AGENDA CAPTION:
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Hold discussion regarding compliance with the individual contribution limit and aggregate fund raising limits in the San Marcos Code of Ethics and provide direction to staff.
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Meeting date: December 6, 2022
Department: City Council
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Background Information:
During a recent city council meeting, staff was directed to post a discussion item to allow the council to review and discuss provisions of the San Marcos Code of Ethics, adopted in 2018, that set a limit on the amount an individual may contribute to the campaign of the mayor or a council member and also set aggregate limits on campaign fund raising by the mayor and council members during an election cycle. A copy of these code provisions is attached.
Also attached is information regarding the number of registered voters in San Marcos on the dates of city elections held since November of 2018. These numbers are used to calculate the aggregate fund raising limits during election cycles for mayor and council members.
This item was postponed from November 15th council meeting.
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