ORDINANCE NO. 2026-XXX
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNION CITY AMENDING CHAPTER 2.06, “CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION
LIMITATIONS IN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS” OF THE UNION CITY
MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the Union City Municipal Code (“UCMC”) currently includes Chapter
2.06, “Campaign Contribution Limitations in Municipal Elections”; and WHEREAS, UCMC Chapter 2.06 requires amendment to align with Constitutional case law; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to minimize the potential for undue influence by individuals or groups on the Mayor and Council Members by placing realistic limits on the amount of money that individuals or groups may contribute to political campaigns in municipal elections consistent with legal principles; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend Chapter 2.06 of the UCMC to make revisions consistent with legal principles and make other minor changes.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNION CITY DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Recitals. The above recitals (“Recitals”) are true and correct and made a part of this Ordinance.
SECTION 2. CEQA. Approval of the amendments is exempt from further environmental review under the general rule in California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) that CEQA only applies to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Given the series of text amendments and additions, it is certain that the ordinance will not have a significant effect on the environment.
SECTION 3. Municipal Code Amendments. Chapter 2.06 “Campaign Contribution Limitations in Municipal Elections,” of the Union City Municipal Code is hereby amended with additions in underline and text removed with strikethrough as provided in Exhibit A, incorporated herein and made a part of this Ordinance.
SECTION 4. Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the Ordinance, including the application of such part or provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby and shall continue in full force and effect. To this end, provisions of this Ordinance are severable. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase hereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or phrases be held unconstitutional, invalid, or unenforceable.
Ordinance No. 2026-XXX
Amending Chapter 2.06 – “Campaign Contribution Limitations in Municipal Elections”
SECTION 5. Publication and effective date. Within fifteen (15) days from and after adoption, this Ordinance shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in Alameda County and circulated in the City of Union City, in accordance with California Government Code Section 36933. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its adoption.
INTRODUCED by the City Council of Union City at a regular meeting held on June 9, 2026, and PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting held on June 23, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED:
GARY SINGH
Mayor
ATTESTED: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
THAI NAM N. PHAM
City Clerk
KRISTOPHER J. KOKOTAYLO
City Attorney
Attachments:
1) Exhibit A - Proposed Amendments to Chapter 2.06, “Campaign Contribution Limitations in Municipal Elections,” of the Union City Municipal Code