Ord 2018-037/amendments to San Marcos Code of Ethics

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ORDINANCE NO. 2018-37 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 5, CODE OF ETHICS, OF THE SAN MARCOS CITY CODE; ADDING A NEW DIVISION 4 — CAMPAIGN FINANCES; SETTING A LIMIT OF $500 ON INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR OR CITY COUNCIL PER ELECTION CYCLE; SETTING AGGREGATE LIMITS ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER; ORDAINING OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE FOREGOING; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 2, Article 5, Code of Ethics, of the San Marcos City Code is hereby amended to add a new Division 4, Campaign Finances, to read as follows: ARTICLE 5. CODE OF ETHICS DIVISION 4. CAMPAIGN FINANCES Sec. 2.466. Definitions. In this division; Campaign contribution means and includes a contribution to a candidate for mayor or city council in any of the following forms: a monetary contribution or a non-monetary contribution(in-kind contribution). Contributor means a natural person or a business entity other than a corporation Election cycle means the period of time beginning on the day after the last general election for the office of mayor or council member of a particular council place and ending on the day of the next general election for that position. Sec. 2.467. Individual Contribution Limit. A contributor may not make campaign contributions in an amount exceeding $500 per election cycle to a candidate for mayor or to a candidate for council member of a particular council place. This limit does not apply to contributions by a candidate to his or her own campaign. Sec. 2.468. Aggregate Fund Raising Limits. (a) Candidates for mayor. A candidate for the office of mayor, including an incumbent