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2.74.010 PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY That the purpose of this Ordinance is to require the filing of Campaign Disclosure Statements and Statements of Economic Interest by elected officials, candidates, staff, consultants or committees electronically. The City Council enacts this ordinance in accordance with the authority granted to cities by State law. 2.74.020 FINDINGS A. California Government Code Section 84615 provides that a legislative body of a local government agency may adopt an ordinance that requires an elected officer, candidate, committee, or other person required to file statements, reports, or other documents required by Chapter 4 of the Political Reform Act to file such statements, reports, or other documents online or electronically with the City Clerk. B. In any instance in which the original statement is required to be filed with the Secretary of State and a copy of that statement is required to be filed with the local government agency, the ordinance may permit that the copy be filed online or electronically. C. The City Council expressly finds and determines that the City's web -based System contains multiple safeguards to protect the integrity and security of the data, and will operate securely and effectively and will not unduly burden filers; and D. The City Clerk will operate the electronic filing system in compliance with the requirements of California Government Code Section 84615 and any other applicable laws. 2.74.030 GENERAL APPLICATION A. Any elected officer, candidate, or committee required to file statements, reports or other documents ("Statements") as required by Chapter 4 of the Political Reform Act (California Government Code Section 84100 et seq.) shall file such Statements using the City's online system according to procedures established by the City Clerk. These procedures shall ensure that the online system complies with the requirements set forth in Section 84615 of the Government Code. B. The online filing system shall ensure the integrity of the data transmitted and shall include safeguards against efforts to tamper with, manipulate, alter, or subvert the data. C. The online filing system shall only accept a filing in the standardized record format that is developed by the California Secretary of State pursuant to Section 84602(a)(2) of the California Government Code and that is compatible with the Secretary of State's system for receiving an online or electronic filing. 2.74.040 PROCEDURES FOR UTILIZING ONLINE FILING A. Commencing with the effective date of this ordinance, elected officers, candidates, or committees required to file statements must file such statements electronically, unless exempt from the requirement to file online pursuant to Government Code Section 84615(a) because the officer, candidate, or committee receives less than $2,000 in contributions and makes less than $2,000 in expenditures in a calendar year. All other individuals required to 2 I:\Ordinances\Nos 2900-2999 in Word\2935 Adding Chapter 2.74 Electronic Filing.docx