Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 04-19-2016
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Office of the City Attorney
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Consideration, discussion and possible preview of an ordinance amending Chapter 7.7 Campaign Financing, Section 7.7-1 Short Title; Section 7.7-2 Intent; Section 7.7-3 Administration; Section 7.7-4 Definitions; Section 7.7-5 Duties of municipal clerk; Section 7.7-6 Filing contribution and expenditure reports by candidates for the city council; Section 7.7-7 Appeal; Section 7.7-8 Hearing; findings; assessment; Section 7.7-9 Contributions and expenditures by candidates or committees; Section 7.7-10 Statement of registration for committees; Section 7.7-11 Procedural requirements for committees and officers of committees; Repealing Section 7.7-12 Campaign contributions and expenditures reports; forms; certification; statements of inactivity’ interest earned; dissolution procedures; filing of report forms; Repealing Section 7.7-13 Time for filing reports of contributions and expenditures or statements of inactivity; Repealing Section 7.7-15, Requirement to file reports and penalties for violation; Repealing Section 7.7-16, Suspected violation, Repealing Section 7.7-17, Disclosure of affidavit, Repealing Section 7.7-18, Withdrawal of affidavit; Repealing Section 7.7-19 Abstention for conflict of interest; and Repealing Section 7.7-20, Individual of family contributions, of the Broken Arrow Code; specifically including language to comply with the Municipal Campaign Finance and Financial Disclosure Act; repealing all ordinances to the contrary and declaring an emergency
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Background:
The Municipal Finance and Financial Disclosure Act compiled by the Oklahoma Ethics Commission, 74 O.S. §4258.1, 4261, 4262 and 74 O.S. § 56-101 through 56-110 significantly reformed the obligations for local campaign financing. The most significant changes of the Municipal Campaign Finance and Financial Disclosure Act include the Campaign Committee’s duty to file a Statement of Organization with the Ethics Commission under the Rules of the Ethics Commission, the municipal political committee’s duty to file a statement of organization with the Municipal Clerk, the duty to file reports of contributions and expenditures with the Municipal Clerk, the candidates and elected officers duty to file a statement of financial interests with the Municipal Clerk and enforcement of the Act by the Ethics Commission.
Once this Ordinance is adopted, it will bring the City of Broken Arrow Ordinances in line with Oklahoma law governing Municipal Finance and Financial Disclosure Act. Staff recommends that the Council preview the Ordinance and set it for adoption at the next meeting.
Cost: $0
Prepared By: Beth Anne Wilkening, City Attorney
Reviewed By: Acting Assistant City Manager - Operations
Human Resources Department
Approved By: Michael L. Spurgeon, City Manager
Attachments: Preview Ordinance
Recommendation:
Preview the Ordinance and set for adoption