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Motion: It was m/s Thorne/Cook-Kallio to introduce Ordinance No. 1966 amending the Municipal Code to require electronic filing of campaign statements by candidates and committees, and directing staff to provide links to State and County websites. Motion passed by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Cook-Kallio, McGovern, Sullivan, Thorne, Mayor Hosterman Noes: None Absent: None Abstain: None Motion: Councilmember Sullivan made a motion that the reporting period for filing of contribution is from one day after the election until seven days prior to the next election. Motion failed due to lack of a second. Councilmember Cook-Kallio confirmed the semi-annual filing period and requested the ability to retire a debt, stating many bills and items are realized after an election. Councilmember McGovern supported the motion with the ability to keep a committee open to raise money to payoff debt. Councilmember Sullivan said if the Council supports option 1 and which applies to voluntary expenditures only, it solves the problem because as long as one does not exceed the expenditure limit, the candidate can raise money in the next period and pay off the debt. City Manager Fialho confirmed with Councilmember Sullivan that the limit would take effect one day after the election and stop 7 days prior to the next election. If on the 7th day a candidate/incumbent needed to spend money not currently in the campaign, he/she would be able to raise money to pay off the debt. Councilmember Cook-Kallio questioned how the unsuccessful candidate would be able to raise money to payoff debt and Councilmember Sullivan said they could and would need to keep their campaign open and raise money to retire their debt. Motion: It was moved by Councilmember Sullivan that the Council approve a reporting period for filing of contributions is from one (1) day after the election until seven (7) days prior to the next election; and to establish a voluntary expenditure limit that is $1 per registered voter with an escalation factor indexed to the CPI; that the pledge apply to the entire election period (effective in 2008 for the start of the next election) and any money spent must fall within that pledge period. Councilmember Cook-Kallio was not opposed to voluntary expenditure limits as long as she understands what will happen once it is in place. She did not want to make it overly complicated or result in what the Councilmembers want. She cited items like the ballot costs and filing fees, expenses candidates and officeholders have which are not paid for by the City where campaign money is paid for like public outreach and flyers. She asked if a candidate could potentially take in more money but only expend the $36,000 or would the amount be different for Council and the Mayor. Councilmember Sullivan said you could raise any amount but expend only up to $36,000. City Manager Fialho asked to work with staff on the timeline and report back to Council. Councilmember Sullivan said for the November 2008, it would be 118 days before and asked City Council Minutes 8 December 18, 2007