HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrd. 1745 ORDINANCE NO. 1745
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD,
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA AMENDING
CHAPTER 2, SECTION 1 OF THE LYNWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE BY
ADDING SECTION 2-1.9 ESTABLISHING CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION
LIMITS
WHEREAS,the City of Lynwood (the"City") is a general law city, incorporated under
the laws of the State of California; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend Chapter 2, Section 1 of the Lynwood
Municipal Code by adding Section 2-1.9, which establishes campaign contribution limits.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council does hereby find the above recitals correct and
incorporate them herein as part of the findings.
Section 2. Section 2-1.9 is hereby added to Chapter 2, Section 1 of the Lynwood
Municipal Code to read as follows:
2-1.9 Campaign Contribution Limitation
No candidate for elective office and no controlled committee of that candidate may solicit or
accept any campaign contribution that will cause the total amount contributed by any one
person to the candidate in support of or opposition to campaign, measure or other
expenditure related to a political, legislative or governmental, activity to exceed three
thousand dollars ($3,000.00) per calendar year. For purposes of this chapter, contributions
from husband and wife are considered separate and distinct contributions and may not
exceed three thousand hundred dollars each. However, contributions purported to be from
minor children under eighteen years of age shall be considered one in the same as those
made by their respective parents(s) and /or guardian(s).
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Section 3. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence clause or phrase or
word of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision
of any court of competent jurisdiction or preempted by state legislation such decision or
legislation shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City
Council declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each and every section,
subsection, sentence clause or phrase or word not declared invalid or unconstitutional
without regard to any such decision or preemptive legislation.
Section 4. Effective Date: This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days from and
after its passage and adoption by the City Council of the City of Lynwood.
First read at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 3rd day of May 2022 and
adopted and ordered published at regular meeting of said Council on the 3rd of May, 2022.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 3rd day of May 2022.
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Jorge Ca` •
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Mayor
ATTEST:
Maria Quinonez Ernie
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Cit Clerk City . . ger
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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Noel Tapia U Ernie4; andez dez
Cit Attorney City -ger
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Lynwood
at a regular meeting held on the 3rd day of May 2022, and passed by the following votes:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS FLORES, SANTANA, SOTO AND MAYOR PRO
TEM SOLACHE
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: MAYOR CASANOVA
ABSTAIN: NONE
Maria Quinonez,
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, and the Clerk of the City
Council of said City, do hereby certify that the above foregoing is a full, true and correct
copy of Ordinance No. 1745 on file in my office and that said Resolution was adopted on
the date and by the vote therein stated. Dated this 3rd day of May 2022.
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aria Quinonez, '
City Clerk
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