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HomeMy WebLinkAbout062 - 05/18/1982 - ADOPTING DISCLOSURE PROVISIONS FOR CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS ORDINANCE NO 62, 1982 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS BEING AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING DISCLOSURE PROVISIONS FOR THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS WHEREAS, in an effort to provide for a more informed public, the City Council deems it necessary to establish standards relative to the dis- closure of campaign contributions, and WHEREAS, §1-45-100 through 1-45-121 C R S , 1973 (as amended) provides such standards relative to campaign disclosure however, those standards presently do not apply to those persons seeking office as City Council- member, and WHEREAS, §1-45-120 C R S , 1973 (as amended) provides in part that any home rule municipality may adopt ordinances or Charter provisions with respect to its local elections which are more stringent than any or all of the provisions contained in Article 45 of Title I C R S NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that 1 The provisions of the Campaign Reform Act (§1-45-100 through 1-45-121 C R S , 1973, as amended) shall apply to the office of City Councilmember, regardless of the compensation to be received All persons seeking election to such office together with those persons acting as G campaign treasurers shall comply with the provisions set forth in the Campaign Reform Act, §31-10-1510 C R S , 1973, as amended, and this ordi- nance 2 Campaign treasurers for Candidates for municipal elections and campaign treasurers for issues shall file with the City Clerk any campaign reports or information required to be filed pursuant to this Ordinance, the Campaign Reform Act, or §31-10-1510 C R S , 1973, as amended 3 In addition to the reports required to be filed pursuant to §31-10-1510 C R S 1973, and the provisions of the Campaign Reform Act as adopted in §1 of this ordinance, each candidate and campaign treasurer shall , before 9 00 a m on the Thursday prior to the date of the election, file a campaign report, current in all respects, as of 2 days prior to the filing date which report shall include all required information All other campaign reports shall be filed with the Clerk before 9 00 a m on the date due 4 Upon receipt of any campaign report submitted pursuant to this ordinance, the City Clerk shall make available such report for public inspection to any person and shall also cause the same to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Fort Collins within three (3) days after the receipt of such report 5 The terms and phrases contained herein shall be deemed to have the same meaning as ascribed to said terms and phrases in 1-45-103 C R S 1973 Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered pub- lished this 4th day of May , A D 1982 , and to be presented for final passage on the 18th day of May, A D 1982 Mayo r - ATTEST City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading this 18th day of May, A D 1982 f�layo r — ATTEST City Clerk -2-