Title
Eight-Hour Rule Request Seeking Council Authorization to Research Potential City Charter Amendment Regarding Election Funding Disclosure to be Referred to Voters at November 2018 General Election
Description
Request City Council approval for staff from the City Clerk and Law departments and other City departments to spend in excess of eight hours of staff time, per City Council Rule 12, to provide research to the City Council on a potential City Charter Amendment regarding election funding disclosure that could be referred to voters at the November 2018 General Election.
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Summary
On Feb. 15, 2018, Councilwoman Kate Gallego along with Mayor Greg Stanton and Councilwoman Debra Stark delivered a letter to the City Manager requesting an item be placed on the next available Formal Agenda to develop language to refer to the voters an amendment to the City Charter at the November 2018 General Election (Attachment A). This conforms to City Council Rule 2b regarding placement of items on an agenda. The potential proposed amendment would seek to create a requirement for the disclosure of original and intermediary sources of major campaign contributors, and would further seek to require the City Council to adopt by ordinance all the necessary regulations for the establishment of and compliance with these disclosure requirements. For staff to conduct thorough research and develop draft options for Council review will require more than eight hours of staff time.
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Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Acting Deputy City Manager Toni Maccarone and the City Clerk and Law departments.