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AGENDA REPORT
SAN CLEMENTE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Meeting Date: Jul5119, 2022
City Clerk . � Joanne Baade, City Cler'e?'"'
Scott Smith, City Attorney
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URGENCY ORDINANCE ENACTING LOCAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS AND POLICY
REGARDING CONTRACTOR DISCLOSURE OF POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS Yes. If Council adopts campaign contribution limits for elective City office candidates that vary from the State's default limit (that is currently set at $4,900 per source per election), then the City, as opposed to the Fair Political Practices Commission, would be required to enforce its contribution limits. Adding the Contractor Disclosure Form to City contracts, RFPs, and bid processes would require minimal additional staff time.
Local Contribution Limit Ordinance
AB 57 1 (Local Campaign Contribution Limits) was approved by the Governor on October 8, 2019 and became operative on January 1, 2021. AB 571 gave cities the discretion to either set contribution limits of their own choosing (including unlimited contribution limits). or default to the State's contribution limit. At the Council meeting of September 1, 2020, Council determined to not set a local campaign contribution limit, thereby defaulting to the State limit. The current default limit is $4,900 per election per source, but increases every two years to account for inflation.
At its meeting of May 25, 2022, Council directed that the possibility of amending San Clemente's contribution limit be agendized for its meeting of June 7, 2022 to enable Council to consider establishing a contribution limit of $500 per source per election.
At its meeting of June 7, 2022, Council directed Staff to include a provision allowing the contribution limit to be adjusted according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Additionally, Council requested that contribution limits of both $500 and $1,000 be included in brackets in both the draft urgency ordinance and conventional ordinance to enable Council to easily choose between the two amounts.
In accordance with Council's directions, a draft urgency ordinance is attached to this report which, if adopted, would amend the City's contribution limits, allow for CPI increases in the limit and provide definitions and other technical terms to implement these limits. Adoption of this urgency ordinance would enable the campaign regulations to be in place before the November 8, 2022 General Municipal Election season begins in earnest. A back-up conventional ordinance is also recommended to stand in the event the urgency ordinance is challenged or set aside for any reason.
City Clerk Agenda Report
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