Anaheim council adopts $2,700 campaign contribution limit for 2025 election cycle

The Anaheim City Council adopted Order No. 6,603 on Feb. 4, establishing a campaign contribution limit of $2,700 for the election cycle beginning Jan. 1, 2025.

The city clerk announced that the measure is an uncodified ordinance adopting the limit pursuant to Anaheim Code section 1.09.05. The council moved the consent calendar by Mayor Pro Tem Meeks and seconded by Council member Leon; the motion carried unanimously on the vote recorded for the consent calendar.

Why it matters: The contribution limit sets the maximum amount individuals or entities may contribute to candidates in the upcoming election cycle and implements the limits required under the city’s campaign finance code.

Vote and procedural notes: Council member Leon stated on the record that he would recuse himself from items 8 and 9; another council member noted an abstention on item 11. Despite those recusals/abstentions for discrete consent items, the clerk announced the consent calendar motion carried with seven affirmative votes and no negative votes for the items considered. The clerk identified the ordinance as Order No. 6,603 and stated the new limit takes effect Jan. 1, 2025.

Context: The ordinance was approved as part of the consent calendar, which bundled items 1 through 11. No substantive debate on the contribution limit occurred during the public meeting; the item was handled on the consent calendar without separate public hearing.

Ending: The ordinance will be posted with the city clerk’s records; council members who recused or abstained on specific consent items were noted in the meeting record.