Except as specifically provided for herein, the words and phrases in this Chapter shall have the same meanings as in the Political Reform Act and regulations adopted thereunder.
ADVERTISEMENT. Has the same meaning as in Cal. Gov’t Code § 84501, and includes, but is not limited to, any general or public advertisement which is authorized and paid for by a person or committee for the purpose of supporting or opposing a candidate for elective office.
CANDIDATE. An individual who is a candidate for elective office of the City of Culver City and meets the definition set forth in Cal. Gov’t Code § 82007. CANDIDATE also includes an incumbent who was elected or appointed to an elective office of the City of Culver City.
COMMITTEE. Has the same meaning as in Cal. Gov’t Code § 82013, and includes, but is not limited to, any person or combination of persons who directly or indirectly receives contributions totaling One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or more in a calendar year, or makes independent expenditures totaling One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or more in a calendar year.
CONTRIBUTION. Has the same meaning as in Cal. Gov’t Code § 82015, and includes, but is not limited to, a payment, a non-monetary contribution consisting of donated goods, services or facilities, a forgiveness of a loan, a payment of a loan by a third party, or an enforceable promise to make a payment, except to the extent that full and adequate consideration is received, unless it is clear from the surrounding circumstances that it is not made for political purposes. A non-monetary contribution shall be valued at the fair market value of the goods, services, or facilities contributed to the campaign. The fair market value for goods or services is the price that a person would be required to pay to acquire the same goods or services in the open market place. CONTRIBUTION does not include the following:
1. Volunteer personal services; or
2. A payment made by an occupant of a home or office for costs related to any meeting or fundraising event held in the occupant's home or office, if all costs for the meeting or fundraising event are paid for by the occupant, and if the total costs for the meeting or fundraising event are Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or less, exclusive of the fair rental value of the premises.
ELECTION. Any general, special or recall election for an elective office of the City of Culver City.
EXPENDITURE. Has the same meaning as in Cal. Gov’t Code § 82025, and includes, but is not limited to, a payment, a forgiveness of a loan, a payment of a loan by a third party, or an enforceable promise to make a payment, unless it is clear from the surrounding circumstances that it is not made for political purposes. An expenditure is made on the date the payment is made or on the date consideration, if any, is received, whichever is earlier.
INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE. Has the same meaning as in Cal. Gov’t Code § 82031, and includes an expenditure made by any person in connection with a communication that expressly advocates the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate, or taken as a whole and in context, unambiguously urges a particular result in an election, but which is not made to or at the behest of the affected candidate.
MASS MAILING. Has the same meaning as in Cal. Gov’t Code § 82041.5, and includes two hundred (200) or more substantially similar pieces of mail.
PERSON. Has the same meaning as in Cal. Gov’t Code § 82047, and includes, but is not limited to, an individual, proprietorship, firm, partnership, joint venture, syndicate, business trust, company, corporation, limited liability company, association, committee, and any other organization or group of persons acting in concert.
SERVICES. Includes labor, professional services, consulting services, or a combination of services and materials, supplies, commodities, and equipment.
SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE. Any committee that meets all of the following criteria:
1. The committee has been in existence for at least three (3) months;
2. The committee receives contributions from twenty (20) or more persons;
3. No one person has contributed to the committee more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) per calendar year; and
4. The committee makes contributions to two (2) or more candidates for elected City office.
('65 Code, § 2-118) (Ord. No. 89-035 § 1; Ord. No. 2015-006 § 1 (part))