DATE:
June 28, 2022
CATEGORY:
Consent
DEPT.:
City Attorney’s Office and
City Clerk’s Office
TITLE: Adopt an Ordinance to Amend Campaign
Finance Regulations (Second Reading)
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt an Ordinance of the City of Mountain View Amending Chapter 2, Article XII, of the Mountain View City Code Relating to Campaign Finance , to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report). (First reading: 6-0; Kamei absent)
SUMMARY
On June 14, 2022, the City Council introduced an ordinance that included a monetary penalty for violations of the City’s campaign contribution limits and amended the Disclosure in Advertisements Ordinance to require the top five contributors of $2,500 or more to be disclosed per State law requirements when at least one contributor meets the State law’s disclosure threshold of $50,000 or more.
FISCAL IMPACT
The imposition of the additional monetary penalty for violation of contribution limits will trigger the noticing, hearing, and judicial review provisions set forth in Article II of the Mountain View City Code. As such, additional legal and financial resources may be required to impose, enforce, and defend any monetary penalty imposed for violation the contribution limits.
ALTERNATIVES
Do not adopt the ordinance.
Adopt an Ordinance to Amend Campaign
Finance Regulations (Second Reading)
June 28, 2022
PUBLIC NOTICING
Agenda posting. The ordinance was published at least two days prior to adoption in accordance with City Charter Section 522.
Prepared by:
Diana Fazely
Assistant City Attorney
Approved by:
Jennifer Logue
City Attorney
Audrey Seymour Ramberg
Assistant City Manager/
Chief Operating Officer
DF/4/CAM
013-06-28-22-1
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Attachment: 1. Ordinance