HomeMy WebLinkAboutNS-2853 (adopted 2014) - Amending Chapter 2 of Santa Ana Municipal Code by Adding Section 2-110, Relating to Campaign Disclosure Filing MethodsORDINANCE NO. NS -2853
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF
THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING
SECTION 2 -110, RELATING TO CAMPAIGN
DISCLOSURE FILING METHODS
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 2 -110 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is added to read:
2 -110. E- Filing of Campaign Disclosure forms.
It is the finding of the City Council that an elected officer, candidate,
committee or other person required to file statements, reports or other
documents described by Title 9 Political Reform, Chapter 4 of the Government
Code (commencing with Gov. Code § 84100) who receives contributions or
makes expenditures totaling more than $1,000 in a calendar year shall file those
statements, reports, or other documents online or electronically with the City. The
City's online system can and will operate securely and effectively and will not
unduly burden filers. By way of this finding, the use of online or electronic filing is
hereby authorized and required for elected officers, candidates, committees and
other persons filing statements, reports or other documents described in Chapter
4 of the Government Code.
(1) In any instance in which an original statement, report or other document
must be filed with the Secretary of State and a copy of that statement, report, or
other document is required to be filed with the City, the filer may, but is not
required to, file the copy online or electronically.
SECTION 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of
this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any
court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that
it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections,
subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
ADOPTED this 4th day of February 2014.
Ordinance No. NS -2853
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers: Amezcua, Benavides, Martinez, Pulido, Reyna
Sarmiento, Tinajero (7)
NOES: Councilmembers:
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers:
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers
None (0)
None (0)
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, Maria D. Huizar, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify that the attached
Ordinance No. NS -2853 to be the original ordinance adopted by the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana on February 4, 2014 and that said ordinance was published in
accordance with the Charter of the City of Santa Ana.
Date: 2?/j 20,Y
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana
Ordinance No. NS -2853
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