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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: January 6, 2020 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:19-671 ACTION ITEMS <br />Agenda Number:10.A. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Jeff Kay <br />City Manager <br />BY:Liz Warmerdam <br />Assistant City Manager <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Not Applicable <br />TITLE:City of San Leandro City Council Discussion of Campaign Finance and <br />Contribution Limits <br />SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION <br />The City Council Rules Committee has been discussing whether or not the City of San Leandro <br />should enact an ordinance limiting campaign contributions for elections to the City Council. Staff <br />has provided information to the Rules Committee about various issues related to a potential <br />ordinance. Before proceeding further, the Rules Committee recommends that the City Council <br />provide direction regarding a potential ordinance regulating Campaign Finance and Contribution <br />Limits. Specifically, the Rules Committee recommends the City Council provide direction on the <br />following items: <br />1. Should the Rules Committee continue to consider an ordinance establishing <br />contribution limits for City Council elections? <br />2. If yes, should the contribution limit be voluntary or mandatory? <br />3. What should be the amount of the contribution limit? <br />4. When should a potential ordinance become effective? <br />BACKGROUND <br />At the February 19, 2019 City Council Meeting, the City Council provided direction to staff to <br />bring forth a discussion on Campaign Finance and Contribution limits at the City Council Rules <br />Committee to consider whether the City should adopt an ordinance limiting campaign <br />contributions for elections to the City Council . <br />At the April 11, 2019 City Council Rules Committee meeting, the Rules Committee discussed <br />whether the City should implement an ordinance that would set campaign contribution limits for <br />City elected offices. The discussion was continued to a later meeting with direction to staff to <br />provide additional information regarding certain issues. The Rules Committee further discussed <br />the item at the July 11 and October 10 meetings. When the Committee was unable to reach a <br />consensus, the discussion lead to a recommendation for this item to be returned to Council for <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 12/23/2019 <br />110