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City Council Meeting 7-24-01
Santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER 2016
(City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA ADDING SECTION 11.04.165 TO THE SANTA
MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO INITIATIVE AND
REFERENDA PETITIONS AND RECALLS
AND DECLARING THE PRESENCE OF AN EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, government should serve all people equally, without regard to their
wealth; and
WHEREAS, soaring campaign costs increase the power and influence of wealthy
contributors, giving them undue influence over the political process and the government
and undermining public confidence in government; and
WHEREAS, the full and timely disclosure of campaign contributions ameliorates
these problems by giving voters information they need to vote wisely and by averting
corruption; and
WHEREAS, the disclosure requirements set forth in California's Political Reform Act
protect voters' ability to make informed choices and safeguard against corruption and
undue influence; and
WHEREAS, although generally salutary, the state's disclosure requirements do not
adequately address the voters' needs for information involving local ballot measures
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because, when the circulation period is brief, disclosure may not occur until after circulation
has concluded; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 81009.5 recognizes that cities have the
authority to adopt additional filing requirements applicable to committees supporting or
opposing the qualification of, or passage of, local ballot measures; and
WHEREAS, Santa Monica wishes to exercise this authority to ensure that its voters
may make informed decisions on ballot measures and in order to protect the electoral
process against corruption and undue influence,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 11.04.165 is hereby added to the Santa Monica Municipal
Code to read as follows:
Section 11.04.165. Disclosure Requirements During Signature
Gathering Periods for Initiatives, Referenda and Recalls in the City of
Santa Monica.
(a) In orderto ensure that any person interested in the finances of any
committee that is raising or spending funds to support or oppose an initiative,
recall or referendum, such committees shall file their financial disclosure
documents on dates that are within the time period in which signatures are
gathered.
(b) For initiatives and recalls, campaign disclosure statements shall
be filed on the 15th day of the signature gathering period covering days 1-10,
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on the 30th day covering days 11-25, and every 30 days thereafter for the 30
day period ending five days earlier through the end of the signature-
gathering period.
(c) For referenda, which have a 30 day signature gathering period,
campaign disclosure statements shall be filed on the 10th day of the period
covering days 1-5, on the 25th day of the period covering days 6-20, and by
the 60th day after the end of the period covering days 21-30.
(d) Otherwise, campaign statements shall be completed and filed as
specified in state law.
SECTION 2. This Ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure adopted
pursuant to the provisions of Section 615 of the Santa Monica City Charter and IS
necessary for preserving the public peace, health, safety and welfare.
SECTION 3. Any provision of the Santa Monica Municipal Code or appendices
thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, to the extent of such
inconsistencies and no further, is hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to
effect the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this
Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court
of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions ofthis Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this
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Ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not
declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the ordinance
would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 5. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage of
this Ordinance. The City Clerk shall cause the same to be published once in the official
newspaper within 15 days after its adoption. This Ordinance shall become effective upon
its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Adopted and approved this 24th day of July, 2001.
State of California )
County of Los Angeles) ss.
City of Santa Monica )
I, Maria M. Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 2016 (CCS) had it's introduction and adoption at the Santa
Monica City Council meeting held on July 24,2001, by the following vote:
Ayes:
Council members: O'Connor, McKeown, Genser, Mayor Pro Tem Bloom,
Mayor Feinstein
Noes:
Council members: Holbrook, Katz
Abstain: Council members: None
Absent: Council members: None
ATTEST:
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Maria M. Stewart, C Clerk