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City of San Leandro City Council Rules Committee Discussion of Campaign Finance and Contribution Limits (Continued from April 11, 2019 and July 11, 2019)
Staffreport
SUMMARY
Continue discussion regarding Campaign Finance and Contribution Limits and potentially provide a recommendation to the City Council
Background
At the February 19, 2019 City Council Meeting, the City Council provided direction to staff to bring forth a discussion on Campaign Finance and Contribution limits at the City Council Rules Committee.
At the April 11, 2019 City Council Rules Committee meeting, the Rules Committee discussed whether the City should implement an ordinance that would set campaign contribution limits for City elected offices. The discussion was continued to a later meeting with direction to staff to provide additional information regarding certain issues.
At the July 11, 2019 City Council Rules Committee meeting, the Rules Committee further discussed this item. The discussion was continued to a later meeting with direction to staff to provide additional information regarding additional questions that came up during discussion.
Analysis
During the April 11, 2019 and July 11, 2019 meetings, an overview was provided to the Committee outlining campaign finance ordinances in cities within Alameda County. The Rules Committee discussed whether the City of San Leandro should contemplate adopting a campaign finance ordinance to implement some form of contribution limits for City elected office.
The Committee discussed the following items during the meetings:
* Voluntary or Mandatory contribution limits
* What should the contribution limits be? Does self-funding count toward the limit?
* Potential Costs to the City
o New program implementation and necessary software (it may be possible to utilize current financial or spreadsheet software)
o Additional staffing in the City Clerk's Office may be necessary, especially during election season. Staff functions would i...
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