Title:
Title
Review of Agreement with the Fair Political Practices Commission for Administration, Implementation, and Enforcement of Sacramento City Code Chapter 2.13 (Campaign Contribution Limits Code)
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FileID
File ID: 2019-01250
Location
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Review and comment on the efficacy of the City's agreement with the Fair Political Practices Commission and make recommendations regarding the renewal of the agreement.
Contact: Mindy Cuppy, MMC, City Clerk, (916) 808-5442, Office of the City Clerk
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Presenter: Mindy Cuppy, MMC, City Clerk, (916) 808-5442, Office of the City Clerk
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-March 2018 Contract with the Fair Political Practices Commission
3-Local Jurisdiction Contract Template
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: On March 21, 2017, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2017-0027 adding chapter 2.13 (Campaign Contribution Limits Code) to the Sacramento City Code. Among other things, chapter 2.13 authorizes the City Council to approve an agreement between the City and the California Fair Political Practices Commission (the "FPPC") under which the FPPC enforces the chapter. The City and the FPPC entered into such an agreement in April 2018 (City Agreement No. 2018-0550); it expires on December 31, 2019.
The FPPC's "floor" compensation under the agreement is $55,000 a year. The FPPC tracks the hours its employees work, using specified hourly rates, and bills the City for any work that exceeds the annual floor, with total compensation capped at $300,000. To date, the FPPC's compensation under the agreement has not exceeded the floor.
The FPPC's services under the agreement are limited to auditing, enforcement, advice, education and training, and legal review related to chapter 2.13. While the agreement has been in effect, the FPPC created a webpage dedicated to the City's campaign-finance rules, appeared before the Commission, and begun audits of seven candidate...
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