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(A) Once the certification of participation for Participating Candidates for a regular local election has been completed, the Clerk shall calculate the total amount of money to be distributed in the election cycle, based on the number of Participating Candidates and the allocations specified in Section 12 of the Open and Ethical Elections Code and shall then distribute the Fund revenue within three business days.
(B) If the allocation specified in Subsection A of this section is greater than the total amount available for distribution, then the amounts to be distributed to individual Participating Candidates shall each be reduced by the same percentage as the reduction by which the total amount needed has been reduced relative to the total amount available.
(Am. Ord. 2022-042)
(A) On the Friday after a regular local election when the election results are certified, the Clerk shall issue Fund revenue to each Participating Candidate involved in a runoff election in the following amounts:
(1) for Mayoral candidates$1.00 per registered City voter; and
(2) for Council candidates$.50 per registered City voter residing in a Council district.
(B) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in Council districts containing fewer than 40,000 registered voters, the Clerk shall distribute$20,000 to each Participating Council Candidate, in lieu of$.50 per registered City voter residing in the district.
(Amended at Regular Municipal Election, November 5, 2019.) (Am. Ord. 2022-042)
Once a candidate is certified as a Participating Candidate, the Clerk shall publish the Participating Candidate's Certification on the City Clerk's website along with the terms and conditions of the Open and Ethical Election Code the Candidate has agreed to abide by.
(Am. Ord. 2020-019; Am. Ord. 2022-042)
The City Attorney and the Clerk shall review the dollar amounts specified in the Open and Ethical Elections Code periodically. The City Attorney and Clerk shall recommend any necessary adjustments to reflect inflation or population change to the Council and Mayor to consider amendments to the Code.
(Am. Ord. 2020-019; Am. Ord. 2022-042)
(A) The Clerk with the assistance of the City Attorney shall adopt rules to insure effective administration of the Open and Ethical Elections Code.
(B) The rules shall include procedures for:
(1) qualifications, certification and disbursement of revenues and return of unspent Fund revenues;
(2) obtaining Qualifying Contributions;
(3) certification of a candidate’s participation;
(4) collection of revenues; and
(5) return of Fund disbursements and other money to the Fund.
(C) The Clerk shall provide the public with educational materials relating to the provisions of the Open and Ethical Elections Code.
(Am. Ord. 2020-019; Am. Ord. 2022-042)
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