File #: 09-1500    Version: Name: The Limited Public Financing Act Of The City Of Oakland
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 5/18/2010 In control: Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / City Council
On agenda: 7/27/2010 Final action: 7/27/2010
Title: Subject: The Limited Public Financing Act - Amendments From: Public Ethics Commission Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending Chapter 3.13 Of The Oakland Municipal Code (AKA "The Limited Public Financing Act Of The City Of Oakland") To 1) Limit Eligibility To Candidates For District City Council; 2) Provide That Public Financing Be Limited To The Reimbursement Of Specified Campaign Expenditures; 3) Limit Candidates From Making Contributions Or Loans From Personal Funds To Ten Percent Of The Voluntary Expenditure Ceiling; 4) Require Candidates To Raise In Local Contributions And Make In Expenditures Amounts Equal To Five Percent Of The Voluntary Expenditure Ceiling; 5) Permit Candidates To Appeal To The Public Ethics Commission Any Request For Reimbursement; And 6) Require Candidates To Repay The Election Campaign Fund From Any Surplus Campaign Funds In An Amount Not To Exceed The Percentage That Public Financing Represents Of Total Contributions Received [TITLE CHANGE]
Attachments: 1. View Report.pdf, 2. View Report.pdf, 3. 13031 CMS.pdf
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Subject:      The Limited Public Financing Act - Amendments
From:            Public Ethics Commission
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending Chapter 3.13 Of The Oakland Municipal Code (AKA "The Limited Public Financing Act Of The City Of Oakland") To 1) Limit Eligibility To Candidates For District City Council; 2) Provide That Public Financing Be Limited To The Reimbursement Of Specified Campaign Expenditures; 3) Limit Candidates From Making Contributions Or Loans From Personal Funds To Ten Percent Of The Voluntary Expenditure Ceiling; 4) Require Candidates To Raise In Local Contributions And Make In Expenditures Amounts Equal To Five Percent Of The Voluntary Expenditure Ceiling; 5) Permit Candidates To Appeal To The Public Ethics Commission Any Request For Reimbursement; And 6) Require Candidates To Repay The Election Campaign Fund From Any Surplus Campaign Funds In An Amount Not To Exceed The Percentage That Public Financing Represents Of Total Contributions Received [TITLE CHANGE]