Ordinance 1797• ORDINANCE NO. 1797
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO
AMENDING PORTIONS OF CHAPTER 2.05 OF THE CUPERTINO
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO CITY COUNCIL ELECTIONS AND
CAMPAIGN F[NANCE
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 1757 was enacted on May 19, 1997, and implemented a
number of reforms related to City Council campaign financing; and
WHEREAS, the City Council reviewed the policy in May of 1998 and heard suggestions
from candidates and staff about improving and clarifying the procedures;
THE C[TY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 2.06.100 (d), Candidate Contribution Limits, and Section ?.06.130, Disclosure
Statements, shall read as follows:
2.06.100 Candidate Contribution Limits
• d) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a candidate's contribution of his
or her personal funds to his or her own campaign committee. Candidates can contribute to their
own campaigns at any time before or after the election. The provisions of this section limiting
campaign contributions shall apply to contributions from a spouse.
2.06.130 Disclosure Statements
A. Forty days prior to a City Council election, all candidates and committees shall
life with the City Clerk initial disclosure statements disclosing the name, address, employer, and
contribution amount of all persons making contributions exceeding $99. Contributions requiring
disclosure include "in kind" contributions of a fair market value of $99 or more. In addition,
committees making independent expenditures of $1,000 or more must also disclose the name,
address, and employer of all officers of the committee. The filing period for the initial disclosure
is January 1 of the even numbered year prior to the election through 45 days prior to the election,
and the deadline is 5:00 p.m. in the City Clerk's Office. Facsimiles and postmarks are not
acceptable.
B. Tweh~e days prior to a city election, a second disclosure statement must be filed
with the City Clerk by candidates and committees containing the same information as in the
initial filing for the period of time since the initial filing. The filing period for the second
disclosure is 44 days prior through 14 days prior to the election, and the deadline is 5:00 p.m. in
• the City Clerk's Office. Facsimiles and postmarks are not acceptable.
Ordinance 1797 City of Cupertino Page 2 of 2
• C. Sixteen days atter a city election, committees making independent expenditures of
$1,000 or more shall file a third disclosure statement. "fhe filing period for the third disclosure is
13 days prior to the election through 14 days after the election, and the deadline is 5:00 p.m. in
the City Clerk's Office. Facsimiles and postmarks are not acceptable.
D. On January 31 of the year following a city election, all candidates and committees
shall file final disclosure statements with the City Clerk. The filing period for the final
disclosure is from the date of the last reporting period through January 30 of the year following
the election, and the deadline is x:00 p.m. in the City Clerk's Office. Facsimiles and postmarks
are not acceptable.
E. The filing of the above-described disclosure statements do not relieve candidates
or committees from filing disclosure statements as required by the Fair Political Practices Act.
Cupertino disclosure statements are no longer required once the candidate's controlled
committee has been terminated.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days after ils passage.
INTRODUCED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Cupertino the 3rd
day of August, 1998, and ENACTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Cupertino the 8th day of September 1998, by the following vote:
• Vote Members of the City Council
AYES: Dean, James, Station, Chang
NOES: Burnett
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
A•ITEST:
City Clerk
P ROVED: 1
-~.
yor, City of Cupertino
•
lJ
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA )
CITY OF CUPERTINO )
I, KIMBERLY SMITH, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City
Council of the City of Cupertino, California, do hereby certify the attached
to be a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. ~ 7 q ~ ,which
was enacted on •,r.f„._~~c i~ r~Y l l ~ Y ,and that it has
been published or posted pursuant to law (G.C. 40806).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
/C' u~z day of ~~~ »c ~~~ , 19 9~'
c~_
KIMBERLY SMI H, City Clerk and Ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City of Cupertino, California
orJinance ccrtilicazc.Joc
•