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Springfield committee reviews local campaign finance ordinance, debates proposed oversight commission and in-kind rules
Summary
The Plans and Policy Committee reviewed a draft campaign finance ordinance that would subject city council candidates to local contribution limits and establish a complaints commission; members asked for clearer in-kind guidance and candidate education before voting to send the measure to full council.
The Springfield Public Plans and Policy Committee reviewed a draft campaign finance ordinance and spent most of its meeting debating the structure and administration of a proposed complaints commission and how to treat in-kind contributions.
Jordan Paul, the presenter, said the draft narrows the proposal to local council elections and campaign finance rather than creating a citywide ethics body similar to Kansas City’s model. "This has been narrowed specifically to council, specifically elections and campaign finance," Paul said, describing a commission with powers to make rules, request resources from the city manager, administer complaints, issue subpoenas and…
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