This resolution allows the Mayor and certain members of the Mayor's Office to temporarily bypass the city's rules on soliciting donations for six months to support specific initiatives. It is intended to facilitate fundraising efforts for these Core Initiatives.
Resolution authorizing a six-month waiver of the City’s Behested Payments Ordinance for the Mayor and designated members of the Mayor’s Office to solicit donations to support Core Initiatives, pursuant to Section 3.620(f) of the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code.
How it got here
The legislation originated from the need to extend a waiver of the City's Behested Payments Ordinance to allow the Mayor's Office to solicit donations for urgent Core Initiatives.
The Board authorized a six-month waiver of the Behested Payments Ordinance to allow the Mayor and designated officials to solicit donations for Core Initiatives, as per Ordinance No. 10-25.
The Mayor's Office submitted a request to extend the waiver of the Behested Payments Ordinance for an additional six months to continue fundraising for Core Initiatives.
A substitute resolution was introduced to authorize a six-month waiver of the Behested Payments Ordinance for the Mayor and designated members of the Mayor's Office.
The committee recommended the resolution as amended, allowing the Mayor's Office to solicit donations for Core Initiatives.
The Board of Supervisors adopted the resolution authorizing the six-month waiver of the Behested Payments Ordinance.
The Mayor approved the resolution, finalizing the extension of the waiver for the Behested Payments Ordinance.
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