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Special Meeting Minutes
MINUTES
CITY OF UNION CITY
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
CAROL DUTRA-VERNACI, Mayor
JEFF WANG, Vice Mayor (District 3)
GARY SINGH, Councilmember (District 1)
JAMIE PATIÑO Councilmember (District 2)
SCOTT SAKAKIHARA, Councilmember (District 4)
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
6:30 PM
City Hall - Council Chamber
34009 Alvarado-Niles Road
Union City, CA 94587
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Dutra-Vernaci called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM.
2. ROLL CALL
Attendance Attendee Name
Present Councilmember Patiño
Councilmember Sakakihara
Councilmember Singh
Vice Mayor Wang
Mayor Dutra-Vernaci
Absent None
3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - Comments limited to items on the Special Meeting Agenda
Mayor Dutra-Vernaci opened Oral Communications. There being no speakers, Mayor Dutra-Vernaci closed Oral Communications.
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4. CITY MANAGER REPORTS
4.a. Receive Report Regarding Campaign Contribution Limits And Provide Further Direction
City Attorney Kokotaylo provided staff presentation and responded to Councilmember questions.
Motion: Direct staff to draft an ordinance amendment to revise the current campaign contribution limits by amending the individual or entity contribution maximum at $800.00 per election cycle, establishing a cap on contributions at $35,000 per city council district election and $70,000 for mayoral elections, and introduce an opt-out provision for maximum contributions of $100.00 per individual or entity.
RESULT: Pass
MOVER: Mayor Dutra-Vernaci
SECONDER: Councilmember Singh
AYES: Councilmembers Patiño, Sakakihara, Singh, Vice Mayor Wang, and Mayor Dutra-Vernaci
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
5. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Dutra-Vernaci adjourned the meeting at 6:55 PM.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing minutes were duly and regularly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Union City on April 9, 2024.
Thai Nam Pham, MMC, CPMC
City Clerk