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FROM:
INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE .- : Costa
County
DATE: June. �
8 1992 . *�
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SUBJECT: ABILITY OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO PROVIDE A BENEFIT TO
.THOSE CANDIDATES WHO SIGN THE FAIR CAMPAIGN PLEDGE
SPECIFIC REOUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
1 . Conclude that, on the advice of the County Counsel ' s office,
there appears to be little else the Board of Supervisors can
do to reward those candidates who sign the Fair Campaign
Pledge or punish those candidates who decline to sign the Fair
Campaign Pledge or who sign- and then violate the Pledge.
2 . Remove this item as a referral to the Internal Operations
Committee.
BACKGROUND:
On May 12 , 1992, our Committee last reported this matter to the
Board of Supervisors At -that time we again raised with the County :.
Counsel ' s office additional questions we wanted researched in an
effort to determine whether there was anything more the Board of
Supervisors could do to enforce the Fair Campaign Pledge and
provide some incentive for candidates to sign the Pledge and then
adhere to its provisions .
We received the attached memorandum in response to the questions we
raised. - On the basis of this advice, it seems clear that there ,is
little, short of a fundamental change in the . United States
Constitution or court interpretations of the First Amendment to the
Constitution, the Board can do to provide the types 'of incentives
we have been thinking of . Therefore, we are reluctantly agreeing
to close further consideration of this subject at this time. We
have made several significant amendments to the Fair Campaign
Ordinance regarding reporting periods and believe that the steps
which have been taken represent the most we can do in this area at
this time.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF Cr1c
STRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE
SIGNATURE (S):::
ACTION OF BOARD ON 1134K, 16, 1991 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X. OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON HE DATE SHOWN.
CC: County Administrator ATTESTED b
District Attorney PHIL BVI
CHELOR,CLERK OFTHE BOARD OF
County Clerk-Recorder SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Assistant County Registrar
County Counsel
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