Other/Miscellaneous Request Template (Appointments; ROW; Code Changes; Zoning Action, etc.)
Date Submitted: 08-08-17
Requesting Agency: Clerk and Recorder
Division: Elections Division
* Name: Amber McReynolds
* Phone: 720-865-4850
* Email: amber.mcreynolds@denvergov.org
Item Title & Description:
(Do not delete the following instructions)
These appear on the Council meeting agenda. Initially, the requesting agency will enter a 2-3 sentence description. Upon bill filling, the City Attorney's Office should enter the title above the description (the title should be in bold font).
Both the title and description must be entered between the red "title" and "body" below. Do not at any time delete the red "title" or "body" markers from this template.
title
A bill for an ordinance amending Article III of Chapter 15 of the Revised Municipal Code concerning the regulation of campaign finances.
Amends Article III of Chapter 15 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code to update provisions pertaining to campaign finance by clarifying and adding definitions, adjusting existing reporting deadlines and requirements, establishing new reporting requirements for independent expenditures and electioneering communications, providing a structure to impose, waive and appeal fines for late reports, and providing clean-up changes throughout the bill including removing outdated charter code references, updating cross references to code sections, and revising or relocating language for better clarity. The Committee approved filing this bill at its meeting on 8-15-17.
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Affected Council District(s) or citywide? Citywide
Executive Summary with Rationale and Impact:
Detailed description of the item and why we are doing it. This can be a separate attachment.
Updates sections of Chapter 15 DRMC to clarify various definitions, adjust reporting deadlines, expand the types of activities that must disclose spending and create a fining structure for candidates and committees that...
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