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Ordinance No. 2277 Page 3 of 25 EXHIBIT A Amend §1.22.025 as follows §1.22.025 Voluntary campaign contribution limitation. A. No person shall make any contribution(s) to a candidate for the office of council member or mayor in a general election, cumulated with such person's contribution(s) to such candidate's -controlled committees, which exceed the cumulative amount of $1,000.00, nor shall any such contribution(s) which exceed the cumulative amount of $1,000.00 be accepted by any candidate or candidate's committee from any person. B. No person shall make any contribution(s) to a candidate for the office of council member or mayor in a special election, cumulated with such person's contribution(s) to such candidate's -controlled committees, which exceed the cumulative amount of $1,000.00, nor shall any such contribution(s) which exceed the cumulative amount of $1,000.00 be accepted by any candidate or candidate's committee from any person. C. The voluntary contribution limits stated in subsections A and B of this section shall not apply to contributions made or received in support of, or in opposition to, a ballot measure, nor shall said voluntary contribution limits apply to contributions made by a candidate to his or her own campaign. D. A candidate may transfer non -surplus campaign funds from that candidate's - controlled committee to a campaign committee for elective city office controlled by the same candidate. Candidates may not redesignate a committee for one election for another election. Contributions transferred shall be attributed to specific contributors using a "last in, first out" or "first in, first out" accounting method, and these attributed contributions when aggregated with all other contributions from the same contributor shall not exceed the limits set forth in subsections A and B of this section. A committee transferring funds must designate in its records at the time of its first transfer whether it elects the "last in, first out" or a "first in, first out" method of accounting for the current and future transfers. This designation is irrevocable. Candidates and committees shall comply with the campaign finance requirements set forth in Section 18536 of Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations, as amended, except that references therein to state contribution limits shall be deemed to refer to the requirements of this chapter. E. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is acknowledged that the contribution limits of this chapter are voluntary, and candidates, candidates' committees and other persons must still adhere to the requirements of state law regarding state contribution limits. Add a new §5.20.035 as follows: §5.20.035 Family day care homes. The provisions of this title shall not apply to family day care homes, whether small or large, as defined in Cal. Health & Safety Code §§1597.30 et seq. Amend §6.56.050 as follows: