Ordinance 2003-07
ORDINANCE NO. 2003-7
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GILROY AMENDING CITY OF GILROY ORDINANCE NO.
2001-11 REGULATING MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS BY
INCREASING THE VOLUNTARY EXPENDITURE CEILING
FOR CANDIDATES AND CONTROLLED COMMITTEES
WHEREAS, the Political Reform Act of 1974 set forth in California Government Code
section 81000 et. seq. governs the conduct of campaigns, and sections 81013 and 85703 grant
local agencies the power to enact certain ordinances that govern the financing of local elections
so long as the requirements do not interfere with a person's compliance with the Act; and
WHEREAS, on August 6, 2001, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2001-11 to
clarify the status of its campaign financing regulations and established a voluntary expenditure
ceiling for candidates for municipal office in the aggregate amount not to exceed $0.35 per
resident for each municipal election; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend Ordinance No. 2001-11 by increasing the
voluntary ceiling aggregate amount for candidates for municipal office due to the increase in
election related expenses and costs; and
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1
Ordinance No. 2001-11, adopted by the City Council on August 6, 2001, is hereby
amended by repealing Paragraph 1 in its entirety and that a new Paragraph 1 be adopted to read
as follows:
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"1. The City Council does hereby establish a voluntary campaign expenditure
ceiling for a candidate for municipal office and for any and all controlled
committees of such candidate in the aggregate amount not to exceed $0.50
per resident for each municipal election. The aggregate amount of such
voluntary campaign expenditure ceiling may be determined from time to
time by the City Council and adopted by resolution. "
SECTION 11
Except as amended by Section 1 above, Ordinance No. 2001-11 shall remain in full force
and effect.
SECTION III
The City Council hereby finds that the campaign financing regulations set forth in this
Ordinance are in addition to, and not inconsistent with, any and all laws governing municipal
elections enacted in the Political Reform Act of 1974, and that these regulations herein enacted
are not intended to interfere with a person's compliance with that Act.
SECTION IV
If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for
any reason held to be unconstitutional or otherwise void or invalid by any court of competent
jurisdiction, the validity of the remaining portion of this Ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
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SECTION V
Pursuant to section 608 of the Charter of the City of Gilroy regarding ordinances relating
to an election, this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of June, 2003, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: ARELLANO, DILLON, GARTMAN, MORALES,
PINHEIRO and SPRINGER
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: VELASCO
APPROVED:
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I, RHONDA PELLIN, City Clerk ofthe City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the attached
Ordinance No. 2003-07 is an original ordinance, or a true and correct copy of a city ordinance,
duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular meeting of said Council held on the
16th day of June, 2003, at which meeting a quorum was present, and has been published or
posted pursuant to law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Official Seal of
the City of Gilroy this 23rd day of June, 2003.
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