LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH CENTER
File #: 16-488    Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 4/27/2016 In control: Broken Arrow City Council
On agenda: 5/3/2016 Final action: 5/3/2016
Title: Consideration, discussion and possible adoption of Ordinance No. 3423, an Ordinance amending Chapter 7.7 Campaign Financing, Sec. 7.7-1 Short Title; Sec. 7.7-2 Intent; Sec. 7.7-3 Administration; Sec. 7.7-4 Definitions; Sec. 7.7-5 Duties of municipal clerk; Sec. 7.7-6 Filing contribution and expenditure reports by candidates for the city council; Sec. 7.7-7 Appeal; Sec. 7.7-8 Hearing; findings; assessment; Sec. 7.7-9 Contributions and expenditures by candidates or committees; Sec. 7.7-10 Statement of registration for committees; Repealing Sec. 7.7-11 Procedural requirements for committees and officers of committees; Repealing Sec. 7.7-12 Campaign contributions and expenditures reports; forms; certification; statements of inactivity; interest earned; dissolution procedures; filing of report forms; Repealing Sec. 7.7-13 Time for filing reports of contributions and expenditures or statements of inactivity; Repealing Sec. 7.7-15, Requirement to file reports and penalties for violation; Rep...
Attachments: 1. 05-03-2016 Ordinance No. 3423 Campaign Financing Ordinances.pdf
Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 05-03-106

To: Mayor and City Council
From: Office of the City Attorney
Title:
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Consideration, discussion and possible adoption of Ordinance No. 3423, an Ordinance amending Chapter 7.7 Campaign Financing, Sec. 7.7-1 Short Title; Sec. 7.7-2 Intent; Sec. 7.7-3 Administration; Sec. 7.7-4 Definitions; Sec. 7.7-5 Duties of municipal clerk; Sec. 7.7-6 Filing contribution and expenditure reports by candidates for the city council; Sec. 7.7-7 Appeal; Sec. 7.7-8 Hearing; findings; assessment; Sec. 7.7-9 Contributions and expenditures by candidates or committees; Sec. 7.7-10 Statement of registration for committees; Repealing Sec. 7.7-11 Procedural requirements for committees and officers of committees; Repealing Sec. 7.7-12 Campaign contributions and expenditures reports; forms; certification; statements of inactivity; interest earned; dissolution procedures; filing of report forms; Repealing Sec. 7.7-13 Time for filing reports of contributions and expenditures or statements of inactivity; Repealing Sec. 7.7-15, Requirement to file reports and penalties for violation; Repealing Sec. 7.7-16, Suspected violation, Repealing Sec. 7.7-17, Disclosure of affidavit; Repealing Sec. 7.7-18, Withdrawal of affidavit; Repealing Sec. 7.7-19 Abstention for conflict of interest; and Repealing Sec. 7.7-20, Individual or family contributions; Repealing Sec. 7.7-21 Corporate contribution; 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 Munic...

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