Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, March 07, 2023
Ordinance Second Reading
SUBJECT:
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SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE REPEALING SECTION 2419 OF THE CARSON MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO RESTRICTIONS ON COUNCILMEMBER MASS MAILINGS AT PUBLIC EXPENSE (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
This item transmits a request for City Council to conduct a Second Reading of an Ordinance to Repeal Carson Municipal Code ("CMC") Section 2419 ("Prohibited Mass Mailings by Councilmembers"), consistent with City Council action taken at the February 21, 2023, City Council Meeting.
The recommended action would revert the City back to compliance with state law (the Political Reform Act and the FPPC Regulations thereunder) rather than also being subject to compliance with the more restrictive current City codes and policies, as detailed in the background section of this report.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
CONDUCT a Second Reading by title only and with full reading waived, Ordinance No. 23-2302, entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, REPEALING SECTION 2419 (PROHIBITED MASS MAILINGS BY COUNCILMEMBERS) OF CHAPTER 4 (CITY OFFICES - COUNCIL CHAMBERS - MEETINGS) OF ARTICLE II (ADMINISTRATION) OF THE CARSON MUNICIPAL CODE" (Exhibit No. 1).
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III. ALTERNATIVES
TAKE any other action the City Council deems appropriate that is consistent with the requirements of the law.
IV. BACKGROUND
Current City Rules re: Mass Mailings
CMC 2419 provides, "No member of the City Council nor Mayor shall cause to be designed, produced, printed, copied, or distributed, by any means, to any person's residence, place of employment or business, or post office box, any newsletter, brochure, flyer, letter, or other mailing at City expense, excluding any single letter sent in response to an unsolicited request, without the prior approval of the City Council."
Current State Law re: Mass Mailings
The Political Reform Act, at Government Code Section ("GC") 8...
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