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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 56 of 2005
(Campaign Financing Disclosure)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 2.46 OF
THE SALT LAKE CITY CODE, RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCING
DISCLOSURE.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That Subsection 2.46.O10C of the Salt Lake City Code, relating to
the Campaign Financing Disclosure, be, and the same hereby is, amended as follows:
C. "Contribution" means:
1. A gift, subscription, donation, loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything
of value, including nonmonetary contributions such as in-kind contributions and
contributions of tangible things, except a loan of money by a financial institution made in
accordance with the applicable financial institution laws and regulations and in the
ordinary course of business, made for political purposes;
2. A contract, promise or agreement, express or implied, whether or not legally
enforceable, to make a contribution described in subsection Cl of this definition;
3. A transfer of funds between a political committee and a candidate's personal
campaign committee;
4. Compensation paid by a person other than the candidate's personal campaign
committee for personal services of another person rendered without charge to the
candidate or such candidate's personal campaign committee; and
5. A coordinated expenditure; but
6. "Contribution" shall not include personal services provided without
compensation by individuals volunteering their time on behalf of a candidate or such
candidate's personal campaign committee.
SECTION 2. That Subsection 2.46.O10H of the Salt Lake City Code, relating to
the Campaign Financing Disclosure, be, and the same hereby is, amended as follows:
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H. "Expenditure" means:
1. A purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, or gift of
money or anything of value made for political purposes;
2. A contract, promise or agreement, express or implied, whether or not legally
enforceable, to make an expenditure described in subsection H1 of this definition; or
3. A transfer of funds by a political committee to another political committee or to
a candidate's personal campaign committee.
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SECTION 3. That Subsection 2.46.090A of the Salt Lake City Code, relating to
the Campaign Financing Disclosure, be, and the same hereby is, amended as follows:
2.46.090 Financial Reporting:
A. Personal Campaign Committees.
1. Each personal campaign committee shall file with the city recorder a
campaign finance statement containing the information required in this section, on the
following dates:
(a) June 1 of any election year;
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(b) September 1 of any election year;
(c) Except as provided in subsection A2 of this section, seven (7) days
prior to any general or primary election conducted by the city;
(d)Not later than thirty(30) days after the date of the general election; and
(e) On February 15 of every year unless a termination report has been filed
with the city recorder as provided by subsection A8 of this section or its
successor.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subsection Al, the personal
campaign committee for a candidate shall be required to file a campaign finance
statement on the dates specified in this subsection only during an election year in which
the elective office that such candidate seeks is open for election.
2. The personal campaign committee for each candidate who is eliminated at
a primary election shall file with the city recorder a campaign finance statement not later
than thirty (30) days after the primary election. Personal campaign committees for
candidates who lose at a primary election need not file a campaign finance statement
seven (7) days prior to the general election pursuant to subsection Al(c) of this section.
3. During the seven (7) day period before any election, each personal
campaign committee shall file with the city recorder a verified report of each contribution
over five hundred dollars ($500.00) within twenty four(24) hours after receipt of each
such contribution. Such report shall contain the information required by subsection
A4(b)(2)(A) of this section.
4. Each campaign finance statement shall:
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(a) Contain a summary of contributions and expenditures reported in
previously filed campaign finance statements during the calendar year in which the
statement is due;
(b) Except as provided in subsection A4(c):
(1) report all of the committee's or candidate's itemized and total:
(A) contributions during the election cycle as of the
reporting date; and
(B) expenditures during the election cycle as of the
reporting date; and
(2) identify:
(A) for each contribution in excess of fifty dollars ($50),
the amount of the contribution, the name and address of the
donor, and the date the contribution was made;
(B) the aggregate total of all contributions that individually
do not exceed fifty dollars ($50); and
(C) for each expenditure, the amount of the expenditure,
the name of the recipient of the expenditure, the date the
expenditure was made, and the purpose of the expenditure;
or
(c) Report the total amount of all contributions and expenditures if the
committee or candidate receives five hundred dollars ($500) or less in contributions and
spends five hundred dollars ($500) or less on the candidate's campaign.
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5. Each campaign finance statement shall contain a statement by the
secretary or by the chairperson of the committee to the effect that:
(a) All contributions and expenditures not theretofore reported have been
reported;
(b) There are no bills or obligations outstanding and unpaid except as set
forth in the campaign finance statement;
(c) The campaign finance statement represents a good faith effort by the
committee to comply with the provisions of this chapter; and
(d) The information contained in the campaign finance statement is, to the
best knowledge of the committee, true, accurate and complete.
6. In the event the personal campaign committee had no contributions or
expenditures during the calendar year, the campaign finance statement shall state that no
contributions were received and no expenditures were made during that calendar year.
7. Within thirty(30) days after distribution of any surplus campaign funds
and/or the payment or compromise of all debts, a personal campaign committee shall file
a campaign finance statement with the city recorder. The campaign finance statement
shall state the amount of such surplus and the name and address of any recipient of such
surplus, and shall identify any debt which was paid or compromised and the name and
address of any person to whom any debt was paid or compromised.
8. In the event a personal campaign committee has permanently ceased
operations, the secretary or chairperson of the committee shall file a termination report
with the city recorder certifying that the personal campaign committee has permanently
ceased operations.
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9. The requirements of this chapter shall not be construed to abrogate the
necessity of making any other reports or disclosure required by law.
10. With respect to contributions received and expenditures made prior to the
effective date hereof, the first campaign finance statement filed pursuant to this section
need only contain the information required by this section to the extent such information
is known by the personal campaign committee that files such campaign finance
statement.
SECTION 4. That Subsection 2.46.110B of the Salt Lake City Code, relating to
the Campaign Financing Disclosure, be, and the same hereby is, amended as follows:
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B. Notwithstanding subsection A, a candidate who files a campaign finance
statement seven (7) days before a general election is not disqualified if:
1. the statement details accurately and completely the information required under
section 2.46.090A4, except for inadvertent omissions or insignificant errors or
inaccuracies; and
2. the omissions, errors, or inaccuracies are corrected in an amended report or in
the next scheduled report.
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SECTION 5. That Section 2.46.140 of the Salt Lake City Code, relating to the
Campaign Financing Disclosure, be, and the same hereby is, amended as follows:
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2.46.140 Computation Of Time:
In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by this chapter, the day of
the act, event, or default from which the designated period of time begins to run shall not
be included. The last day of the period so computed shall be included, unless it is a
Saturday, a Sunday, or a legal holiday, in which event the period runs until the end of the
next day which is not a Saturday, a Sunday, or a legal holiday. When the period of time
prescribed or allowed is ten (10) days or less, intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal
holidays shall be excluded from the computation.
SECTION 6. That this ordinance shall take effect immediately upon the date of
its first publication.
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Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah this 6th day of
September , 2005.
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CHAIRPERSliN
ATTEST: -,Sd3y.:` s
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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Date
CHIEF DEPUT WT R:CORDER By
Transmitted to Mayor on 9-7-05
Mayor's Action: Approved. Vetoed.
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CHIEF DEPUTY CIT RE 0 ER
(SEAL)
Bill No. 56 of 2005.
Published: 9 111 I
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