 -12.5 -2.8 -2.0
Gasoline (all types)
371.924 368.812 361.097 -12.2 -2.9 -2.1
Gasoline, unleaded regular(4)
384.270 380.920 372.802 -12.4 -3.0 -2.1
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(4)(5)
325.952 323.282 316.769 -11.7 -2.8 -2.0
Gasoline, unleaded premium(4)
383.488 380.771 373.334 -11.3 -2.6 -2.0
Medical care
572.179 - 574.409 -0.4 0.4 -
Recreation(3)
190.107 - 188.628 0.3 -0.8 -
Education and communication(3)
147.140 - 146.540 3.5 -0.4 -
Tuition, other school fees, and child care(1)
1,842.120 - 1,838.380 10.0 -0.2 -
Other goods and services
525.634 - 523.938 4.1 -0.3 -
Commodity and service group
All items
376.221 - 375.860 2.6 -0.1 -
Commodities
244.408 - 243.383 0.4 -0.4 -
Commodities less food & beverages
199.982 - 198.233 -3.2 -0.9 -
Nondurables less food & beverages
245.514 - 240.295 -4.6 -2.1 -
Durables
154.779 - 155.728 -1.5 0.6 -
Services
492.451 - 492.695 3.6 0.0 -
Special aggregate indexes
Footnotes
(1) Indexes on a November 1977=100 base.
(2) Indexes on a November 1982=100 base.
(3) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
(4) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. (5) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 12/19/24, 10:24 AM Consumer Price Index, San Diego Area — November 2024 : Western Information Office : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics https://www.bls.gov/regions/west/news-release/consumerpriceindex_sandiego.htm 3/4 Jan. 14, 2025
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Item and Group
Indexes Percent change from-
Historical
data
Sep.
2024
Oct.
2024
Nov.
2024
Nov.
2023
Sep.
2024
Oct.
2024
All items less medical care
366.796 - 366.323 2.8 -0.1 -
All items less shelter
315.494 - 315.201 1.8 -0.1 -
Commodities less food
205.294 - 203.713 -2.9 -0.8 -
Nondurables
290.777 - 288.440 1.1 -0.8 -
Nondurables less food
252.976 - 248.285 -4.0 -1.9 -
Services less rent of shelter(2)
474.780 - 476.333 3.7 0.3 -
Services less medical care services
479.983 - 480.124 3.9 0.0 -
Energy
393.060 393.028 386.749 -11.9 -1.6 -1.6
All items less energy
378.507 - 378.467 3.6 0.0 -
All items less food and energy
387.989 - 387.861 3.2 0.0 -
Footnotes
(1) Indexes on a November 1977=100 base.
(2) Indexes on a November 1982=100 base.
(3) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
(4) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. (5) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Last Modified Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2024
U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Western Information Office Attn: EA & I, 90 Seventh Street Suite 14-100 San Francisco, CA 94103-6715 Telephone:1-415-625-2270 www.bls.gov/regions/west Contact Western Region 12/19/24, 10:24 AM Consumer Price Index, San Diego Area — November 2024 : Western Information Office : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics https://www.bls.gov/regions/west/news-release/consumerpriceindex_sandiego.htm 4/4 Jan. 14, 2025
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Update to CMC 1.15.040:
Campaign Contribution Limits
Faviola Medina, City Clerk Services Director
City Clerk Department
January 14, 2025
1 2
PROPOSED ACTION
Introduce an ordinance amending Carlsbad
Municipal Code Section 1.15.040 – Campaign
contribution limits to reflect adjustments
calculated on the total change in the California
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers
for the San Diego region since the last
adjustments were made.
ITEM 13: CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS
3 Current Limits
Section 1.15.040(A)
Candidates for City Council
• $1,000 per election
Section 1.15.040(B)
Candidates for Mayor, City Treasurer
and City Clerk
• $3,300 per election
ITEM 13: CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS
New Limits
Section 1.15.040(A)
Candidates for City Council
• $1,100 per election
Section 1.15.040(B)
Candidates for Mayor, City Treasurer
and City Clerk
• $3,600 per election
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