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Councilmember Sullivan supported the two-year election period and he asked to address the <br />cut-off period separately. Councilmember McGovern supported the two-year election period. <br />Councilmember Cook-Kallio stated her opposition to the two-year period and said she would <br />support the one year from January 1 to December 31. <br />Councilmember Thome supported the one-year period and said sometimes people in office <br />need to go to things because they are in office and the City cannot reimburse. He would like the <br />opportunity to use his campaign funds to do that. Councilmember Sullivan said you could still <br />use your campaign money but it goes against your limit which he supports because it is a free <br />pass for a year and it doesn't go against the cap which challengers won't have that opportunity. <br />Councilmember McGovern agreed. Councilmember Cook-Kallio disagreed and said if you know <br />you are a candidate, you could purchase things ahead of time. <br />Ms. Seto said the way the ordinance is proposed, it would be retroactive. While you would take <br />the voluntary expenditure limit pledge when filing nomination papers which is 113 days before <br />the election, depending on what option is chosen, the expenditures would reach back in time <br />and you would have to state those expenditures. <br />Motion: It was m/s by SullivaNMcGovern to support the two-year period. Motion failed by the <br />following vote: <br />Ayes: Councilmembers Sullivan, McGovern <br />Noes: Councilmembers Cook-Kallio, Thome, Mayor Hosterman <br />Absent: None <br />Motion: It was m/s by Cook-KalliolThorne to support the one-year period. Motion passed by the <br />following Vote: <br />Ayes: Councilmembers Cook-Kallio, Thome, Mayor Hosterman <br />Noes: Councilmembers McGovern, Sullivan <br />Absent: None <br />Motion: It was m/s by Cook-Kallio/Thorne to approve the cut-off period December 31 S` of the <br />election year; that the one-year go from January 1-December 31St. Motion passed by the <br />following vote: <br />Ayes: Councilmembers Cook-Kallio, Thome, Mayor Hosterman <br />Noes: Councilmembers McGovern, Sullivan <br />Absent: None <br />Regarding the issue of the penalty, Councilmembers Sullivan and McGovern said they did not <br />support it. <br />Motion: It was m/s by SullivaNHosterman to approve a voluntary expenditure limit of $1.00 per <br />registered voter indexed with the CPI. <br />Ayes: Councilmembers Cook-Kallio, McGovern, Sullivan, Thorne, Mayor Hosterman <br />Noes: None <br />Absent: None <br />City Council Minutes 16 January 15, 2008 <br />