TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Rick Otto, City Manager
FROM: Gary A. Sheatz, City Attorney
Pamela Coleman, City Clerk
1. SUBJECT
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Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Orange adding Chapter 2.11 requiring electronic filing of Campaign Statements and Statements of Economic Interests.
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2. SUMMARY
California Government Code Section 84615 allows local government agencies to adopt an ordinance that requires an elected officer, candidate, committee, or other person required to file campaign statements to file online or electronically with the City Clerk. The City has entered into an agreement with Netfile, Inc., a vendor approved by the California Secretary of State, to provide an online electronic filing system for campaign disclosure statements and statements of economic interests. The proposed ordinance contains the findings required by Government Code Section 84615 to allow implementation of an electronic filing system.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Introduce and approve Ordinance No. 18-20 for First Reading and set the Second Reading for December 8, 2020.
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4. FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact for adopting the Orange Municipal Code amendments.
Netfile, Inc. will provide free service through the end of the fiscal year, June 30, 2021. The annual cost of the electronic filing system after June 30, 2021, is $9,120 for both Campaign Disclosure Statements and Conflict of Interest forms. The cost of this system is offset by the realized benefits of efficiency, transparency, and convenience.
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 2: Be a fiscally healthy community
a: Expend fiscal resources responsibly.
Goal 4: Provide outstanding public service
c: Enhance technology to improve public accessibility to information and services.
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
On January 1, 2013, Assembly Bill 2452 added Government Code ?84615 which allows a local government agency to man...
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