TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND. FROM: Toni J. Taber, CM1 SUBJECT: SEE BELOW. DATE: November 5, Approval of Adjusted Campaign Contribution Limits.

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1 COUNCIL AGENDA: ITEM: 2.11, CITY OF SAN IPSE Memorandum CAPITAL OF SILICON VALLEY TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL SUBJECT: SEE BELOW SUBJECT: FROM: Toni J. Taber, CM1 DATE: November 5, 2015 Approval of Adjusted Campaign Contribution Limits. RECOMMENDATION As recommended by the Rules and Open Government Committee on November 4, 2015, approve the adjusted campaign contribution limits and adopt a resolution approving the adjusted campaign contribution limits in accordance with San Jose Municipal Code Section C.

2 RULES COMMITTEE: ITEM: G.4 CITY OF SAN JOSE CAPITAL OF SILICON VALLEY TO: RULES AND OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF ADJUSTED CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS Approved Memorandum FROM: Tom J. Taber, CMC DATE: October 16, 2015 Date RECOMMENDATION 1. Approve the adjusted campaign contribution limits and adopt a resolution approving the adjusted campaign contribution limits in accordance with San Jose Municipal Code Section C. 2. Place the item on the November 17, 2015 Council Agenda for action. OUTCOME Approval of the recommendation will update the campaign contribution limits for the Primary Municipal Election to be held on June 7, 2016 and the General Municipal Election to be held on November 8, BACKGROUND On November 1, 2011, the City Council adopted Ordinance amending certain sections of Title 12 of the San Jose Municipal Code. As part of that Ordinance, Section C directed the to recalculate the campaign contribution limits based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose area and round to the nearest one hundred dollars in September The Ordinance set forth the formula the is to use. Based on CPI data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, those calculations are below. ANALYSIS CPI Change CPI for June Less CPI for December Equals index point change Divided by December 2010 CPI Equals 13.82%

3 RULES AND OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE November 4, 2015 Subject:. Adjusted Campaign Contribution Limits t_ - _ Page 2 Campaign Contribution Limits The 2011 campaign contribution limits were set at $500 per person for Council candidates, and $1,000 per person for Mayoral candidates. The 2013 campaign contribution limits were adjusted to $500 for Council candidates and $1,100 for Mayoral candidates. With the adoption of this resolution, the 2015 campaign contribution limits will be adjusted to $600 for Councilmember candidates and $1,100 for Mayoral candidates. EVALUATION AND FOLLOW-UP No additional follow-up action with City Council is expected at this time. PUBLIC OUTREACH This memorandum will be posted on the City's Council Agenda website for the November 17, 2015 Council Meeting. COORDINATION This memorandum has been coordinated with the City Attorney's Office. CEOA Not a project, File No. PP10-068(c), Code or Policy change that involves no changes in the physical environment. A TONI J. TABER, CMC For questions please contact Toni J. Taber,, at (408)

4 RD:NXN:KML 10/14/2015 RESOLUTION NO, A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JOSE APPROVING THE ADJUSTED CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAN JOSE MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION C WHEREAS, on November 1, 2011, the San Jose City Council ("City Council") adopted Ordinance 28985, amending certain sections of Title 12 of the San Jose Municipal Code ("SJMC"); and WHEREAS, as part of that Ordinance, Section C of the SJMC was amended to direct the to recalculate the Campaign Contribution Limits based on the Consumer Price Index ("CPI") for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose area if the CPI has increased during the "base period" as defined in Section C of the SJMC, beginning September 1, 2013 and continuing thereafter on September 1 st of each odd numbered year; and WHEREAS, if the calculation results in an amount that is higher than the previously established Campaign Contribution Limit(s) when rounded to the nearest $100, the City Clerk will then increase the Campaign Contribution Limit(s) established in SJMC Section OA and SJMC Section B by the percentage increase rounded to the nearest $100, and recommend that the City Council adopt a resolution specifying the adjusted Campaign Contribution Limit(s); and WHEREAS, the calculations below reflect the change in the Campaign Contribution Limits directed by Section C of the SJMC: T / Council Agenda:. Item No.: DRAFT-Contact the Office of the at (408) or CityClerk@sanjoseca.gov for final document.

5 RD:NXN:KML 10/14/2015 Campaign Contribution Limits Base Amount CPI % Change Base + CPI Change Councilmember $ % $ $600 Rounded to Nearest 100 Mayor $1, % $1, $1,100 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JOSE THAT: The adjusted Campaign Contribution Limits, in accordance with San Jose Municipal Code Section C, are approved. ADOPTED this day of, 2015, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: DISQUALIFIED: ATTEST: SAM LICCARDO Mayor TONI J. TABER, CMC T / : Council Agenda: Item No.: DRAFT-Contact the Office of the at (408) or CityClerk@sanjoseca.gov for final document.