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MINUTES
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2009 -3:30 PM
COUNCIL HEARING ROOM
990 PALM STREET -SAN LUIS OBISPO
1. CALL TO ORDER:
The meeting was called to order at 3:30 PM.
2. ROLL CALL:
Present: John Ewan, Ty Griffin, Mike, Latner (Alternate), Christine Mulholland,
Pam Voges-Ruggles
Absent: Dodie Williams
Staff Present: Elaina Cano, Jonathan Lowell
3. OATHS OF OFFICE
Interim City Clerk Cano administered the Oath of Office to all Committee members
present.
4. SELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR
Moved by Member Voges, seconded by Member Griffen to appoint Member Ewan
as Committee Chair; passed by a 4:0 vote.
Moved by Member Griffin seconded by Member Voges to appoint Member
Mulholland as Committee Vice Chair; 4:0 vote.
5. DISCUSSION -PLAN OF ACTION FOR REVIEW
Interim City Clerk Cano distributed additional materials for the Committee's review.
She noted that it is staff's goal to present Council with the Committee's
recommendation at a meeting in November (3 or 17).
City Attorney Lowell informed the Committee that there has not been issues raised
by staff, Council members and citizens since the previous review of the Election
Campaign Regulations Committee met in 2005.
Election Campaign Regulations Committee Minutes -July 22, 2009
During the ensuing discussion, the Committee requested that staff provide the
following information for consideration at the next meeting:
* Past Committee minutes and staff reports
* Copy of Tribune article regarding the Atascadero City Council's decision
for Campaign Spending Cap
* Comparison of State and City Regulations
* Links to the FPPC site
* Links to Charter Cities which have adopted Campaign Finance Regulation
Ordinances
6. PUBLIC COMMENT
No members of the public were present.
7. SELECTION OF NEXT MEETING DATE
The next meeting will be held at 4:00 p.m. on August 13, 2009, in the Council
Hearing Room.
8. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 4:21 p.m.
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Elaina Cano, Interim City Clerk
Approved: 08/13/09
Election Campaign Regulations Committee Minutes -July 22, 2009