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OTHER TRI-VALLEY CITIES' CONTRIBUTION LIMITS. In the Tri-Valley, the Cities of Dublin and Livemnore have adopted contribution limits of $300 and $250, respectively. San Ramon does not have a contribution limit. OUT-0F-ARFJ~1 CONTRIBUTORS. In acknowledgement of freedom of speech and association, contribution limits may not distinguish between local contributors versus contributors from outside of the City. In practice, interested pen~ns may review the Campaign Statements, which list the name, address, occupation and place of employment for every person contributing $25.00 or more (in cash or equivalent) to a candidate or candidate's committee, to determine what amount of support a candidate receives from outside of the City. Providing Direction to Staff about Umits on Contributions. If the City Council considers enacting an ordinance to limit contributions by individuals, businesses, organizations or committees to candidates for local office, the City Council should provide staff with direction regarding the following issues: - Amount of limit (e.g. $250, $300, or some other amount) - Election period during which limit would be in force, for example: Option 1 -Allow contributions to begin 31 days (or some ocher period] following the prior election, and allow contributions to continue only until 7 days prior to the date of the election at issue -which will allow all contributions to be reported in the final Campaign Statement due 4 days prior to the election. Option 2 - Allow contributions to begin 31 days (or some other period) following the prior election, and allow contributions to be made for a set number of days after the election date, which will allow for campaign debt retirement. Option 3 - Allow the contributor to indicate which election the contribution is intended to apply to, and allow contributions to be made after an election date to be attributed to the just-decided election for a set period of time. Expenditure Limit -Voluntary Pledoe. Expenditure limits are a direct restraint on speech and association. Expenditure limits have only been legally upheld when tied to the acceptance of public funds for an election campaign. As no city in Calffomia has provided public funding of campaigns for local office, expenditure limits are utilized only as voluntary pledges. Page3of6