(a) REPORT BY CONTROLLER. At the request of the Ethics Commission, the Controller shall provide a statement of the total amount of funds in the Election Campaign Fund.
(b) INSUFFICIENT FUNDS.
(1) Elections for Mayor. No later than August 1 before an election for Mayor, the Executive Director shall notify the Commission and the Board of Supervisors whether $7.50 per resident, after subtracting 15% for the administrative expenses provided under Section 1.138(b)(2), exists in the Election Campaign Fund. If $7.50 per resident, plus 15% for administrative expenses, does not exist in the Election Campaign Fund, the Commission may, in accordance with the fiscal provisions of the Charter, request a supplemental appropriation from the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor to provide additional funding to the Election Campaign Fund so that $7.50 per resident, plus 15% for administrative expenses, exists in the fund for the upcoming election. This requirement shall not apply to any election held to fill the vacancy for the remainder of a term.
(2) Elections for the Board of Supervisors. No later than August 1 before an election for the Board of Supervisors, the Executive Director shall notify the Commission and the Board of Supervisors whether $1.50 per resident, after subtracting 15% for the administrative expenses provided under Section 1.138(b)(2), exists in the Election Campaign Fund. If $1.50 per resident, plus 15% for administrative expenses, does not exist in the Election Campaign Fund, the Commission may, in accordance with the fiscal provisions of the Charter, request a supplemental appropriation from the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor to provide additional funding to the Election Campaign Fund so that $1.50 per resident, plus 15% for administrative expenses, exists in the fund for the upcoming election. This requirement shall not apply to any election held to fill the vacancy for the remainder of a term.
(Added by Proposition O, 11/7/2000; amended by Ord. 141-03, File No. 030034, App. 6/27/2003; Ord. 31-06, File No. 051773, App. 2/23/2006; Ord. 268-07, File No. 071003, App. 11/26/2007; Ord. 64-12, File No. 111082, App. 4/20/2012, Eff. 5/20/2012)