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ORDINANCE NO. 2078
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
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OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 7
OF ARTICLE I OF THE ARCADIA MUNICIPAL CODE BY
ADD~G SECTIONS 170 lET. SEQ. ESTABLISHING A
VOLUNTARY CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURE CEILING FOR
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ELECTIONS TO CITY OFFICES
WHEREAS, Proposition 208 was enacted by the voters of California at the November
5, 1996 General Election; and
WHEREAS, 'Proposition 208 authorizes local agencies to establish voluntary
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expenditure ceilings for local elections to City offices.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.' That Sections 1701 and 1702 are hereby added to the Arcadia
Municipal Code to read as follows:
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1701. ADOPTION OF VOLUNTARY EXPENDITURE CEILING. Pursuant to
Government Code Section 85400(c), a voluntary expenditure ceiling of fifty cents ($.50) per
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resident is hereby established for candidates and controlled committees of such candidates
for elective office fot each election in the City in which the candidate is seeking elective
office to a City electi,:,e position. As of the effective date of this Ordinance, the number of
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residents in the City for purposes of the voluntary expenditure limit is fifty thousand people
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(50,000). Accordingly, no candidate for an elective municipal office in the City of Arcadia
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who voluntarily accepts expenditure ceilings and any controlled committee of such a
candidate shall make campaign expenditures exceeding twenty five thousand ($25,000) per
election.
1702. RESOIJUTION DETERMINING NUMBER OF CITY RESIDENTS. With
reference to elections/or City office that occur subsequent to April 1998, the City Council
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shall determine, by resolution adopted not less than six (6) months prior to each general
municipal election, the number of residents in the City for purposes of the voluntary
expenditure limit.
SECTION 2. 1'he City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall
cause a copy of samfi to be published in the official newspaper of said City within fifteen
(15) days after its adoption.
Passed, approved and adopted this 7th day of
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October
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Mayor of the City of Arcadia
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. Clerk
APPROVED AS TO'FORM:
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Michael H. Miller, City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS:
CITY OF ARCADIA )
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I, JUNE D. ALFORD, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certify that the
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foregoing OrdinancelNo. 2078 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of
Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of said
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Council held on the 7th day of October, 1997 and that said Ordinance was adopted by the
following vote, to wit:
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A YES: CouncilIhember Chang, Kovacic, Kuhn and Young
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NOES: Mayor Harbicht
ABSENT: None
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