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CLERK'S CERTIFICATE
I, JEANNE M. LEONCINI, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, and
Ex -officio Clerk of the Council of said City, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Charter Ordinance No. 1452 entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL AMENDING TITLE 2, ENTITLED
"ADMINISTRATION" BY ADDING THERETO CHAPTER 2.38 RELATING TO MUNICIPAL
ELECTION CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION CONTROL
is a true and correct copy of an ordinance of said City and was
introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council
of the City of San Rafael, held on th-e twenty-first day of
March 1983, published as required by City Charter in the
San Rafael News/Pointer a newspaper published in the City
of San Rafael and passed and adopted as an ordinance of said City at
a regular meeting of the City Council of said City
held on the fourth day of April 1983, by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Breiner, Miskimen & Mayor Mulryan
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Frugoli
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Jensen
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WITNESS my hand and the official seal
of the City of San Rafael this
eighth day of •April ,
1983.
JEAN LEONCINI,ity Clerk
ORDINANCE NO. 1452
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL A14ENDING TITLE 2,
ENTITLED "ADMINISTRATION" BY ADDING THERETO CHAPTER 2.38
RELATING TO MUNICIPAL ELECTION CAI,ZPAIGN CONTRIBUTION CONTROL
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
DIVISION 1. Title 2 of the Municipal Code of the
City of San Rafael entitled "Administration" is hereby amended by
adding thereto Chapter 2.38 entitled Municipal Election Campaign
Contribution Control which.shall read as follows:
Chapter 2.38 MUNICIPAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION
CONTROL.
Sections:
2.38.010 Intent and Purpose
2.38.020 Campaign Contributions - Limitations.
2.38.030 Infraction. Effect of Violation.
2.38.010 INTENT AND PURPOSE. It is the intent of the City Council
of the City of San Rafael in enacting this chapter to place
realistic and enforceable limits on the amount which may be
contributed to political campaigns in municipal elections,
for the purpose of preventing the exercise by campaign
contributors of potential undue or improper influence over
elected officials and to insure against a candidate being
elected to office based primarily on the amount expended
on his or her campaign.
2.38.020 CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS - LIMITATIONS.
CONTRIBUTION BY PERSONS. No person other than a candidate
shall make, solicit or accept any contribution, gift, sub-
scription, loan, advance, deposit, pledge, or promise of
money or anything of value in aid of the nomination or
election of a candidate which will cause the total amount
contributed by such person with respect to a single election
in support of such candidate to exceed Two Hundred Fifty
Dollars ($250.00). "Person" for the purposes of this
Chapter shall include and mean any individual, corporation,
partnership, foundation, political, religious, or social
organization, committee, or association. "Contribution" in
this Ordinance shall have the same meaning as defined in the
Political Reform Act of 1974,Government Code Section 82015.
2.38.030 INFRACTION. EFFECT OF VIOLATION.
A. INFRACTION. It shall be unlawful for any person to
knowingly violate any provision or to knowingly fail to
comply with any of the requirements of this Chapter. Any
person who knowingly violates any of the provisions or who
knowingly fails to comply with any of the requirements of
this Chapter shall be guilty of an infraction.
B. EFFECT OF VIOLATION. If, after his election, a candidate
is convicted of a violation of any provision of this Chapter, N
the election to office of such candidate shall be void and
such office shall become vacant immediately thereupon. In
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such event, the vacancy shall be .filled in accordance with
the provisions of the Charter. If a candidate is convicted
before his election, his candidacy shall be terminated
immediately and he shall no longer be eligible for election.
DIVISION 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause
or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid,
such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions
of this Ordinance. The Council hereby declares that it would have
adopted the Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause
or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more
sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared
invalid.
DIVISION 3. This Ordinance shall be published once in
full before its final passage, in the San Rafael News/Pointer ,
a newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated
in the City of San Rafael, and shall be in full force and effect
thirty (30) days after its final passage.
ATTEST:
M. LEONC IN
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4JL'7KR'-EE`NCEE . P-'IULRYAN, Mayor`
The above and foregoing Ordinance No. 1452 was read and intro-
duced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
San Rafael, held on Monday , the 21st day of March
1983, and ordered passed to print by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Breiner, Miskimen & Mayor Mulryan
NOES: COUNCILME1.1B.ERS : Frugoli & Jensen
ABSENT: COUNCILMEDIBERS: None
and will come up for adoption as an Ordinance of the City of San
Rafael at a regular meeting of the Council to be held on
the 4th day of Aoril , 1983.
JE TE'P1. LEONC�Cityrk
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