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RESOLUTION NO. 4709 A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A VOLUNTARY CAMPAIGN FINANCE PROGRAM FOR CITY ELECTIONS. The City Council of the City of Eugene finds as follows: A. The City Council is concerned about the escalating costs of running for city office, and the appearance of impropriety when an individual or corporation contributes significant funds to a candidate's campaign. B. The City Council believes a program encouraging city candidates to limit campaign expenditures and contributions would improve the city elections process. NOW, THEREFORE, based upon the above findings, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, a Municipal Corporation of the State of Oregon, as follows: Section 1. The City Manager shall establish a voluntary campaign finance program. Section 2. The voluntary program shall be limited to candidates who pledge that they will comply with all of the following limits: (a) An expenditure limit for city council election of$7,500; and (b) A contribution limit of $100 per person or entity; and (c) A contribution limit of $500 from a candidate for his/her own campaign. The limits per election for mayoral candidates who pledge to comply with the voluntary program are: (a) An expenditure limit for mayoral election of $30,000; and (b) A contribution of $500 per person or entity; and (c) A contribution limit of $500 from a candidate for his/her own campaign. Limits shall cover a single election only. Consequently, if a candidate has a run-off election, the limits start over. Section 3. The voluntary limits program will also include a prohibition on the receipt of any campaign contributions after the deadline for filing the second supplemental campaign contribution and expense report. The City will make available on the City web site or upon request, the second supplemental report and any reports as required by the State of Oregon as noted in Section 10. Resolution - 1