TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Jonathan R. Lewis, ICMA-CM, City Manager
TITLE: Ordinance No. 2016-43, second 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
Approve Ordinance No. 2016-43, 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.
Background Information
Approve Ordinance No. 2016-43, 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.
At the December 13, 2016 Commission Meeting the Commission approved continuing Ordinance No. 2016-43 to the January 5, 2016 Commission Special Meeting for second reading. 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