Title:
Title
(Pass for Publication) Ordinance Amending Various Sections of Sacramento City Code chapter 2.13, Relating to Campaign Contribution Limitations
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FileID
File ID: 2019-00151
Location
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
Recommendation
1) Pass a Motion waiving City Council Rule of Procedure, Chapter 13, Section B.1.i(ii) allowing City Council to review and adopt an ordinance without the Law and Legislation Committee's prior review; 2) review an ordinance amending various sections of Sacramento City Code chapter 2.13, relating of campaign contribution limitations; and 3) pass for publication the ordinance title as required by Sacramento City Charter 32(c) to be adopted on February 26, 2019.
Contact: Wendy Klock-Johnson, MMC, Assistant City Clerk, (916) 808-7509; Danielle Perez, Senior Deputy City Clerk, (916) 808-6710, Office of the City Clerk.
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Presenter: None.
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Ordinance (Redline)
3-Ordinance (Clean)
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: The Sacramento City Code requires a biennial adjustment of the elected-official campaign contribution limits. The proposed ordinance adjusts the various financial limits contained in the campaign contribution limitations chapter of the Sacramento City Code to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). It also amends the definitions of certain election periods, to track the recent change in the date of the statewide primary election date.
Sacramento City Code chapter 2.13 sets campaign contribution limitations, including limits on individual and large political committee contributions. These limits include campaign contributions, aggregate off-year limits, and contributions to legal defense funds. As provided in the City Code, the City Clerk must bring forth amendments in every odd year updating these limits to reflect any increase or decrease in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) over the previous two years (2017 and 2018). Base...
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