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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-03-15 Ordinance0 • 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 Section 6.01, Home Rule Charter, is hereby repealed.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 : 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 shy I 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. S-415- i Ord. No. 77-2827 -2- 0 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 e /9 - 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 564 E ordinance No. 77-2828 Page 2 f --.1.1.. 'Ioo l A�P�GLc .CLf�f--Q�¢J 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