HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-07-14 - ORDINANCES - CONCERNING ELECTRONIC FILING OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE D (2)ORDINANCE NO.20-7
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, CONCERNING ELECTRONIC FILING OF CAMPAIGN
FINANCE DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 84615 provides that the legislative
body of a local government agency may adopt an ordinance that requires an elected officer,
candidate, committee, or other person required to file statements, reports, or other documents
required by Chapter 4 of the Political Reform Act, except those whose contributions and
expenditures each total less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) in a calendar year, to file such
statements, reports, or other documents online or electronically with the local filing officer (City
Clerk); and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita has been using Granicus (formerly SouthTech
Systems, Inc.) CampaignDocs electronic filing web -based system software for campaign
reporting and compliance since June 2017; and
WHEREAS, Granicus CampaignDocs electronic filing web -based system software
contains multiple safeguards to protect the integrity and security of the data, and will operate
securely and effectively and will not unduly burden filers; and
' WHEREAS, Granicus CampaignDocs electronic filing web -based system software has
been certified by the Secretary of State and meets the requirements set by Government Code
Section 84615; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk and Granicus will operate the CampaignDocs electronic
filing web -based system software in compliance with the requirements of California Government
Code Section 84615 and any other applicable laws.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, California, does
hereby ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 7.02.040 Campaign Disclosure of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
`B. Registration. Whenever any elected officer, candidate, or committee is required to
file a campaign statement under the Political Reform Act or the Regulations with the
City Clerk, the elected officer, candidate, or committee shall file the statement in an
electronic format prescribed by the City Clerk.
1. Any statement, report, or other document filed electronically or online pursuant
to this section will be accepted as an original statement and need not be filed in
' paper format.
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2. To ensure reporting continuity, once a statement, report, form, or other '
document is filed electronically on behalf of any elected officer, candidate, or
committee, all future statements, reports, forms, and other documents filed on
behalf of that officer, candidate or committee must be filed electronically.
3. An elected officer, candidate, committee or other person may choose not to use
the electronic filing system by filing all original statements, reports, forms, or
other documents in paper format with the City Clerk.
4. The date of filing for a statement, report, or other document that is filed online
or electronically shall be the day that it is received by the City Clerk, and the
electronic system will provide confirmation with a timestamp ensuring that the
statement, report, or other document was received.
5. If access to online filings has not been prescribed in a timely manner, the
elected city officer, candidate, or committee may file an original statement by
paper, at the discretion of the City Clerk.
6. The provisions of this subsection shall apply only to persons or combinations of
persons who qualify as a committee under Section 82013 of the Political
Reform Act.
7. The City Clerk is authorized to establish such administrative policies and I
procedures as deemed necessary to implement these requirements."
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days from its
passage and adoption.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and shall cause
the same to be published as required by law.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 14`s day of July 2020.
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Mary Cusick, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 20-7 was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a
regular meeting of the City Council on the 23`d day of June 2020. That thereafter, said ordinance
was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 14" day of July
2020, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
Kellar, Weste, Miranda, McLean, Smyth
None
None
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the foregoing is the original of Ordinance No. 20-7
and was published in The Signal newspaper in accordance with State Law (G.C. 40806).
CITY CLERK
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