HomeMy WebLinkAbout032518 ORD - 08/17/2021Ordinance adopting the procedure to terminate the campaign treasurer
appointment of an inactive candidate or inactive specific -purpose political
committee in accordance with Texas Election Code Section 252.0131; and
amending the City Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2, Administration, with addition of
new Section 2-7.
Whereas, Texas Election Code Chapter 252 requires candidates and political committees to file
record of the appointment of a campaign treasurer with the appropriate filing authority;
Whereas, Texas Election Code 252.014 requires the authority with whom a campaign treasurer
appointment is filed shall preserve the treasurer appointment record for two years after the date
the appointment is terminated;
Whereas, Texas Election Code 254.065 and 254.125 provide that a campaign treasurer
appointment is officially terminated upon the filing of a final campaign report however not all
candidates/committees have consistently filed final reports;
Whereas, in 2005, pursuant to HB 1863, the Texas Election Code Section 252.0131 was
amended to provide that the governing body of a political subdivision by ordinance or order may
adopt a process by which the clerk or secretary, as applicable, of the political subdivision may
terminate the campaign treasurer appointment of an inactive candidate or political committee;
Whereas, stated Legislative Intent for HB 1863 was to address administrative burden placed upon
local governments required to maintain these records of campaign treasurer appointments of
inactive candidates and inactive political action committees;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The City Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2, Administration, is amended with addition
of new Section 2-7 by which the City Council may terminate the campaign treasurer appointment
of an inactive candidate or inactive specific -purpose political committee, new Section 2-7 to read
as follows:
2-7 Authority to terminate campaign treasurer appointment of inactive candidate
and inactive specific purpose political committee.
(a) For purposes of this Ordinance, a candidate becomes "inactive" if the candidate files a
campaign treasurer appointment with the City Secretary as required by Texas Election Code
Section 252.005 as amended, and more than two years has lapsed since the candidate has
filed any required campaign finance reports with the City Secretary.
(b) For purposes of this Ordinance, a specific -purpose political committee becomes
"inactive" if the specific -purpose political committee files a campaign treasurer appointment with
the City Secretary as required by Texas Election Code Section 252.006 or 252.007 as
amended, and more than two years has lapsed since the campaign treasurer of the specific
purpose political committee has filed any required campaign finance reports with the City
Secretary.
(c) This Ordinance does not apply to a candidate who has been elected to the office of mayor
or city council member of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas.
(d) Before the termination of a campaign treasurer appointment, the City Council must
consider the proposed termination in a regularly scheduled city council meeting.
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(e) Before the City Council may consider termination of a campaign treasurer appointment
under this Ordinance and Section 252.0131, Texas Election Code, the City Secretary shall send
written notice to the affected candidate or specific -purpose political committee.
(f) The written notice required in subsection (e) must be given at least fourteen (14) calendar
days before the date of the meeting at which the City Council will consider the termination of a
campaign treasurer appointment and must include:
(1) the date, time, and place of the meeting;
(2) a statement of the City Council's intention to consider termination of the
campaign treasurer appointment;
(3) a reference to the particular sections of the statutes and the Ordinance that
give the City Council the authority to consider the termination of a campaign
treasurer appointment; and
(4) the effect of termination of a campaign treasurer appointment.
(g) The termination of a candidate's or specific -purpose political committee's campaign
treasurer appointment under this Ordinance and Section 252.0131, Texas Election Code, takes
effect on the thirtieth (30th) calendar day after the date of the meeting at which the City Council
votes to terminate the campaign treasurer appointment.
(h) Following the meeting at which the City Council votes to terminate the campaign treasurer
appointment in accordance with this Ordinance, the City Secretary shall promptly notify the
affected candidate or specific -purpose political committee that the campaign treasurer
appointment has been terminated. The notice must state the effective date of the termination.
SECTION 2. This Ordinance takes effect upon publication.
That the foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading on this,
the (0r day of 5-1' 2021, by the following vote:
Paulette M. Guajardo kirk_ John Martinez
Roland Barrera Ben Molina
Gil Hernandez kik, Mike Pusley
Michael Hunter Greg Smith
Billy A. Lerma
That the foregoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed finally on this, the 1 i-i,K
day of t)5+ 2021, by the following vote:
Paulette M. Guajardo
Roland Barrera
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John Martinez
Ben Molina
Gil Hernandez
Michael Hunter
Billy A. Lerma
Mike Pusley
Greg Smith
PASSED AND APPROVED on this, the day of hST
ATTEST:
Rebecca L. Huerta
2021.
Paulette M. Guajardo
City Secretary Mayor
EFFECTIVE DATE
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ORDINANCE(S)
CITY OF CORPUS CHRIS TI -SECRETARY No. 032518, Ordinance
adopting the procedure to
PO BOX 9277 terminate the campaign
treasurer appointment of
an inactive candidate or in-
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78401 active specific-purpose po-
litical committee in accord-
ance with Texas Election
Code Section 252.0131; and
amending the City Code of
STATE OF WISCONSIN) Ordinances, Chapter 2, Ad-
)) ministration, with addition
of new Section 2-7. This or-
COUNTY OF BROWN) dinance was passed and ap-
proved on second reading
by the Corpus Christi City
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