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Council Agenda: 09-16-2025
Item No.: 2.7
DRAFT--Contact the Office of the City Clerk at (408)535-1260 or [email protected] for final document.
RESOLUTION NO. ______________
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
JOSE APPROVING THE UPDATED CAMPAIGN
CONTRIBUTION LIMITS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAN
JOSE MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 12.06.210.E
WHEREAS, on March 5, 2019, the Council of the City of San José (“City”) approved Ordinance 30231, amending Section 12.06.210 of Title 12 of the San José Municipal Code (“SJMC”) in response to the movement of the statewide primary election to March of even numbered years; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to SJMC Section 12.06.210.E, the City Clerk is directed to recalculate the campaign contribution limits based on the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) for the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward area for the month that is at least 280 days before the regularly scheduled primary municipal election and round to the nearest one hundred dollars ($100.00); and
WHEREAS, on August 27, 2025, the 280th day before the June 2, 2026, election, the City Clerk accessed the currently reported CPI in effect; and
WHEREAS, the calculations below reflect the change in the campaign contribution limits directed by SJMC Section 12.06.210.E:
Base
Amount
CPI %
Change
Base + CPI
Change
Rounded to
nearest $100
Councilmember $500 56.58% $782.88 $800
Mayor & Post-Election
Contribution Limit
$1,000 56.58% $565.77 $1,600
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JOSE THAT:
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Council Agenda: 09-16-2025
Item No.: 2.7
DRAFT--Contact the Office of the City Clerk at (408)535-1260 or [email protected] for final document.
The Campaign Contribution Limits, adjusted in accordance with San José Municipal Code Section 12.06.210.E, are approved.
ADOPTED this _____ day of ___________, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
DISQUALIFIED:
MATT MAHAN
Mayor
ATTEST:
TONI J. TABER, MMC
City Clerk