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File #: 23-765    Version: 1
Type: Strategic Support Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 5/10/2023 In control: City Council
On agenda: 5/23/2023 Final action:
Title: Board of Fair Campaign and Political Practices Recommended Revisions to the Title 12 of the San José Municipal Code, Ethics and Open Government, and Repealing Resolution No. 79187 Governing the Board’s Regulations and Procedures.
Attachments: 1. Memorandum, 2. Supplemental Memorandum, 5/22/2023, 3. Memorandum from Jimenez & Cohen, 5/19/2023, 4. Attachments from BFCPP, 5. (b) Ordinance, 6. (c) Ordinance, 7. (d) Resolution, 8. Presentation, 9. Letters from the Public

...Title

Board of Fair Campaign and Political Practices Recommended Revisions to the Title 12 of the San José Municipal Code, Ethics and Open Government, and Repealing Resolution No. 79187 Governing the Board’s Regulations and Procedures.

...Recommendation

(a) Council by motion waive the 10-day noticing requirement for the following item, and consider the following recommendation;

(b) Approve an ordinance amending Title 12 of the San José Municipal Code to amend Section 12.04.080 of Chapter 12.04 authorizing the City Clerk to dismiss without prejudice insufficient complaints or complaints that are outside the jurisdiction of the Board of Fair Campaign and Political Practices; Section 12.05.020 of Chapter 12.05 regulating the schedule of Special Elections for certain initiative measures; Section 12.06.295 of Chapter 12.06 removing limitations on the amount a candidate may loan to their own campaign or campaign committee; Section 12.10.020 and 12.10.050 of Chapter 12.10 removing the nonprofit exception in the Revolving Door Ordinance; and Section 12.12.440 of Chapter 12.12 removing the late filing fee for weekly lobbyist reports; or

(c) In the alternative, approve an ordinance amending Title 12 of the San José Municipal Code to amend Section 12.04.080 of Chapter 12.04 authorizing the City Clerk to dismiss without prejudice insufficient complaints or complaints that are outside the jurisdiction of the Board of Fair Campaign and Political Practices; Section 12.05.020 of Chapter 12.05 regulating the schedule of Special Elections for certain initiative measures; Section 12.06.295 of Chapter 12.06 removing limitations on the amount a candidate may loan to their own campaign or campaign committee; Section 12.10.020 of Chapter 12.10 to redefine the nonprofit exception in the Revolving Door Ordinance; and Section 12.12.440 of Chapter 12.12 removing the late filing fee for weekly lobbyist reports; and

(d) Adopt a resolution amending regulations and procedures for the San José Board of Fair Campaign and Political Practices, Investigations, and Hearings and repealing Resolution No. 79187.

(Consolidated Open Government and Ethics Resolution No. 77135, Section 2.3.2.6.B.2.a.)

CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-008, General Procedure and Policy Making resulting in no changes to the physical environment. (City Attorney)

[Rules Committee referral 5/10/2023 - Item C.1 and 5/17/2023 - Item A.1.a]