2.40.020 Purpose and intent.
A. It is the purpose and intent of this chapter:
1. To promote integrity, honesty, fairness, and transparency in municipal election campaigns.
2. To prevent corruption, or the appearance of corruption, which results from the real or imagined influence of large contributions on the conduct or actions of candidates elected to office.
3. To ensure a level of discussion of public issues adequate for a viable campaign by providing voters with the information necessary to make an assessment of each candidate or measure before voting.
4. To require public disclosure of campaign contributions and expenditures made in support of or in opposition to candidates or measures in municipal elections.
5. To place realistic and enforceable limits on the amounts persons may contribute in municipal election campaigns.
6. To ensure that funds contributed to a campaign committee are used solely for campaign purposes.
7. To provide full and fair enforcement of all the provisions of this chapter.
B. By enacting this chapter, the council does not intend to deprive or restrict any citizen of the exercise of rights guaranteed under the United States Constitution and the California Constitution.
C. The city council takes specific notice of the findings and declarations made in the Political Reform Act and finds and declares them applicable to San Luis Obispo and a basis for enacting this chapter.
D. It is the intent of this chapter to impose limits on the amount of money that may be contributed to a candidate or controlled committee to achieve the purposes specified in this section. This chapter is not intended, and shall not be construed, to establish any reporting, filing, or procedural requirement in addition to, or different from, the Political Reform Act or the regulations adopted by the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), except as specifically set forth in Sections 2.40.050 and 2.40.090 infra. (Ord. 1643 § 1 (Exh. A (part)), 2017: Ord. 1599 § 2 (part), 2014: Ord. 1538 § 1 (part), 2010: Ord. 1483 § 1 (part), 2005: Ord. 1333 § 1 (part), 1998)