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ORDINANCE NO. 77-2926
AN AMENDMENT TO THE HOME ROLE CHARTER FOR THE CITY OF
IOWA CITY TO MAID; SECTION 6.01 CONFORM WITH THE SUPREME
COURT DECISION OF BDCIQ,EY V. VALL17.
BE IT ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNCIL. OF THE CITY OF IO4A CITY:
SECTION I. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Amendment is to allow the City to
continue to impose limitations on the amount an individual or political committee
contributes to a single candidate but to remove the limitation on a candidate's
expenditure of personal funds and the ceiling on overall campaign expenditures.
SECTION II. AMENDMENT. That Section 6.01, Hare Rule Charter, be amended
by substituting the following language:
SECTION 6.01 LIVETATIONS ON THE AMOUNT OF CA4+IPAIGN CONTRIBUTIOL
The Council, by ordinance, shall prescribe limitations on the
amount of campaign contributions made by an individual or
political committee to a candidate for election to Council.
SECTION III. REPEALER. Section 6.01, Home Rule Charter, is hereby
repealed.
SECTION IV. EFFf ivE DATE. This ordinance shall be in effect after its
final passage, approval and publication as required by law.
It was moved by Foster and seconded by Balmer
that the ordinance be finally adopted, and upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
.x Balmer
x deProsse
X Foster
x Neuhauser
x Perret
X Selzer
x Vevera
Mayor
ATTEST4L 0
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City Clerk
First Consideration 2/22/77
Vote for passage: Ayes: Neuhauser, Selzer, Vevera, Balmer, Foster.
Nays: Ferret. Absent: deProsse
Second Consideration 3/1/77
Vote. for passage: Selzer, Vevera, Balmer, Neuhauser: Ayes. Perret,
deProsse: Nays. Foster: Absent
Date of Publication
Passed and approved this 15th day of March , 1977.
RF.CEIVIED � 1LPFU,.irD
8Y THE LEGAL
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AN AM6NN1MEN1' TO ORDINANCE NO. 75-2783 TO AMID SECTION I
AND SECTION V AND TO DELETE SECTION VII (B), (C), AND (D)
WHICH PLACED LIMITATIONS ON A CANDIDATE'S EXPENDITURES OF
HIS PERSONAL FUNDS, A CEILING ON OVERALL CAMPAIGN EXPENDI-
TURES, AND INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES.
BE IT ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOTA CITY,
IOWA:
SECTION I. PURPOSE. The purpose of this amendment is to bring the
Iowa City Municipal Campaign Finance Ordinance in conformity with the United
States Supreme Court decision, Buckley v. Valeo which invalidated the Act's
independent expenditure ceiling, its limitation on a candidate's expenditures
from his personal funds, and its ceiling on overall campaign expenditures.
SECTION II. AMENDMENT. That Ordinance No. 75-2786, Section I,
be amended by substituting the following language for 75-2866, Section I:
SECTION I. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this ordinance is to promote the general welfare of
the citizens of Iowa City, Iowa, by requiring public disclosure
of campaign contributions received, the names and addresses of
contributors to such campaigns, and the purpose and amounts of
expenditures in political campaigns in municipal elections;
placing realistic and enforceable limits on the amount persons
may contribute to political campaigns in municipal elections;
and providing penalties for violation of this ordinance.
SECTION III. AMENDMENT. That Ordinance 75-2786, Section V, be
amended by subsEt-uting the following language for 75-2866, Section V:
SECTION V. LIMITATIONS ON CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS BY PERSONS.
With regard to elections to fill a municipal public office:
No person shall make, and no candidate or committee shall
solicit or accept, any contribution which will cause the
total amount contributed by any such contributor with re-
spect to a single election in support of or opposition to
such candidate, including contributions to political com-
mittees supporting or opposing such candidate, to exceed
fifty dollars ($50).
SECTION IV. REPEALER. Ordinance No. 75-2786, Section VII (b), (c),
and (d) are hereby repealed.
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SECTION V. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in effect after
its final passage, approval and publication as required by law.
It was moved by Vevera and seconded by
SP1 7.p rthat the Ordinance be finally adopted, and
upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
x Balmer
x deProsse
x Foster
x Neuhauser
x Perret
x Selzer
x Vevera
or l
ATTEST • tiL L :cli
City Clerk
First Consideration 2/22/77
Vote for passage: Ayes: Selzer, Vevera, Balmer, Foster,
Neuhauser. Nays: Perret. Absent: deProsse.
Second Consideration 3/1/77
Vote for passage: Ayes: Selzer, Vevera, Balmer, Neuhauser.
Nays: deProsse, Perret. Absent: Foster.
Date of publication
Passed and approved this 15th day
of March , 197 -
RECEIVED & APPROVED
EX THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT
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ORDINANCE NO. 77-2828
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE 2238 BY CHANGING THE USE REGULATIONS
OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM RlA ZONE TO C7. ZONE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA:
Section 1. The property described below is hereby reclassified from
its present classification of RIA Zone and the boundaries
of C2 Zone as indicated upon the Zoning Map
of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, shall be enlarged to include the follow-
ing property, to -wit:
Commencing at the intersection of the north line of Section 22,
Township 79 North, Range 6 Rest of the 5th P.M. with the center-
line of the public highway known as the Sand Road, thence west
along the north line of said Section 22, 1405 feet, thence south
1094 feet, thence east to the centerline of said public highway,
thence northeasterly and northerly along the centerline of said
public highway to the place of beginning, Excepting therefrom all
of the above-described land lying east of the Chicago, Rock Island,
and Pacific Railway right-of-way; also herein the north 60 feet
and the south 60 feet of that part of the above-described land
lying east of the Chicago, Rock Island; and Pacific Railway
right-of-way; Also excepting the following: Beginning at the
northwest corner of the above described real estate, thence east
along the north line of said Section 22, 300 feet, thence south
425 feet, thence west 300 feet, thence north 425 feet to the
point of beginning. (1805 S. Gilbert Street - Kennedy tract)
as requested by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
Section 2. The building inspector is hereby authorized and directed
to change the Zoning Map of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, to conform to
this amendment upon the final passage, approval and publication of this
Ordinance as provided by law.
Section 3. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to
certify a copy of this Ordinance to the County Recorder of Johnson
County, Iowa, upon final passage, approval and publication as provided
by law.
It was moved by Foster and seconded by Selzer that
the Ordinance be adopted and upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
BALMER x
dePROSSE x
FOSTER x
NEUMAUSER x
PERRET x
SELZER x
VEVERA x
Passed and approved this 15th day of March 1977.
RECEIVED & APPROVED
BY THE,LECAL DEPARTMENT
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ATTEST: CITY C ERK
First Consideration 2/22/77
Vote for passage: Ayes: deProsse, Neuhauser, Perret, Vevera,
Balmer. Nays: Selzer. Absent: Foster.
Second Consideration 3/8/77
Vote for passage: Ayes: Selzer, Vevera, Balmer, deProsse,
Foster, Neuhauser. Nays: None. Absent:
Perret.
Date of Publication