(a) If a committee fails to timely file a complete report as prescribed by this code, the city clerk shall send a written notice by e-mail to the committee within five (5) days after the filing deadline that identifies the late report, describes how fines accrue and identifies methods of payment.
(b) A committee that fails to timely file a report shall pay the city clerk a penalty of ten dollars ($10) for each day that the filing is late during the first fifteen (15) days after the filing deadline and twenty-five dollars ($25) for each subsequent day that the filing is late. Penalties accrue until the late report is filed. The city clerk shall not accept the late report until all penalties accrued pursuant to this section have been paid.
(c) If a committee fails to file a complete report within thirty (30) days after the filing deadline and being provided notice pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the city clerk may notify the city attorney who may proceed pursuant to section 12-96 of this code.
(d) For any political action committee or political party that fails to file three (3) consecutive complete reports, the city clerk shall send by e-mail to the committee a notice of temporary suspension and the following apply:
(1) On receipt, the committee's authority to operate in the city is temporarily suspended.
(2) The notice shall state that failure to comply with all filing and payment requirements within thirty (30) days after the date of the notice shall result in permanent suspension of the committee's authority to operate in the city.
(e) After compliance with subsection (d) of this section, the city clerk may permanently suspend the committee and shall notify the committee by e-mail and is not required to provide any further notice. Permanent or temporary suspension does not eliminate a committee's continuing obligation to file reports and pay any outstanding and accruing penalties provided by law.
(Ord. No. 11525, § 2, 2-21-18)