HomeMy WebLinkAbout13 - Modifying the City's Regulation of Municipal Campaign Contribution and Expenditure Limits and Establishing Lobbyist Registration, Reporting and Disclosure Requirements - PowerPointAd Hoc Committee
on Election Reform
100 Civic Center Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92660
November 5, 2019
Item No. 13
Overview
The City Council created the Committee
to review the following:
Lobbyist Registration;
Campaign Contribution Limits;
Election Year Fundraising; and
Slate Mail.
Lobbyist Regulation
Purpose: Inform Council Members,
and the public, when someone is
being paid to speak to City officials
on issues.
Regulation Development: Reviewed
regulations in other cities, and, the
Committee decided to move forward
with this model as a first step.
Lobbyist Regulation
Applies to any person being paid $500 or
more (per month) (or contingency
contract) to lobby the City to:
Adopt a regulation;
Grant/deny a permit;
Award a contract; or
Take legal action.
Lobbyist Regulation
Registration: Within 10 days of
qualifying as a lobbyist and annually
thereafter.
Transparency: Requirement for
lobbyist to disclose they are lobbyist
and name of client.
Penalties: Two tiers.
Lobbyist Regulation
County: Model incorporates County
process and City Council will need
coordination with Board of
Supervisors if City Council, as a body,
likes model.
Campaign Contributions
Inadvertent Violations: Return of
contributions given or accepted by
mistake.
Intentional Violations: Streamlined
process to refer case for prosecution.
Election Year Fundraising
Should fundraising be limited to one year
prior to the election? The Committee is
concerned that fundraising limitations
would give an unfair advantage to:
Incumbents;
Self-funded candidates; and
Persons making non -coordinated
independent expenditures.
Slate Mail
Slate Mail: Regulated by the FPPC.
Coordinated Payments: Subject to
City campaign finance limits.
New Regulation: Slate Mail is a type
of speech and new regulation will only
be upheld if it is narrowly tailored to
serve a compelling state interest.
Questions?