ORD 505 ORDINANCE NO. 505
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
REPEALING CHAPTER 2.30 OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO VOLUNTARY CAMPAIGN
EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS.
WHEREAS, in 1997, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 322, pursuant to
the authority of Proposition 208, which was passed by the California voters on
November 5, 1996, and which established campaign contribution and expenditure limits
for candidates for local governmental offices; and
WHEREAS, on January 6, 1998, in a case entitled California Prolife Council
PAC v. Scully, 989 F.Supp. 1282 (E.D.Cal. 1998), the Federal District Court issued an
injunction barring enforcement of Proposition 208 on the grounds that it was
unconstitutional, because the campaign contribution and expenditure limits were so low
that they precluded an opportunity to conduct a meaningful campaign; and
WHEREAS, in 1999, in response to the Scully decision, the City Council
adopted Ordinance No. 347, which suspended the enforcement of Chapter 2.30 and
Ordinance No. 322, pending the outcome of the Scully case; and
WHEREAS, on November 2, 2000, the voters passed Proposition 34, which
repealed the provisions of Proposition 208 relating to local campaign expenditure limits;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend the Rancho Palos Verdes
Municipal Code to delete the campaign expenditure limitation provisions, since they are
no longer enforceable;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code is hereby amended by
repealing Chapter 2.30, Election Campaign Voluntary Expenditure Ceiling, in its
entirety.
Section 2: Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effective on the 30th day
following the date of its adoption.
PASSED APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of February 2010.
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Mayor
Attest:
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )ss
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
I, Carla Morreale, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, do hereby
certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 505 passed first reading on January 19, 2010, was duly and
regularly adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting thereof held on
February 16, 2010, and that the same was passed and adopted by the following roll call
vote:
AYES: Campbell, Misetich, Stern and Wolowicz
NOES: None
ABSENT: Long
ABSTAIN: None
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City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES)
The undersigned, being first duly sworn, deposes and says:
That at all times herein mentioned, she was and now is the appointed City Clerk
of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes;
That on February 18, 2010, she caused to be posted the following document entitled:
ORDINANCE NO. 505,AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES REPEALING CHAPTER 2.30 OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO VOLUNTARY CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURE
LIMITATIONS, a copy of which is attached hereto, in the following locations:
City Hall Ladera Linda Community Center
30940 Hawthorne Blvd. 32201 Forrestal Drive
Rancho Palos Verdes Rancho Palos Verdes
Hesse Park
29301 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes
I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is a true and correct affidavit of
posting.
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City Clerk
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