Council debates raising campaign contribution limits and staff political-activity rules during code rewrite
During a detailed review of ordinance 21-2026, council members debated increasing the local campaign contribution limit from $250 to proposed figures ($400 suggested by staff index, $500 suggested by some members), adding a required periodic review, and whether to restrict city employees’ political activity in light of recent Ohio Supreme Court guidance.
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Upper Arlington council spent an extended portion of its May 11 meeting reviewing proposed changes to the city’s administrative code under ordinance 21-2026. The two most contested items were a proposed inflation-adjusted change to the municipal campaign contribution limit and a section that would limit political activity by city employees.
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