Chapter 2.65
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS AND REGULATIONS

Sections:

2.65.010    Definitions.

2.65.020    Campaign contribution limits.

2.65.030    Penalties for violations.

2.65.010 Definitions.

Except as more specifically provided herein, the definitions set forth in the Political Reform Act of 1974 (Government Code Sections 81000 et seq.), as it may be amended from time to time, shall govern interpretation of this chapter, and are hereby incorporated herein by this reference.

(Ord. 1964, Added, 01/12/2021)

2.65.020 Campaign contribution limits.

A. A person shall not make to a by-district candidate for elective City office, and a by-district candidate for elective City office shall not accept from a person, a contribution totaling more than one thousand dollars per election.

B. A person shall not make to an at-large candidate for elective City office, and an at-large candidate for elective City office shall not accept from a person, a contribution totaling more than two thousand five hundred dollars per election

C. The City Council may adjust the contribution limit set forth in subsections A and B of this section by resolution.

D. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to a candidate’s contributions of the candidate’s personal funds to the candidate’s own campaign.

(Ord. 1964, Added, 01/12/2021)

2.65.030 Penalties for violations.

Any violation of this chapter shall be subject to enforcement and penalties pursuant to Chapter 1.16, General Penalty, of Title 1, General Provisions, and Chapter 1.28, Abatement of City Ordinance Violations, of this code.

(Ord. 1964, Added, 01/12/2021)