The following attribution rules shall apply throughout this Chapter to determine what contributions shall be considered to be contributions of an Applicant, Consultant, Contractor or Person seeking Financial Assistance: 174
(1) Contributions made by a member of an individual's Immediate Family shall be considered to be contributions made by the individual, but only if such contribution exceeds the maximum amount specified in subsection 17-1404(1)(a). Only the amount of such contribution in excess of such maximum amount shall be attributed to the individual.
(2) The following shall be considered a contribution by a Business:
(a) A contribution made by any parent, subsidiary, or otherwise affiliated entity of a Business ("affiliate");
(b) A contribution made by any Person for which they are reimbursed by such Business or affiliate;
(c) A contribution from an officer, director, controlling shareholder or partner of such Business or affiliate, except that this provision shall not apply to not-for-profit Businesses or affiliates;
(d) A contribution by a political action committee controlled by the Business or affiliate;
(e) A contribution by a political action committee controlled by an officer, director, controlling shareholder or partner of such Business or affiliate (other than a not-for-profit Business or affiliate).
(3) A contribution to any political committee which, during the calendar year in which the contribution is made, itself makes contributions or gives financial support in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the committee's total receipts for that calendar year to a particular candidate for nomination or election to any elective City office or to a particular Incumbent, shall be considered a contribution to such candidate or Incumbent. A contribution to a political committee that has listed the names of any candidates on a registration statement filed pursuant to the Election Code (25 P.S. § 3244) shall be considered a contribution to each such candidate.
(4) Any other contribution made not directly to a candidate for nomination or election to any elective City office or Incumbent, but with the purpose and intent that the entity to whom the contribution is made will, directly or indirectly, make such contribution available to such candidate or Incumbent, shall be considered a contribution to such candidate or Incumbent.
(5) Any contribution solicited by a Person shall be considered a contribution by such Person, and if a Person sponsors or hosts a fundraising event, then any contributions raised at such event shall be considered to be contributions by such Person. Any contribution solicited by an officer, director, controlling shareholder or partner of a Business or affiliate (other than a not-for-profit Business or affiliate) shall be considered a contribution by such Business, and if any officer, director, controlling shareholder or partner of a Business or affiliate (other than a not- for-profit Business or affiliate) sponsors or hosts a fund-raising event, then any contributions raised at such event shall be considered to be contributions by such Business.
(6) Any contribution for which a Person is an intermediary shall be considered as a contribution by such Person, and any contribution for which an officer, director, controlling shareholder or partner of a Business or affiliate (other than a not-for-profit Business or affiliate) is an intermediary shall be considered a contribution by such Business. For purposes of this subsection, an "intermediary" means a Person who, other than in the regular course of business as a postal, delivery or messenger service, delivers a contribution from another Person to the recipient of such contribution.
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