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Staff Report for an Ordinance Adding Section 1-2-111 to the San Leandro Municipal Code Relating to Electronic and Paperless Filing of Fair Political Practices Commission Campaign Disclosure Statements
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION
The City Clerk recommends that the City Council pass for first reading an ordinance adding Section 1-2-111 to the San Leandro Municipal Code relating to electronic and paperless filing of California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) campaign disclosure statements filed by elected officers, candidates or committees, and making a finding that the system will operate securely and effectively and will not unduly burden filers.
BACKGROUND
The following are requirements of any on-line filing system:
a) Any elected officer, candidate, committee or other person required to file specified statements, reports, or other documents with the City Clerk as required by Chapter 4 of the Political Reform Act (California Government Code Section 84100 et seq.) and that has received contributions or made expenditures of $2,000 or more, may electronically file such statements using the City Clerk' s online system according to procedures established by the City Clerk.
The procedures must ensure that the online system complies with the requirements set forth in Section 84615 of the Government Code. Elected officers, candidates and committees required to file statements, may file such statements using the City Clerk' s online system, unless exempt from the requirement to file pursuant to Government Code Section 84615 because the elected officer, candidate or committee received contributions totaling less than $2,000 and makes expenditures totaling less than $2,000 in a calendar year.
b) The online filing system must ensure the integrity of the data transmitted and must include safeguards against efforts to tamper with, manipulate, alter, or subvert the data.
c) The online filing system can only accept a filing in the standa...
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