A. Disclosure of Expenditures.
1. Any person, organization, not-for-profit or political action committee that makes an independent expenditure of one hundred dollars ($100.00) or more in support of or in opposition to any measure or candidate, or group of measures or candidates, in the 40 days preceding an election in which the measure or candidate, or group of measures or candidates, appears on the ballot, shall notify the City Clerk within 24 hours by personal delivery, fax, overnight mail, or other electronic means as authorized by law each time an expenditure which meets this threshold is made.
2. Notification shall consist of submittal of Form 461, 465, 496, or 462, or any other form(s) as published and required by the Fair Political Practices Commission.
3. The City Clerk shall post a copy of the notice to the City’s website within two business days after receiving the notice.
4. Late independent expenditures shall be reported on subsequent campaign statements in addition to the reports filed pursuant to this section.
5. The person shall also provide to the City Clerk three copies of the communication funded by the expenditure.
B. Contents of Notice. The notice shall specify:
1. Each candidate or measure supported or opposed by the expenditure;
2. The amount spent to support or oppose each candidate or measure;
3. Whether the candidate or measure was supported or opposed;
4. The date and amount of each expenditure;
5. A description of the type of communication for which the expenditure was made;
6. The name and address of the person making the expenditure; and
7. The name and address of the payee.
C. The notice shall include a statement that the expenditure was not made at the behest of any candidate or ballot measure proponent who benefited from the expenditure; and shall be signed under penalty of perjury by both a responsible officer and the treasurer of the committee making the expenditure.
D. Notification to Candidates of Expenditures. The City Clerk shall notify all candidates and committees in each affected race by electronic mail within one business day of receiving notice of the independent expenditures of one hundred dollars ($100.00) or more. This notification will indicate who was supported or opposed by the independent expenditure and include a copy of the communication provided by the person/group making the expenditure.
E. Exemption for Regularly Published Newsletters. For purposes of the notification required by subsection (A) of this section, payments by an organization for its regularly published newsletter or periodical, if the circulation is limited to the organization’s members, employees, shareholders, other affiliated individuals and those who request or purchase the publication, shall not be required to be reported.
(Ord. 2014-04-1469 §1 (part))