3.13.050 - Election campaign fund.

There is established an account within a special revenue fund of the city to be known as the "election campaign fund."

(Ord. 12375 (part), 2001: Ord. 12308 (part), 2001)

3.13.060 - Appropriation of funds.

A.

The City Council shall appropriate to the election campaign fund, under the city's current two-year budget cycle, an amount sufficient to fund all candidates eligible to receive limited matching funds for the following city offices: District City Councilmembers and School Board Director. Notwithstanding this or any other provision of law, this Act shall not apply to the elected office of School Board Director until the first election after the Oakland Unified School District regains all of its rights, duties and powers upon the completion of the conditions set forth in 2003 Cal. Stats., Chapter 14, Section 5(e).

B.

The Public Ethics Commission shall provide in the form and at the time directed by the Mayor and City Manager a written estimate of the amount necessary to be appropriated for any two-year budget cycle according to the provisions of this Act for all eligible candidates. The amount of funds to be allocated to the election campaign fund shall be based on a consideration of anticipated campaign activity, anticipated administrative costs, and existing unspent funds within the account. The amount of funds to be allocated to the election campaign fund shall not exceed four hundred sixty thousand dollars ($460,000.00) for any two-year budget cycle, except that the allocation may exceed four hundred sixty thousand dollars ($460,000.00) to reflect changes in the consumer price index. The Public Ethics Commission may limit the allocation of funds for any primary election to assure that sufficient funds remain available for the general election.

C.

The election campaign fund shall be established as an interest bearing account. Unspent funds in the election campaign fund at the end of a two-year budget cycle shall remain in the fund and accrue for disbursement to candidates eligible for matching funds in future elections and for administrative costs pursuant to subsection D of this section. In no event shall additional allocations to the fund be made to cause the available balance in the fund to exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00), to include allocations made to the Public Ethics Commission pursuant to subsection D of this section.

D.

Up to 7.5 percent of the amount allocated to the election campaign fund pursuant to subsections A and B of this section may be utilized by the Public Ethics Commission to cover the anticipated cost of administering the provisions of this Act. The Public Ethics Commission shall make a sufficient proportion of such funds available to the City Auditor to conduct compliance reviews as provided in Section 3.13.100

(Ord. 12669 § 4, 2005: Ord. 12375 (part), 2001: Ord. 12308 (part), 2001)