TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Jonathan R. Lewis, ICMA-CM, City Manager
TITLE: Ordinance No. 2016-43, first reading, repealing Ordinance No. 2016-11, Campaign Contribution Limitations, Chapter 2, Article II, Division 1, Section 2-25 Code of the City of North Port, Florida.
Recommended Action
Continue Ordinance No. 2016-43 to January 5, 2016 Commission Special Meeting for second reading to wholly rescind Ordinance No. 2016-11. Thereby, restoring campaign limitations to the State of Florida threshold of $1,000.00, per donor, per election.
Background Information
In April, 2016, the former Commission enacted ordinance No. 2016-11. This Ordinance places a $250 limitation on campaign contributions and in-kind donations received for North Port Candidates for public office, effective January 1, 2017. We are in the middle of an election cycle with the Primary being held in March and the General Election in May, 2017. When this was first brought up in April, 2016, I remember how upsetting this change would be to candidates in the middle of their campaign cycle, including my own. The thought process is the same now that the effective date is January 1, 2017, in the middle of an election cycle.
Strategic Plan
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Financial Impact
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Procurement
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Attachments:
1. Email request form Commissioner McDowell
2. Ordinance No. 2016-43
3. Ordinance No. 2016-11
Prepared by: Patsy Adkins for Commissioner McDowell
Department Director: Patsy Adkins