Ordinance - 2081ORDINANCE NO. 2081
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, REVISING AND AMENDING
THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE AS IT RELATES TO
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
• WHEREAS, the City Council is desirous of imposing additional requirements over and beyond
those that are required by the Political Reform Act in relation to campaign
contribution reporting; and
WHEREAS, Section 81009.5 of the Political Reform Act entitled Local Ordinances provides
authority to local government agencies to enact ordinances imposing filing
requirements additional to or different from those set forth in the Political Reform
Act for candidates and/or committees involved with issues or offices voted for
solely in that jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, the West Covina Municipal Code requires slight renumbering of Articles VII and
VIII of Chapter 2 to accommodate the new text.
THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of West Covina does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 2-400 of Article VII of the West Covina Municipal Code was set aside
some time ago, reserved for future use. The time has come to utilize that section
to codify the new language into the Municipal Code book. Upon adoption of this
ordinance, the municipal code section reserving certain sections of Article VII
shall read as follows:
"Secs. 2-336 — 2.399. Reserved."
SECTION 2. Article VIII - Campaign Contributions is hereby amended to include the
following section as follows:
"Section 2-400. Campaign Contribution Reporting Requirements.
Candidates running for and officeholders in positions of elective office in
the City of West Covina shall adhere to the following campaign
contribution reporting requirements:
(a) Provide full disclosure of any amount given to his/her campaign.
(b) Provide the names of all individuals who give money to his/her
campaign regardless of the amount.
(c) Require that all money donations (regardless of amount) be made
by check only."
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and shall have it
published in accordance with the provisions of state law.
• APPROVED and ADOPTED this 2nd day of April, 2002.
4Mar Michael Touhey
" Attests
City'Clerk Janet Berry
Ordinance No. 2081
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I, JANET BERRY, do hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was introduced at a regular
meeting of the West Covina City Council on March 5, 2002, and duly adopted by the City
•Council at the following regularly scheduled meeting of April 2°d, 2002 by the following vote of
the Council:
AYES: Herfert, Sanderson, Touhey
NOES: Miller, Wong
ABSENT: None
Approved as to form:
4ity Attorney Arnold Alvarez-Glasman
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City Clerk Janet Ber