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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE
NOVEMBER 19, 1991
November 19, 1991
Council Conference Room
6:00 p.m.
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MEMBERS PRESENT:
Bob Campbell, Jack Blakely, Sharon Reid,
Ted Hillock, and John Dorso
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Susan Fuller (excused) and Vickie Turner
(unexcused)
STAFF PRESENT:
Assistant City Attorney Rudolf
The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Campbell at 6:03
p. m. The roll was called and all members were present except
Members Fuller and Turner, Member Fuller having been excused by
action of the committee at the previous meeting.
MSUC (Blakely/Reid) to approve the minutes of the October
15, 1991. There were no comments from members of the public.
. Agenda Item 4:
The Committee thanked staff for providing the strike-out/underline
version of the existing campaign contribution ordinance of the City
(Chapter 2.52 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code). Those items
shown as strike-out were items in the form of the ordinance when it
was forwarded from the Charter Review Committee to the Council for
approval, and those items underlined show new matter added by the
Council subsequent to its receipt of the Charter Review Committee
version of the ordinance. There were several questions of staff
regarding the interpretation of the existing ordinance. Mr.
Hillock inquired as to why the ordinance accumulated contributions
of employees of business entities for the purposes of potential
disclosure and disqualification, but did not similarly require
attribution of contributions by members of non-profit
organizations, such as the Sierra Club. Mr. Rudolf clarified that
the Political Reform Act was intended to disclose and prevent
financial interests adversely affecting the outcome of the pUblic's
business, and that mere membership alone in an unincorporated
association or non-profit corporation where neither the
organization nor the individual member had an actual financial
interest would require disclosure or disqualification, in the same
way as the Political Reform Act deems public employees salary and
fringe benefits to not be a "source of income" for the purposes of
disclosure and disqualification.
. Members Reid and Blakely indicated a potential interest in adding
a provision similar to that currently provided in Section 2.52.105
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Charter Review Committee Minutes
November 19, 1991
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with regard to notice of expenditure of personal funds in excess of
$5,000, with regard to "independent expenditures" which are
otherwise unregulated by the law, in response to the issues raised
by Mayor Nader when the Council referred the ordinance in its
entirely to the Committee for review.
The Committee determined to cancel its December meeting, requests
staff to provide a draft provision addressing the concerns of
Members Reid and Blakely to be considered at the January meeting,
and asked that the topic of Charter amendment to address the issue
of a runoff election in the event no candidate received 51% of the
vote also be placed on the agenda for the January meeting for
consideration.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:05
p.m. The next Committee meeting will be January 21, 1992 unless
the Chair directs notice of the December meeting be given at least
a week in advance, in the event he determines that meeting should
take place. Happy Holidays!
Respectfully submitted,
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D. Richard RU~Ol)
Assistant Citt-~torney