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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10111983 - T.5 T S 1 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA In the Matter of ) Campaign Reform ) October 11 , 1983 This being the time fixed for Board discussion on the subject of campaign reform and Board members having expressed their individual points of view relative to the campaign reform issues ; and Supervisor Torlakson , Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee on Campaign Reform, having reviewed certain portions of the pro- posed ordinance drafted for the Board' s consideration by said Committee , and on which this Board has previously held public hearings ; and Supervisor Fanden having moved approval of the report of the Ad Hoc Committee on (County) Campaign Reform and intro- duction of the proposed campaign reform ordinance as presented by the Committee , and there being no second to Supervisor Fanden 's motion, the Chairman ruled the motion dead for lack of a second ; and Supervisor Torlakson having moved adoption of the Code of Fair Campaign Practices as presented by the Committee , and Supervisor Powers having seconded the motion , the Code of Fair Campaign Practices was approved unanimously subject to subsequent enactment of an ordinance providing for its use along the lines of Article 8 in the proposed ordinance ; and Supervisor Torlakson having moved approval of Section 4-3 of the proposed ordinance providing for an additional campaign statement to be filed five days prior to any election for those county offices covered by any subsequently enacted ordinance , and Supervisor Powers having seconded the motion , the motion was approved unanimously; and Supervisor Torlakson having moved adoption of Section 4-2 of the proposed ordinance providing for disclosure of all contribu- tions from an individual person which cumulatively total 150 or more, and Supervisor Fanden having seconded the motion , the motion failed to carry by the following vote : AYES : Supervisors Fanden, Torlakson NOES : Supervisors Powers , McPeak , Schroder ABSENT: None ; and Supervisor McPeak then having moved adoption of Section 4-2 with an amendment providing that the disclosure limit shall be $100 , or whatever amount may in the future be set by the State Fair Political Practices Commission , and Supervisor Powers having seconded the motion , the motion passed by the following vote : AYES: Supervisors Powers , McPeak, Schroder NOES : Supervisors Fanden, Torlakson ABSENT : None ; and Supervisor Torlakson having moved that notwithstanding Section 1-4 of the proposed ordinance, the definition of "in-kind contribution" in any subsequently enacted ordinance exclude the value of office space and equipment used in the course of a cam- paign, and Supervisor Powers having seconded the motion, the motion was approved unanimously; and 204 Supervisor Fanden having moved to include in any subse- quently enacted ordinance a campaign contribution limit of $250 for a four-year period with provision being made for run-off or recall elections , and Supervisor Torlakson having seconded the motion, the motion failed to carry by the following vote : AYES : Supervisors Fanden , Torlakson NOES : Supervisors Powers , McPeak , Schroder ABSENT: None ; and Supervisor Powers having moved that notwithstanding Section 1-4 of the proposed ordinance , the definition of "contribu- tion" in any subsequently enacted ordinance exempt from limitation $10 ,000 in either cash or loans raised during the six-month period prior to the initial reporting deadline , and Supervisor Schroder having seconded the motion, the Board by consensus agreed to table the motion and request the County Registrar to return to the Board with proposed language on the question of raising seed money and provision for loans ; and Supervisor Powers having moved approval of Section 3-2 (a) of the proposed ordinance providing a limit of $15 ,000 on the aggregate of contributions accepted from Political Action Committees (PAC 's) , and Supervisor Fanden having seconded the motion , the motion was approved by the following vote : AYES : Supervisors Powers , Fanden, Torlakson, Schroder NOES : Supervisor McPeak ABSENT : None ; and Supervisor Fanden having moved to require independent committees and Political Action Committees domiciled outside this County to file reports in this County if they contribute funds for or against candidates in this County, and Supervisor Torlakson hav- ing seconded the motion , and the Board by consensus having agreed to add to the motion a referral to County Counsel and the Assistant County- Registrar to provide an opinion on the extent to which the Board can enforce such reporting, as moved by Supervisor McPeak and seconded by Supervisor Powers , the motions were approved unanimously; and Supervisor Torlakson having moved to approve Article 5 of the proposed ordinance as amended to delete Section 5-2 (d) and by substituting for the proposed language in Section 5-2 (a) the follow- ing : "that member designates the committee as a committee to collect funds for another public office" , and Supervisor McPeak having sec- onded the motion, the motion was approved unanimously; and Supervisor Powers having moved to request the County Administrator to determine what county office should be assigned the monitoring and enforcement activities outlined in Section 7- 8 of the proposed ordinance in lieu of having a local Fair Political Practices Commission , and Supervisor Torlakson having seconded the motion , the motion was approved by the following vote : AYES: Supervisors Powers , McPeak , Torlakson, Schroder NOES: Supervisor Fanden ABSENT : None ; and Supervisor Torlakson having moved approval of Section 8-4 which would require the County Clerk, at the close of the nomination period, to publicize the names of those candidates who have and have not subscribed to the Code of Fair Campaign Practices , and Supervisor Powers having seconded the motion , the motion was approved unanimously; and 205 Supervisor McPeak having moved that the Board declare its intention to apply the ordinance , when adopted, to all elected offices in the County, and Supervisor Torlakson having seconded the motion, the motion was approved unanimously. I HEREBY CERTIFY that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Super- visors on the date shown . ATTESTED: [Qd&4,4-j Z4 /.Mff J. R. OLSSON, COUNTY CLERK and ex officio Clerk of the Board. BY Geraldine Russell , Deputy C.C. County Counsel County Registrar County Administrator 206 And the Board adjourns to meet in regular session on Tuesday October 18 . 1983 at 9 a.m. in the Board Chambers , Room 107 , County Administration Building , Martinez , CA. Robert Schroder. Chair ATTEST : J . R. OLSSON, Clerk Geraldine Russell , Deputy Clerk 207