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Home My WebLink AboutORD 13620 D ORDINANCE NO. 1362 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, ADDING SECTION 2.38.060 ESTABLISHING CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMIT REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTED - OFFICIALS WHEREAS, the California State Legislature in 2019 passed Assembly Bill 571 ("AB 571") which creates campaign contribution limits, identical to those imposed on State Assembly and Senate candidates, for all levels of government; and WHEREAS, while AB 571 sets forth default statewide limits on contributions, it also permits cities and counties to impose contribution limits that differ from the default limits; and WHEREAS, as of January 1, 2021, the AB 571 default contribution limit of $4,700 per individual person per calendar year is assigned to the City of Palm Desert; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert wishes to make local campaign contributions unlimited. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Recitals. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the recitals set forth above are true and correct and are hereby incorporated and adopted as findings and determinations by the City Council as if fully set forth herein. SECTION 2. Amendment to Palm Desert Municipal Code. Palm Desert Municipal Code Section 2.38.060 is hereby added as follows: "2.38.060 Local campaign contribution limits. A. Notwithstanding any state law to the contrary, the City imposes an unlimited campaign contribution limit on candidates to elective office within the City. B. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to exempt any person from complying with applicable provisions of any other laws of this state." SECTION 3. Severability. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance, or any part thereof, is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Ordinance or any part thereof. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase be declared unconstitutional. If for any reason any portion of this Ordinance is found to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the balance of this Ordinance shall not be affected. ORDINANCE NO. 1362 SECTION 4. Certification and Publication. The City Clerk of the City of Palm Desert shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and cause publication to occur in a newspaper of � general circulation and published and circulated in the City in a manner permitted under California Government Code Section 36933. SECTION 5. CEQA. The City Council finds that adoption of this Ordinance is not a "project," as defined in the California Environmental Quality Act because it does not have a potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment and concerns general policy and procedure making. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Desert on the l lth day of February, 2021, by the following vote. AYES: HARNIK, JONATHAN, NESTANDE, and KELLY NOES: QUINTANILLA ABSTAIN: NONE ABSENT: NONE � a"""'a'�' �� Kathleen K , Mayor ATTEST: �,} �c� o�-,,�i 7/a,oa� Grace 1L. Rocha, Acting City Clerk City of Palm Desert, California APPROVF,D A�S,TO FORM: � � � ,� ,� __-- — --� — Robert W. H grea es, City Attorney � � -�r�� rrn �� PROOf.OFi - �`PUBLICATION STATE OF CALIFORNIA SS. COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE CITY OF PALM DESERT 73510 FRED WARING DR PALM DESERT CA 92260 7Jesert . � , . � � Sun . I.�m o��cr thc auc o( I S�'eurs uld, u citiron ol thc l I��iied States and not a part�� to. or hu��c interest in ihis matter. I hereby certily that the attached udvcrtisemcnt appcared in said newspuper (set in typc not sm�iller than non parieq in each and entirc issuc ofs�id newspaper and not in any supplemen� thcmof on thc �bl lowing dates, to wit U�� I ucl:no�rlcdge thn[ I:un .i principal cleii: ofthe pi inter nl �fhe Dcscrt Sun, printed nnd published weekly in the City of Palm Springs, Counry ol Riverside, State of Culifornia. The Descrt Sun w:is adjudicated a Nc��spaperol general cfrculation on March 2d, 1988 by the Superior Court of the County ol� Rivcrsidc, Smtcol C�liforni� Case No_ ��)��J�1. I ccrtilj� underpenalty ofperjwy. under ihe laws uf the titute of Culifornia, thzt the foregoing is vue and correct.. Gxecuted on this 19t1i oFPcbruary 2021 in (�rccn Ra��. WL Count�� of i3roan. �/// �,_i' l�i'��. _ �I �t"�" �/L'� �� / DECLARANT � AA# 0004608457 P O Ordinance 7362 This is not an invoice # N A(fiAavilS 1 � �, Box 23430 Green 6ay, WI 543053430 Tel�. 760-778-4578I Fax 760-778-4731 E ma i I-. le g ais @lhed ese rts un. com ONDINANCE N0.1361 ' AN ORUINANCE OF TME CITY COUNCIL OF TNE CITV OF YAIM OESEMT, ' GLIFORNIA, ADDING SECTION 3.38.060 ESTABUSHING UMPAIGN CONTRIBU� TION IIMR REQUIflEMENTS FOP ELEREU OFFICIALS � WNEREAS, Me Calltornia State Leglslature in 3019 yasfed Assembty Bill 5]i ("AB 571") whi<h creates campaign rontrlbution limi[s, iEentical to those im� posetl on State Assembly and Senate candidares, Yor all levels ot qovemment; and WHEPEAS, while AB 5]1 sets forth default itahwlde Ilmiu om m�tdbutions, it alsop ermiss cities and counties [o impose conTribution limlts that differ trom the default limits; and WHENEAS, as of January 7, 1011, the AB 571 defauk contribution limit ot 54,]00 per individual person per calendar year is assigned to the City of Palm Desert; and WHEREAS, the Ciry Council of the CiTy ot Palm Desert wishes to make bcal cam- paign confributions unlimitetl. , NOW, TMEREFORE, THE CITY COtINCII Of TNE CRY Oi PALM DESFNT DOES OP- DAIN AS FOLlOWS: SECTION 1. peNwlz. The Ciry Council hereby finds an0 deiermines that the reci- tals set forth above are true and mnect and are hereby incorporated and � adopted as fintlings and determinations by the City Council as it fully ret torth hereln. � SERION 2. Amentlment ta Palm Desert Municipal Code. Palm Desert Municipal A. Notwithstanding any stare law m ffie mnhary, the Ciry imposes an unlimited campai9m m�Nibution limit on candidates to elec[ive offi<e wlthin the Ciry. B. NoNmg in Nls section shall be deemed to exempt any permn fmm mmply- ing with applicable provisions of any other laws ot this siate.' SERION 3. Sewrablliry. If any seRion, subseaion, subdivision, pamgraph, un- hnm, dause or phrase of this Ordinancq or any part Mereof, is for any reason held m be umm�stimtional, such decision shall not aHec[ ffie validiry ot ffie re� maining portion ot ihis Ordinance or any part ffiereot The Ciry Council hereby dttlares that it would have passed each section, subsectioq subdivision, para� gra0h, ununce, dause or phrau thereof, irresce�ive of ffie fact tha[ any one D! OKId�Etl uOConrtiNtlonal. If tor any redwn d0Y portion ot IDis OrElnanae is tound to be invalid by a court of mmpe[ent iurisdiRion, She balana of this Or dinance shall not be aHeaed. SERION 4. �ertificalion and Fublintion. The Ciry Clerk of che Ciry of Palm Desert shall certity to the adop[ion of this Ortlinance and cause publication to ocar In a newspaper ot general circulaHon and published and dreulated in the ae�uvn a. �eVA� i ne uty tounoi nnas mat adopvon m mis ommance is mt a'pvojeR,' as defined in ihe Califomia Environmental Qualiry Act because it does not have a potential for resulting in either a direct physical chanqe in the envimnment or a reasonably foreseeable indirett physical change in the envi- mnmen[ and mncems general poliry and procedure making. PASSED, APPROVED, ANO ADOPTED a[ a reqular meeting ot [he Ciry Council ot the Ciry of Palm Desert on the 11th day of February, ZOi1, by ffie following vote. AYES: HARNIK, IONATHAN, NESTAN�E, and KELLY NOES: QUINTANILLA ABSTAIN: NONE ABSENT: NONE Kathleen Kelty, Mayor ATfEST: Grace L. ftocha, Acting Ciry Gerk � Ciry of Palm Desert, California l APVROVED AS TO FORM: Robert W. Hargreaves, Ciry Attomey NbllYiaA: L19/3011 i �