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Commission amends ordinances on elected-official benefits, campaign contributions; staff to clarify eligibility
Summary
The commission debated and amended draft ordinances on campaign contributions and elected-official retirement health benefits, approving a first-reading change on campaign contribution rules with staff-directed clarifications and asking staff to limit retiree-benefit reinstatements to those who had been previously receiving them.
The commission spent an extended portion of the meeting debating two related topics: the city's rules on campaign contributions from vendors/lobbyists and proposed ordinances that would reinstate or clarify retirement health-insurance benefits for certain current and former elected officials.
On campaign contributions, the commission considered an amendment to city code that would change the prohibition on accepting contributions from vendors, lobbyists or developers. After debate and a proposed amendment to remove developers from the permitted list, the commission approved first…
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