A. The City Ethics Commission shall conduct audits and investigations of reports and statements, including supporting documents and records, filed by candidates for elective City office and by committees supporting or opposing such candidates. Audits and investigations shall be conducted with respect to:
1. Each candidate for election in a primary nominating election, a general municipal election, or a special election of the City, for whom $100,000 or more in contributions was raised or for whom $100,000 or more in expenditures was made in connection with such election, whether by the candidate, by a committee or committees controlled by the candidate or by a committee or committees which participated in said election primarily in support of his or her candidacy;
2. Each controlled committee of any candidate investigated or audited pursuant to Subdivision 1. of this subsection; and
3. Each committee, other than a controlled committee, that supported or opposed a candidate investigated or audited pursuant to Subdivision 1. of this subsection, if it is determined that the committee expended more than $100,000 in connection with the election.
B. In addition to the candidates who are subject to mandatory audits pursuant to Subsection A., at least twenty per cent of all other candidates for elective City office shall be subject to investigation and audit by the City Ethics Commission on a random basis.
C. In addition to the audits and investigations referred to in Subsections A. and B. of this section, the City Ethics Commission may investigate and audit any reports or statements required by candidates and committees pursuant to the Political Reform Act of 1974 as amended (Government Code Section 81000 et seq.) or Charter Section 470.
D. Investigations and audits performed pursuant to this section shall comply with requirements for audits contained in the Political Reform Act of 1974 as amended and applicable regulations.
SECTION HISTORY
Sec. 20.49 Redesignated Sec. 24.6, Ord. No. 171,499, Eff. 3-8-97.
Amended by: Ord. No. 171,499, Eff. 3-8-97; Reference to Charter Section, Ord. No. 172,930, Eff. 1-10-00, Oper. 7-1-00.
Renumbered from Sec. 24.6 by Ord. No. 182,265, Eff. 10-29-12.