City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2015-2060

• File #: 2015-2060
• Version: 3
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed Finally
• File created: 9/28/2015
• In control: Committee on Finance and Law
• On agenda: 10/14/2015
• Final action: 10/20/2015
• Enactment date: 10/20/2015
• Enactment #: 38
• Effective date: 10/28/2015
• Title: Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title One, Administrative, Article XI, Personnel, Chapter 198 entitled, "Campaign Finance Regulations" by deleting the current language in its entirety and replacing it with new language.
• Sponsors: Dan Gilman, Reverend Ricky V. Burgess, Bruce A. Kraus
• Indexes: PGH. CODE ORDINANCES TITLE 01 - ADMINISTRATIVE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/28/2015	2	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
10/20/2015	3	City Council	AMENDED	Pass
10/20/2015	3	City Council	Referred for Public Hearing	Pass
10/20/2015	3	City Council	RECOMMITTED	Fail
10/20/2015	3	City Council	Passed Finally, As Amended	Pass
10/14/2015	2	Standing Committee	AMENDED	Pass
10/14/2015	2	Standing Committee	Affirmatively Recommended as Amended	Pass
10/7/2015	1	Standing Committee	Held in Committee	Pass
9/29/2015	1	City Council	Read and referred

Title

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title One, Administrative, Article XI, Personnel, Chapter 198 entitled, "Campaign Finance Regulations" by deleting the current language in its entirety and replacing it with new language.

Body
Be it resolved that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. The Pittsburgh Code, Title One, Administrative, Article XI, Personnel, language Chapter 198 "Campaign Finance Regulations" is hereby amended by deleting the current language in its entirety and replacing it with new as follows:
CHAPTER 198: CAMPAIGN FINANCE REGULATIONS
? 198.01 - DEFINITIONS.
CANDIDATE.
(a) Any individual who files nomination papers or petitions for City Elected Office;
(b) Any individual who publicly announces his or her candidacy for City Elected Office.
CANDIDATE COMMITTEE. The political committee, any money or assets associated with it, and any associated bank account into which all contributions in support of a campaign for City Elected Office shall be made, and out of which all expenditures for that office shall be made.
CITY ELECTED OFFICE. The offices of Mayor, City Controller, and City Council.
COORDINATED EXPENDITURE. Any expenditure made by any person (other than a Candidate or Candidate Committee) in support of a Candidate's campaign that is made in cooperation, consultation, or in concert with, or at the direction of a Candidate, Candidate Committee, or agent thereof.
COVERED ELECTION. Every primary election, or general election, or special election for City Elected Office.
ELECTION CYCLE. Begins on the day after a Covered Election for the City Elected Office which the candidate seeks and ends on the day of the next Covered Election for that same City Elected Office. For the purposes of the contribution limits set forth in Section 198.03, primary and general elections shall be considered separate elections.

PERSON. An individual, partnership, corporation, sole proprietorship, ...